Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
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CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Reporting Formats for Article 7 STATE [PARTY]: THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA H.E. Dr. LY Thuch, Senoir Minister and Secretary General of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority New Building, Corner Street 273 and 516, Toul Kork Village, Toul Sangke Quarter, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tel: +855-23-880-462 Fax: +855-23-228-265 POINT OF CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Ministry of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Royal Government of Cambodia Tel:+855-23-214-441/+855-23-216-122 Fax:+855-23-216-144 Email: [email protected] (Name, organization, telephone, fax, email) (ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION) 1 THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA UPDATED INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION SUBMITTED 28 APRIL 2017 COVERING THE PERIOD 01 JANUARY 2016 TO 31 DECEMBER 2O16 A. National implementation measures 1. No additional legal, administrative and other measures were taken during the previous calendar year to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited under the Convention. B. Stockpiled anti-personnel mines 2. Not applicable. The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the Directorate General of the National Police (Ministry of Interior) reported that they do not have any stockpiles of anti-personnel mines after the first four years after the treaty entered into force. 2 C. Anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for permitted purposes 3. As of 31 December 2016, the following institutions retained anti-personnel mines for purposes permitted under Article 3 of the Convention: Institution Type Quantity Lot # (if Supplementary authorized possible) information HALO GYATA 64; M18 Claymore; MAI 75;MBV 78A1; MBV 518 For Training and 78A2;MD 82B; MN 79;MON 100; MON 50; NOMZ 2B; OZM Display 3;OZM 4;OZM 72; P 40;PMD 6; PMN; PMN 2; POMZ 2; POMZ 2M;PP Mi-SR;PPM-2; Type 69;Type66; Type72A; Type72B NPMEC APM POME; APM P40 172 Training For Training Institute in Oudong NPA APM- 72A; MD82b; 30 The training For Training PMN2; PMN; POMZ2b; Type 69 field is located in conjunction with NPAs regional office in Ratanakiri 4. The following institutions to transfer anti-personnel mines for permitted purposes: Institution Type Quantity Supplementary information authorized CSHD PMN; PMN2; POMZ; TYPE 69; MD82B;TYPE72A 11 From Golden West to CSHD Storage For Training CSHD POMZ-2; MBV78A-1;TYPE69; PPMISR;M18A1 51 Safe to move to destroy at the demolition, and some were transferred to golden- west NPMEC APM POME; APM P40 172 From clearance site in Pursat to Oudong Training institute For Training 3 D. Areas known or suspected to contain anti-personnel mines 5. During the reporting period of 01 January to 31 December 2016, The Baseline Survey captured 21 districts as known or suspected to contain anti-personnel mines totalling 81,830,520 square metres with 549 polygons as follows: Summary of areas known or suspected to contain anti-personnel mines during the reporting period of 01 January to 31 December 2016 (Data source: IMSMAng updated 19 April 2017) Original BLS from January-December/2016 DISTRICT A1 A2-1 A2-2 A4 Total Area(M2) Total BLS(polygons) Anlong Veaeng 1,275,471 107,215 30,896 1,726,612 41 Ban Lung 60,859 60,859 1 Banteay Ampil 78,521 143,551 4 Choam Khsant 89,347 241,793 51,416,514 149 Kamrieng 595 595 1 Koas Krala 62,921 62,921 2 Malai 113,936 276,388 5 Ou Ya Dav 52,309 502,644 682,366 15 Pailin 62,222 73,987 3 Phnum Proek 60,670 156,693 3 Rotanak Mondol 33,441 70,139 2 Sala Krau 167,625 215,721 486,420 10 Samlout 63,039 118,847 251,185 5 Samraong 3,272,888 95,387 73,984 4,907,867 114 Svay Antor 5,900 17,883,555 131 Svay Leu 22,986 85,031 8 Thma Puok 142,152 205,962 4 Trapeang Prasat 125,575 457,538 99,704 1,465,064 28 Tuek Phos 36,129 36,129 1 Varin 56,662 189,469 3 Veal Veaeng 112,767 884,956 188,131 199,446 1,649,213 19 Total: 4,960,747 1,071,201 1,718,518 1,361,811 81,830,520 549 4 There were 328,589 sqm and 15 polygons of BLS released during this period as table below: Released BLS from January-December/2016 DISTRICT A1 A2-2 A4 Total Area(M2) Total BLS(polygons) Anlong Veaeng 42,567 209,108 4 Banteay Ampil 76,011 90,148 3 Svay Leu 22,986 22,986 7 Veal Veaeng 6,347 6,347 1 Total: 6,347 118,578 22,986 328,589 15 Data source: IMSMAng updated 19 April 2017 So that, the remained BLS data from January to December 2016 were: Remained BLS from January-December/2016 DISTRICT A1 A2-1 A2-2 A4 Total Area(M2) Total BLS(polygons) Anlong Veaeng 1,275,471 64,648 30,896 1,517,504 37 Ban Lung 60,859 60,859 1 Banteay Ampil 2,510 53,403 2 Choam Khsant 89,347 241,793 40,677,537 115 Kamrieng 595 595 1 Koas Krala 62,921 62,921 2 Malai 113,936 240,677 4 Ou Ya Dav 52,309 502,644 682,366 15 Pailin 62,222 73,987 3 Phnum Proek 60,670 156,693 3 Rotanak Mondol 33,441 70,139 2 Sala Krau 167,625 215,721 467,068 9 Samlout 63,039 118,847 181,886 4 Samraong 3,272,888 95,387 73,984 4,254,285 97 Svay Antor 5,900 17,592,874 130 Thma Puok 142,152 205,962 4 Trapeang Prasat 125,575 457,538 99,704 1,056,116 20 Tuek Phos 36,129 36,129 1 Varin 56,662 189,469 3 Veal Veaeng 106,420 884,956 188,131 199,446 1,642,866 18 Total: 4,954,400 1,071,201 1,599,940 1,338,825 69,223,336 471 Data source: IMSMAng updated 19 April 2017 5 Note: - Land Type A1 = Land containing dense concentration of AP mines - Land Type A2-1 & A2-2 = Land containing mixed AP and AT mines - Land Type A4 = Land containing scatter or nuisance presence of AP mines 6. During the reporting period of 01 January to 31 December 2016, there were 132,284,116 sqm of APMs areas which have been cleared and destroyed 13,049 APMs. See the completion clearance results in the table below: The figure below was extracted from IMSMAng as of 21/03/2017 Clearance Year CMAC NPMEC MAG HALO CSHD NPA Total Results Area (Sqm) 80,491,344 2,336,442 5,846,282 41,154,722 816,122 1,639,205 132,284,116 AP Mines 01January- (items) 3,824 369 1,376 7,253 227 0 13,049 31December AT Mines 2016 (items) 119 0 4 224 10 0 357 UXO(items) 28,009 175 10,781 5,743 896 772 46,376 Fragments 1,438,939 56,950 685,716 0 211,479 0 2,393,084 * See Annex II for Detail Areas known and suspected to contain anti-personnel mines as of 31 December 2016. * See Annex III for Detail Areas cleared by operators as of 31 December 2016. 6 E. Technical characteristics of anti-personnel mines 7. The Kingdom of Cambodia has no additional information on the technical characteristics of anti-personnel mines owned or possessed. F. Conversion or decommissioning of anti-personnel mine production facilities 8. The Kingdom of Cambodia has no additional information on the conversion or decommissioning of anti-personnel mine production facilities. G. Victim assistance 9. Despite best efforts to change high risk behaviour, women, girls, boys and men still fall victim to mines in Cambodia in 2016. Number of individuals killed or injured by anti-personnel mines, 01 January – 31 December 2016: Type of Victim Women Girls Boys Men Total Killed 0 0 0 3 3 Injured 1 0 1 21 23 Total 1 0 1 24 26 10. RGC has delegated the responsibility for landmine/ERW victim assistance to the Ministry of Social Affair, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY), where it is most appropriately addressed. The Disability Action Council (DAC) Secretariat serves in supporting the MoSVY in the area of general disabilities. The Department of Victim Assistance of CMAA is working with the MoSVY, People with Disability Fundation and DAC in order to obtain information on services provided to landmine/ERW victims and conduct the quality of life survey (QLS) by CMAA volunteer survivor networks across the country. And in July 2014 the National Disability Strategy Plan 2014 - 2018 in place and disseminated to relevant ministries and disability stakeholders. The following are the 2016 figures that made available to the CMAA by the MoSVY and People with Disability Foundation: Physical Rehabilitation •28,061 persons with disabilities, including mine/ERW survivors received physical rehabilitation from Physical Rehabilitation Centers (PRCs) such as Prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs, tricycles and walking aids including crutches cans, and walking frames and repaired. 7 Medical care • 13,828 People with disabilities, including mine/ERW survivors which received the service as physiotherapy and surgeon. Vocational Training • 54 People with disabilities, including mine/ERW survivors were trained at the vocational training centres. Community Based Rehabilitation services: The community-based rehabilitation services are available in 25 provinces had provided the education, health care, disability empowerment, Prostheses, Orthotics, Wheelchairs/tricycle distributed and repaired, interviews for referral to other service providers, client attended the gender training, Job placement and self-help group setting up to 1,985 groups.