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Supporting the DRC to become mine-free and achieve compliance with Article 5 of the Ottawa Treaty in less than two years

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  • date_range Sep 01, 2016
  • autorenew Implementation (Status)

The Democratic Republic of Congo is contaminated with landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) as a result of the First and Second Congo Wars (1996-97 and 1998-2003 respectively), as well as subsequent localised conflicts between the DRC Government and various rebel groups. Although the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, where conflict is still ongoing to the present day, were the most significantly affected by these conflicts, all eleven provinces of the country were contaminated. The former province of Equateur is the most contaminated province in DRC, and North Ubangi is the most contaminated district in Equateur, as shown by a National Landmine Contamination Survey (NLCS) conducted in 2013. In April 2014, the DRC was able to report that 130 SHAs affected by mines remained in eight provinces (Equateur, Kasaï Occidental, Kasaï Oriental, Maniema, North Kivu, Katanga, Province Orientale, and South Kivu) covering an estimated 1.8km2, more than half of which was located in Equateur and Katanga provinces. These estimations were made on the basis of the results of a nine-month-long National Landmines Contamination Survey (NLCS) launched in March 2013 by UNMAS to determine the full extent of mine and cluster munition contamination across the country. Once the survey was completed, DRC used the results as the basis for its second Article 5 deadline extension request, which was submitted in April 2014. In June 2014, states parties to the APMBC granted DRC a six-year extension to complete Anti-Personnel mine clearance on its territory by 1 January 2021. However, MAG and other mine action operators are confident that DRC can achieve Article 5 compliance in less than two years with adequate support. Completion of clearance in DRC will have a significant impact on the mine action sector as a whole and will serve as an example for other countries of how to achieve treaty compliance using quality Non-Technical Survey. Given the prospect of completion, MAG will work in partnership with GICHD to ensure that the national authorities have the capacity to implement strategies and policies associated with completion, as well as the technical capacity to deal with residual contamination.

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  • Removal of land mines and explosive remnants of war

Participating Organisations

Mines Advisory Group International NGO Implementing
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government Extending

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Budget

1,801,593 USD
  • 330,488 EUR (Valued at Sep 01, 2016)
    date_range Sep 01, 2016 - Dec 31, 2016
  • 958,344 EUR (Valued at Sep 01, 2016)
    date_range Jan 01, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
  • 319,448 EUR (Valued at Sep 01, 2016)
    date_range Jan 01, 2018 - Apr 30, 2018
access_time Updated on Jun 04, 2019 14:38:18