Business and International Crimes
Mine action contributions to peacebuilding
A policy-oriented research project exploring how Humanitarian Mine Action may contribute to Peacebuilding processes, based on findings from four mine- and conflict affected countries; Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sri Lanka and Sudan
The peacebuilding impact of mine action programmes is substantial, but often not fully acknowledged. By exploring existing experiences, in the fields of both mine action and peacebuilding, Landmine Action and Fafo AIS aim to establish a basis for developing the full peacebuilding impact of mine action that will feed into policy and practice. By documenting the peacebuilding impact of mine action, we aim to also provide lessons for the peacebuilding community.
The project will organise a series of seminars, or 'affected country forums', involving national practitioners involved in mine action and peacebuilding sectors respectively. Four forums will explore the experiences of individual country case studies: Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sri Lanka and Sudan. A fifth and final forum will bring together selected participants from the first four affected country forums, along with invited international practitioners, both governmental and non-governmental.
A final report with recommendations will be presented towards the end of 2004, in conjunction the first Review Conference of the 1997 Antipersonell Landmine Treaty, in Nairobi. Intermediate findings will presented throughout 2004. Memos and update will be available at this webpage.
The project is a partnership between Fafo AIS and Landmine Action UK. The project is partially funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For more information about the project please contact
Christian H Ruge at Fafo
AIS
Rosy Cave at Landmine Action
UK
Project documents
Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Mine Action: Strategic Possibilities and Local Practicalities
Mine Action and Peacebuilding - Exploring the
Agenda. Policy brief , September 2003
Relevant links:
Landmine Action UK
Review Conference of the 1997
Antipersonell Landmine Treaty