In January 2012, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of the Congo asked Norwegian People’s Aid to assist in fulfilling its Article 5 obligations to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention or APMBC)

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Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Volume 17 Issue 1 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Article 21 April 2013 Republic of the Congo Is Mine-free News Brief Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR) Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal  Part of the Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, and the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Brief, News (2013) "Republic of the Congo Is Mine-free," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 17 : Iss. 1 , Article 21. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol17/iss1/21 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction by an authorized editor of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact dc_admin@jmu.edu. 17.1 | spring 2013 | the journal of ERW and mine action | brief        73  In January, 2012, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of the Congo asked Norwegian People’s Aid to assist in fulfilling its Article 5 obligations to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention or APMBC). In fall 2012, NPA conducted a Non-Technical Survey with a representative from the APMBC Implementation Support Unit within its mine action program headquarters in adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo.1 NPA’s NTS found no evidence of areas containing mines or explosive remnants of war in ROC.2Republic of the Congo lacks a national mine action authority; MAG (Mines Advisory Group) was the sole clearance organiza-tion within the country. In 2011, the European Commission provided €579,530 (US$706,041) to MAG for battle area clearance and community liaison acitvities.3,4 MAG reports that between 2008 and 2010, under a grant from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. De-partment of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), its team destroyed 771,162 items of ERW in ROC.1 Between 2007 and 2008, MAG demolished 18 stockpiles of cluster munitions and returned in February 2011 to clear near the Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville, where a fire reportedly resulting from an electrical fault detonated a submunition within an ammunition storage area, scattering ERW in the surrounding area.1 This project was also funded by PM/WRA; total PM/WRA funding for both projects was $1,120,000. See endnotes page 75~ Eric Keefer, CISR staffRepublic of the Congo Is Mine-freeMap of the Republic of Congo.Map courtesy of CIA World Factbook. 1Brief: Republic of the Congo Is Mine-freePublished by JMU Scholarly Commons, 201317.1 | spring 2013 | the journal of ERW and mine action | endnotes         75Faces of Mine Action: Manizha Rasheed Kamal by Ober [ from page 68 ]1.  “Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of).” E-Mine, Electronic Mine Information Network. http://tinyurl.com/d2rbnhx. Accessed 29 November 2012.2. MACCA fast facts December 2012.3.  “Afghanistan Mine Action.” Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor. http://bit.ly/PtX3TX. Accessed 16 July 2012.AICMA Helps Demine Nicaragua’s Gocen District by Embrey [ from page 70 ]1. Klerlein, Ellie. Environmental Effects of Nicaraguan Armed Con-flicts. ICE Case Studies. Accessed 14 January 2013. http://tinyurl.com/azzsyzm.2. Oliver, Johanna. The Esquipulas Process: A Central American Par-adigm for Resolving Regional Conflict. Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress. Accessed 14 January 2013. http://tinyurl.com/ckp5ajo.3. “Nicaragua: Mine Ban Policy.” Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitor. Accessed 14 January 2012. http://tinyurl.com/ccm5exz.4. Departments are subdivided portions of a country much like a state, province, or county. Set up by the country's government, they are sometimes overseen by semiautonomous governing bod-ies.5. “Nicaragua: Contamination and Impact.” Landmine and Clus-ter Munitions Monitor. Accessed 12 January 2012. http://tinyurl.com/ad9xw6d. Republic of the Congo Is Mine-free by Keefer [ from page 73 ]1. “Republic of Congo.” Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor. http://tinyurl.com/a5wfkm5. Accessed 15 November 2012. 2. “The Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) free of landmines.” Nor-wegian People’s Aid. http://bit.ly/14I8QUs. Accessed 8 February 2012. 3. “Congo, Republic of – Support for Mine Action.” Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor. 10 September 2012. http://bit.ly/U9WEpZ. Accessed 19 November 2012.4. Conversion as of 23 January 2013.Ernest Konschel: Inventor of Early Mine Clearance Vehicles by Ober [ from page 74 ]1. “Leopard – Land Mine Resisting Vehicle.” http://bit.ly/10cwWaq. Accessed 16 January 2013. 2. Hoffman, Jennifer, Jennifer M. Taw and David Arnold. “Lessons for Contingency Counterinsurgencies: The Rhodesian Experi-ence.” Rand, 1991. http://1.usa.gov/W0AOIn. Accessed 16 Janu-ary 2013.3. Wood, J.R.T. “The Pookie: A History of the World’s First Success-ful Landmine Detector Carrier.” http://bit.ly/cbqtya. Accessed 16 January 2013.4. “Elderly South Africa Couple Granted Leave to Remain in Aus-tralia.” Global Visas. http://bit.ly/13DZ9Xq. Accessed 16 January 2013.ENDNOTES ONLINE-EXTRA2Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Vol. 17, Iss. 1 [2013], Art. 21https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol17/iss1/21

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