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INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND FOR

DEMINING AND MINE VICTIMS

ASSISTANCE - ITF

Gregor Sančanin

Project manager

Mine problem

in South-East

Europe

• over 1.6 million mines and UXO

have been left over in the SEE as

remnant of past wars and conflicts,

• more than 2.800 square

kilometres of mine and UXO

polluted areas in the SEE

• over 7.500 civilian mine victims

casualties in the region of SEE.

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ITF BACKGROUND

• Established in 1998 by Slovenian government;

• Humanitarian, non-profit organisation;

• Gradually widened geographical area of its activities;

• Focus on South East Europe with prospects of strengthening its role outside SE Europe;

• U.S. Matching Fund Mechanism for South East Europe;

• New strategy adopted in 2009

ITF STRUCTURE

•1999 opened implementation office in Bosnia and Herzegovina

•2001 opened implementation office in Croatia

•2001-2003 temporary implementation office in Macedonia

•2006 temporary implementation office in Azerbaijan

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ITF VISION

ITF MISSION

ITF strives to free the region of South-East Europe from theimpact of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), andactively contributes to the eradication of mine problem in othermine-affected parts of the world.

ITF vision is a world free of the threat from post-conflict

challenges, including landmines, explosive remnants of war

(ERW) and the illicit ownership and use of SALW, and where the

security of individuals and communities is assured.

To enable countries and organisations recover from post-

conflict challenges, and to assure the security of individuals and

communities in countries recovering from conflict. This will be

achieved by:

(1)raising and managing funds from a wide range of donors;

(2)identifying and managing projects on behalf of national

authorities and donors; and

(3)developing national and regional capacities to manage

programmes and projects more effectively and efficiently.

COUNTRIES OF ITF ACTIVITIES

Past activities:

• Afghanistan

• Cyprus

• Columbia

• Jordan

Present activities:

• Albania

• Armenia

• Azerbaijan

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Croatia

• Iraq

• Gaza

• Georgia

• Lebanon

• Macedonia

• Montenegro

• Serbia

• Tajikistan

• UNMIK/Kosovo

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1. Mine/UXO clearance (demining, technical survey and battle area clerance)

2. Mine victims assistance

3. Mine risk education

4. Support to national mine action capacities

5. Mine action related training

6. Regional cooperation through joint projects and SEEMACC

7. Destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines

8. Interconnect mine action with development projects

FUND-RAISING

• By August 2009 a total of 293 millionUSD raised• Donors: 27 countries, EU and UNDP, over 10 local authorities and

over 70 international organizations, private companies, non-

governmental organizations and individuals.

ITF ACTIVITIES

255.498.700,00 EUR (293 million USD) of donations raised by ITF

99.960.000 square metres of land in SEE and South Caucasus cleared

66.400 mines and UXO found and destroyed in the region of SEE

40.000 children and adults included in MRE projects on yearly basis

2.400 completed projects

1.000 mine survivors rehabilitated through ITF

725 individuals trained in the field of Mine Action

130 plus public and private donors

27 donor countries

18 beneficiary countries/areas

2 countries – Macedonia and Montenegro – Mine Free

1 regional MA body – SEEMACC

ITF Short Record of Achievements(1998 – 2009)

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TREND OF DONATIONS

TREND OF DONATIONS - ALBANIA

$0.00

$500'000.00

$1'000'000.00

$1'500'000.00

$2'000'000.00

$2'500'000.00

$3'000'000.00

$3'500'000.00

$4'000'000.00

$4'500'000.00

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

amount

amount

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TREND OF DONATIONS - ALBANIA

DEMINING 54,82%

GERDEC/AL12.12%

MRE4,95%

MVA12,37%

SALW5.05%

TRAINING 0,94%

EQUIPMENT 9,77%

ALBANIA 2009

DEMINING41,35%

GERDEC 41,30%

RE/MRE3,08%

REHAB/MVA14,15%

STRUCT. SUPP.0,12%

2008

DEMINING73%

MRE4%

REHAB/MVA19%

EQUIPMENT3%

WORKSHOP1%

2007

DEMINING86,82%

MRE1,86%

REHAB/MVA10,94%

STRUCT. SUPP.,38%

2006

DEMINING77,19%

MRE5,83%

REHAB.10,52%

TRAINING0,33%

STRUCT. SUPP.6,13%

2005

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DEMINING81,01%

MRE4,57%

REHAB.4,36%

TRAININGS0,04%

STRUCT. SUPP.6,76%

VARIOUS(equipment)

3,25%

2004

DEMINING90%

REHAB.9%

STRUCTURE SUPPORT

1%

2003

DEMINING85%

REHABIL.9%

TRAINING2%

STRUCTURE SUPPORT

4%

2002

DEMINING95,98%

REHABIL.3,99%

STRUCTURE SUPPORT

0,03%

2001

DEMINING100%

2000

ITF DONOR COMMUNITY

PUBLIC

DONORS

...

PRIVATE

DONORS

...

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ITF DONOR COMMUNITY - ALBANIA

PUBLIC

DONORS

PRIVATE

DONORS

ITF PRINCIPLES IN MINE ACTION

• Holistic approach

• Regional approach

• Transparent approach

• Sustainable approach

• Community-centered approach

• Partnership approach

• Matching fund mechanism for SEE

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HOLISTIC APPROACH

TO MINE ACTION

MINE RISK

EDUCATION

REGIONAL

CO-OPERATIONSTRUCTURE

SUPPORT

the biggest impact from

humanitarian and development perspective

HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MINE ACTION

MINE/ERW

CLEARANCE

MINE VICTIMS

ASSISTANCE

TRAININGS

ITF Clearance in Albania

Kurdmakhmudli village, Azerbaijan

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MINE VICTIM

ASSISTANCEMINE RISK

EDUCATION

MVA/MRE projects and rehabilitation in Albania

(2008/2009)“Economic reintegration of mine victims in NE Albania through

development of animal husbandry”; ALB-AID,

“UXO/ERW- Risk Education with ommunities in Gerdec”; ALB-AID,

“Night of thousand Dinners- Support for Social-Educational

Reintegration of Children Mine/UXO Survivors”; ALB-AID,

“Awarness of the population in mine affected areas of NE Albania about

mines and UXO threat”; ALB-AID,

“Vocational Training and Local Enterprise Initiative”; ALB-AID,

“Social-Educational re-integration Initiative for survivors of Gerdec

explosion”; ALB-AID,

167 mine victims from Albania were rehabilitated at Institute for

Rehabilitation Republic of Slovenia (IRRS) from1999 (20 mine victims in

2008/2009).

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PRESENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IN THE FIELD

OF MINE ACTION FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITES IN SEE

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THANK YOU!

www.itf-fund.si