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1 4 Jun 2008 4 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings Land Release and Mine Action Standards Land Release and Mine Action Standards Existing IMAS Existing IMAS 38 IMAS covering various aspects of mine 38 IMAS covering various aspects of mine action action Two IMAS currently cover Two IMAS currently cover Survey/Information Survey/Information 08.10 General Mine Action Assessment 08.10 General Mine Action Assessment 08.20 Technical Survey 08.20 Technical Survey 4 Jun 2008 4 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings Land Release and Mine Action Standards Land Release and Mine Action Standards IMAS 08.10 IMAS 08.10 – General Mine Action General Mine Action Assessment Assessment Intention was to address the issue of Intention was to address the issue of information from start to finish of a mine information from start to finish of a mine action action programme programme IMAS 08.20 Technical Survey IMAS 08.20 Technical Survey Intention was to be site specific Intention was to be site specific IMAS was not clear about ‘cancelled’ areas IMAS was not clear about ‘cancelled’ areas
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Existing IMAS Existing IMAS
�� 38 IMAS covering various aspects of mine 38 IMAS covering various aspects of mine
actionaction
Two IMAS currently cover Two IMAS currently cover
Survey/InformationSurvey/Information
�� 08.10 General Mine Action Assessment08.10 General Mine Action Assessment
�� 08.20 Technical Survey08.20 Technical Survey
4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
IMAS 08.10 IMAS 08.10 –– General Mine Action General Mine Action
AssessmentAssessment
�� Intention was to address the issue of Intention was to address the issue of
information from start to finish of a mine information from start to finish of a mine
action action programmeprogramme
IMAS 08.20 Technical SurveyIMAS 08.20 Technical Survey
�� Intention was to be site specificIntention was to be site specific
�� IMAS was not clear about ‘cancelled’ areasIMAS was not clear about ‘cancelled’ areas
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
What are the current issues?What are the current issues?
�� Cancellation/release criteria not clearly Cancellation/release criteria not clearly
covered in IMAS or understood uniformlycovered in IMAS or understood uniformly
�� Liability essentially not addressed in IMASLiability essentially not addressed in IMAS
�� Terminology has been used and understood Terminology has been used and understood
differently differently
�� No clear statement that land could be No clear statement that land could be
released without physical intervention or released without physical intervention or
clearanceclearance
4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Land Release 08.20(new)
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Land Release 08.20
(new)
General
Survey
08.21
(reworking of extant
GMAA)
IMAS 08.21 presents a framework of essential information required to make decisions to release land by general means. (REVISES GMAA)
4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Land Release 08.20
(new)
General
Survey
08.21
(reworking of extant
GMAA)
Technical survey
08.22
(reworking of extant
technical survey)
IMAS 08.22 will provide guidance on developing an efficient
methodology to release land by technical survey. (TO FOLLOW –REVISES TECHNICAL SURVEY)
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Land Release 08.20
(new)
General
Survey
08.21
(reworking of extant
GMAA)
Technical survey
08.22
(reworking of extant
technical survey)
Clearance
08.23
(extant
09.10)
BAC
08.24
(extant
09.11)
IMAS 09.10 & 09.11 provide the requirements for the release of land through clearance and BAC
4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Land Release 08.20
(new)
General
Survey
08.21
(reworking of extant
GMAA)
Technical survey
08.22
(reworking of extant
technical survey)
Clearance
08.23
(extant
09.10)
Information Management
(rework of extant 08.10 & draft 05.10)
BAC
08.24
(extant
09.11)
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
What will be new?What will be new?�� A clearer explanation of the ‘process’ of A clearer explanation of the ‘process’ of
dealing with an SHA.dealing with an SHA.
�� A clear statement that, in certain A clear statement that, in certain circumstances, it can be acceptable to circumstances, it can be acceptable to cancel/release land without entering it.cancel/release land without entering it.
�� Clear guidance on the responsibilities for Clear guidance on the responsibilities for defining release criteria and liability.defining release criteria and liability.
�� Guidance on release criteria and liability Guidance on release criteria and liability issuesissues
4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
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4 Jun 20084 Jun 2008 Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees MeetingsMine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committees Meetings
Land Release and Mine Action StandardsLand Release and Mine Action Standards
Thank youThank you
Contact details:Contact details:
[email protected]@un.org
IMAS WebsiteIMAS Website
www.mineactionstandards.orgwww.mineactionstandards.org
