MINE ACTION CASE STUDIES
Mine clearance training, BiH, 2019
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is contaminated by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) including cluster munition remnants (CMR). Contamination is mainly a result of the Bosnian War from 1992–1995, after the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. BiH is considered as one of the most heavily mined countries in Europe. 9 In May 2020, BiH completed an EU-funded country assessment aimed at establishing a national baseline level of mine contamination. However, some challenges persist relating to understanding the full extent of the contamination. 10 There are two responsible bodies for mine action in BiH: the Demining Commission (DC) 11 which acts as the strategic body setting mine action policies, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (BHMAC), 12 as the technical body responsible primarily for operational aspects. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been actively supporting mine action efforts in BiH since 1996. Among its recent projects, the Mine Action Governance and Management (MAGMA) project 13 is particularly relevant to the scope of this study. BiH is a State Party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC), to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) including its Amended Protocol II and Protocol V, as well as to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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