GICHD 2020 Performance Report

FIELD SUPPORT

Regional cooperation furthers the exchange, and dissemination and adoption of good practice IMMEDIATE OUTCOME 5

EASTERN EUROPE, CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME (EECCA RCP)

in Russian (Belarus). Finally, the EECCA RCP supported the standards and operations team by raising awareness in the Russian mine action community around regional training courses (operational efficiency, quality management, NTS). ADAPTATIONS In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the EECCA RCP to postpone the delivery of several scheduled training courses. The GICHD will continue learning and adapting to deliver more of its in-person training courses remotely.

UN), the GICHD convened the regional group; EECCA representatives reiterated the importance of the EECCA RCP as a safe and secure space for dialogue and suggested several ideas to promote operational and strategic dialogue across the region (exchange platform in Russian, training courses on IED, and gender and diversity, and a workshop on common terminology in Russian). Towards its objective of disseminating knowledge, the EECCA RCP supported the translation of 14 new IMAS, TNMA and T&EP chapters into Russian, as well as coordinating the drafting of NMAS

Cooperation among affected countries of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region is important in addressing challenges around long-term and recent contamination. The EECCA RCP is a regional cooperation framework that promotes the exchange of good practice amongst stakeholders who share Russian as a common language. In 2020, the GICHD continued to promote good practice, norms and standards, and other explosive risk reduction measures in the EECCA region. During the UN National Directors’ Meeting (23rd NDM-

PROJECT OUTCOMES (PO)

INDICATORS

DATA SOURCE

RESULTS 2020

Regional cooperation assessment framework

5 (Armenia, Belarus, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine)—NDM regional breakout group on regional needs and terminology 14 new IMAS, TNMA and T&EP chapters translated, reviewed and published in Russian, and PSEA Guide (RU) 4 (Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Ukraine) stated they use IMAS resources translated into Russian in their work and requested a follow-up meeting on Russian terminology at NDM As a result of COVID-19, this could not be achieved

Participants trust each other and confidence is built among one another, which allows to share good practice

N° of national authorities /mine action programmes attending events and exchanging good practice

NMAAs /mine action programmes adopt good practice by using mine action resources in local / regional languages

N° of mine action resources / IMAS translated into local languages

Regional cooperation assessment framework

Regional cooperation assessment framework

NMAAs /mine action programmes adopt good practice by using mine action resources in local / regional languages

N° of national authorities /mine action programmes using resources in national / regional languages and adopting good practice

Regional cooperation assessment framework

Increased regional cooperation between NMAAs

N° of national authorities /mine action programmes establishing and / or concluding partnerships

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