FIELD SUPPORT
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National strategies are developed, adopted and implemented by states, according to good practice
Appropriate national mine action strategies are central to facilitating effective and efficient operations and directly contribute to the fulfilment of States Parties’ convention obligations and national targets. ACHIEVEMENTS Strategic planning support was provided to Italy in early 2022 for the development of the country’s first ever humanitarian mine action strategy. In Iraq and Sri Lanka, despite the many challenges stemming from the economic crises and political instability, the GICHD was able to help Iraq implement its National Mine Action Strategy 2022–2028 and Sri Lanka develop and finalise its National Mine Action Completion Strategy 2023–2027. The GICHD also facilitated a mid term review of the Mine Action Strategy 2019–2024 in Kosovo. The review’s findings resulted in greater clarity on contextual changes, achievements and challenges. Based on this, Kosovo Mine Action Centre (KMAC) decided to develop a new mine action strategy that reflects the updated contamination baseline and has requested GICHD’s support with this. Upon a request from the Zimbabwe Mine Action Centre (ZMAC), the GICHD facilitated a stakeholder workshop to update Zimbabwe’s Communication and Resource Mobilization Strategy 2018-2025. In Armenia too, the GICHD facilitated a strategy stakeholder workshop,
presenting the strategic planning process, international good practice and lessons learnt in developing, reviewing and implementing strategies. This supported the Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise (CHDE) in its strategy development. In early 2022, the GICHD expanded its strategic planning support to include ammunition management. It developed a strategy assessment tool and supported the AMAT assistance mechanism. LESSONS LEARNT T Broad and diverse stakeholder participation is essential to ensuring national strategies are pertinent and context specific. The involvement of relevant national and international stakeholders in context analysis exercises is key to identifying the challenges, needs and opportunities in mine action programmes and facilitating buy-in to national strategies and their implementation. T The proactive encouragement of female participation in strategy stakeholder processes has resulted in more women actively contributing their experience, skills and perspectives, making their countries’ national strategies more relevant and inclusive. T Multi-year collaboration with national authorities strengthens relationships, results in reinforced national ownership and more sustainable results. Strategic planning support relies on GICHD staff establishing trust with national authorities and other stakeholders through regular communication and interactions.
2 strategy assessments completed Kosovo, Sri Lanka
4 strategies implemented with the support of the GICHD Germany, Iraq, Kosovo, Zimbabwe 2 national strategies integrated GD considerations Italy, Sri Lanka
2 national strategies developed in line with
good practice Italy, Sri Lanka
2 strategies revised Kosovo, Zimbabwe
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