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United Nations Disarmament Information Programme

The lack of strong rules on hand emplaced mines would significantly reduce the effectiveness of a new MOTAPM instrument.

Welcoming the report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme,A 59 171.

Secondly, metallic mine detection technology is a primitive method and merely one of the numerous mine detection technologies.

India is willing to contribute technical assistance and expertise for mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes in international demining efforts.

(j) To refrain without delay from the use of landmines

(b) To halt without delay the use of landmines

Therefore, the measures to deal with MOTAPM should be different with those for APL.

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proposal on mines other than anti personnel mines (motapm)

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

The timely provision of geographic and technical information on MOTAPM to relevant humanitarian missions and to the database on mine action maintained within the UN system.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to establish a realistic work plan for protection information, in line with available resources.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to establish a realistic work plan for protection information, in line with available resources.

It is a fact that the humanitarian concerns caused by MOTAPM mainly arise from two kinds of irresponsible use of MOTAPM one is the use of MOTAPM by non State actors the other is the absence of record and monitoring of the minefields.

The mines are stripped of their explosive contents in workshops in Bulahaawo.

The statement cross corroborates other independent information gathered by the Commission.

A credit information centre and an insurance communication platform have been created.

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

Section VI Fuze design and sensors of MOTAPM

(a) Detectability predominantly differences in opinion on the relative importance of detectability of mines to metal induction detectors on the overall operational effectiveness of MOTAPM.

As most professional armed forces believe that their MOTAPM are intended to protect national territory and have corps to clear such mines, this could potentially remove large numbers of MOTAPM from the detectability obligation.

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme A 59 171.

Welcoming the report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme,A 57 223 and Add.1.

Welcoming the report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme,A 55 128 and Add.1.

(d) Landmines other than anti personnel mines

Thus relevant proposal in paragraph 32(b) of the Coordinator's Paper on the destruction of stockpiles of MOTAPM that do not meet the norms is deleted.

such humanitarian concerns as may exist in the international community, to which we belong, suggests the adoption of a new additional protocol on MOTAPM within the framework of the Convention, to read as follows

(i) To endeavor to develop advanced mine detection technology and equipment (such as non metallic mine detectors and detectors adopting the working principle of infrared thermovision or soil dielectric coefficient), so to improve the efficiency of detecting MOTAPM through various ways and means.

The additional requirements under this heading related to the increased costs of mine detection and mine clearing services under a memorandum of agreement as replacement for services previously provided by a demining contingent.

To determine basic categories of fuzes and adopt Best Practices on fuze mechanisms so as to increase the discriminatory capacity of MOTAPM to the greatest extent and to prevent them from being actuated by the presence, proximity or contact of a person.

An education management information system has been established it contains information on approximately 90 per cent of all primary schools in Timor Leste.

Mr. Ahmad (Pakistan) expressed the view that the discussion needed to be focused on humanitarian demining, including assistance in mine clearance and the rehabilitation of mine victims, as well as the raising of awareness and national capacity building in mine affected States with regard to modern demining techniques.

The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all anti personnel mines transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, as well as the institutions authorized by a State Party to transfer anti personnel mines in accordance with Article 3.

On the same day, one CN 235 Turkish military aircraft entered the FIR of Nicosia, violating international air traffic regulations, before exiting towards the FIR of Ankara.

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines

China believes that in the pre war period, minefields should be monitored and guarded effectively, but need no marking or fencing in the post war period, however, minefields should be marked and fenced immediately.

Taking into account the views of other parties on this issue, China is ready to demonstrate flexibility by making some amendment to the provisions on the first category of sensitive fuzes in the Coordinator's Paper, i.e., tilt rods do not appear to be a recommended method of activation, if it cannot be designed in such a way that an individual cannot, within reason, initiate the mine .

The permitted purpose for which mines were used, the activity or project in which these mines were used, progress made or objectives realized in the use of these mines, the types and quantities of mines used and any other relevant information (e.g., the location of the use of the mines).

The nub of the MOTAPM problem lies in the way in which they are used, and not in their design.