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JJordan Case Study:
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From Military to Civilian
From Military to Civilian NGO‐led mine action
Mine Action Planning Workshop
Bogota, Colombia 10 June, 2009
• Mine
Mine Action Partners, in Action Partners, in
a spirit of cooperation, agree to carry out a mine action program; and contribute to it by combining resources, bi i
knowledge or activities; and share its
and share its achievements or failures. • H.M. King Hussein bin g
Talal tasked JAF with mine clearance in 1993
• 1 year before peace 1 year before peace
treaty with Israel
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• 4 years before AP Mine Ban Convention • Military‐led Mine Action Action
• Humanitarian
demining aim • Limited resources
Limited resources
(Funds, Machinery, Equipment, PPE …)
• No capacity development • No access to international advancements in mine clearance • Limited support from International Community
International Community • Productivity slow • Article 5 Mine Clearance Deadline Approaching • National Program
• Local Ownership
Clear & Committed
• Clear & Committed Leadership
Establish NCDR as
• Establish NCDR as National Mine Action Center (NMAC)
NCDR Law No. (34)
• NCDR Law No. (34)
9 Overall Management
9 Planning & Coordinating
9 Supervising & Liaising
9 Government Support ‐ Under Prime Minister
Minister’ss Office
9 Focal Point for International and Domestic Stakeholders
9 Working Relationship with Key Line Ministries:
(Foreign Affairs, Planning, International Cooperation, Finance,
Defense)
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9 Involvement in planning 9 Coordination in clearance activities
9 Regular updates to REC Chief of Staff
9 Support work of REC: resources, equipment, training 9 Hire former REC officers
9 Quality
Assurance/
Quality
Control Role
9 Tasked with North Shuna Mine
Clearance Project
North Shuna Mine Clearance Project: • Retained Demining Role
Retained Demining Role
• Guidance and Supervision from NCDR
• International & National Mine Action Standards
• Increased credibility
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• Safer working environment
• Increased resources through NCDR
Increased resources through NCDR
• Building trust
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• Completed ahead of schedule and under budget
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Leadership Vision • Confidence
• Momentum
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• International Partners
• Local NGOs
• Military
• Financial
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• To develop key policy and strategic planning instruments that were limiting mine action's partnership base.
• Identify Mine Action as development and humanitarian issue not engineering issue
engineering issue
• Broad partnership base needed 9 Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
9 UNDP 9 Lobbying
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9 Explaining Mine Action 9 Bigger Issues: Bi
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More than demining
9 Address the pillars of Mine Action to reduce poverty and suffering:
poverty and suffering: ¾ SVA
¾ MRE
¾ Universalization
• First time for integrated 9 Expanded International national plan
partners base
• Broader development B d d l
and international legal 9 Mobilized funds obligations
obligations do bled in 2 ears
doubled in 2 years
• Mine Ban Convention
• Mine Action was clear Mine Action was clear
9 Greater domestic
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for potential donors
support from Government and Civil
Government and Civil Society as a result
• UN Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF • Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
• Implementation Support Unit (ISU)
Support Unit (ISU)
• James Madison University (JMU)
University (JMU)
• ICRC
Norwegian People’s Aid
Royal Engineering Corps
Mines Advisory Group
Other countries’ Militaries (Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, France…) • Centre for Disease Control (CDC) • Cranfield University
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• Survivor Corps • Royal Medical Services
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• Jordan Red Crescent S i t
Society • Hashemite Commission for Disabled Soldiers
for Disabled Soldiers
• Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with
Affairs of Persons with Disabilities
• Lifeline for Consultancy Lifeline for Consultancy
and Rehabilitation • Strong local leadership
• Political will • Bureaucratic Support
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• Clear vision and robust coordination
• Transparency