This
report is the product of a broad and complex system of individuals, campaigns
and organizations. It was assembled by an experienced team of research
coordinators and editors, with the support of a significant number of
donors.
This fifth annual report of the Landmine Monitor system contains country
updates written by 110 Landmine Monitor researchers from 90 countries, selected
by the Landmine Monitor Core Group and research coordinators, who are cited
separately in the List of Contributors. Landmine Monitor is indebted to
everyone who contributed research to this report, especially those who provided
updated reports at their own cost. We wish to thank the scores of individuals,
campaigns, non-governmental and international organizations, mine action
practitioners, and governments who provided essential information to our
researchers and editors.
We are grateful to ICBL Coordinator Liz Bernstein, her dedicated staff, and
the ICBL Working Group chairs for providing the ICBL entry and for their
continued and crucial assistance in the release, distribution and promotion of
the annual Landmine Monitor reports and fact sheets.
We would like to thank the United Nations agencies, regional organizations,
the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations
that submitted the reports on their activities that are included in the
Appendices to this report. These contributing entities do not necessarily
endorse the rest of the Landmine Monitor Report 2003 and they are in no
way responsible for other material contained in this report. Likewise, Landmine
Monitor does not necessarily approve, nor does it take responsibility for the
accuracy of, material included in the appendices.
Responsibility for the coordination of Landmine Monitor’s reporting
network lies with the five founding Core Group organizations and additional
organizations and individuals:
Human Rights Watch (Stephen Goose, Mark Hiznay, and Mary Wareham) is
Landmine Monitor’s global research coordinator, the thematic coordinator
on ban policy, and the regional research coordinator for the Commonwealth of
Independent States, Middle East and North Africa, and the Pacific;
Handicap International Belgium (Stan Brabant, Sheree Bailey, Annalisa
Formiconi, and Koen Baetens) is the thematic coordinator on victim assistance,
on mine risk education, and the regional research coordinator for Asia;
Kenya Coalition Against Landmines (Mereso Agina and Cornelius Nyamboki) is a
regional research coordinator for Africa;
Mines Action Canada (Paul Hannon, Waldo Abdo Ali, Charlie Avendaño,
Nancy Ingram and Celina Tuttle) is the regional research coordinator for the
Americas and responsible for the Landmine Monitor database;
Norwegian People’s Aid (Sara Sekkenes and Janecke Wille) is the
thematic coordinator for mine action;
Landmine Action (Ian Doucet) is the regional research coordinator for
Europe;
Landmine Monitor Consultant Marielle Hallez is the regional research
coordinator for Francophone Africa;
South African Campaign to Ban Landmines operating as Mines Action Southern
Africa (Noël Stott) was a regional research coordinator for Africa.
The regional research coordinators undertook initial country report
edits for Landmine Monitor Report 2003 from April to July 2003, while the
Arms Division of Human Rights Watch provided the final editing from May to July
2003. The final editing team consisted of Stephen Goose (chief editor), Mark
Hiznay, Mary Wareham, Stuart Maslen (consultant), and Jody Williams (ICBL
Ambassador and member of the Advisory Committee of the Arms Division of Human
Rights Watch).
Mary Wareham served as the overall coordinator for the production of the
report. Various members of the Human Rights Watch staff provided editorial
assistance and review. Arms Division associate Briana Wilson and HRW interns
Jed Borod, Justin Koplow, Stephen LeCompte, and Christine-Anne Roy provided
additional research and editorial assistance, and proof-read, formatted and
provided production assistance. Human Rights Watch was responsible for the
printing of Landmine Monitor Report 2003,while ICBL Webmaster
Kjell Knudsen provided the online version of the report at www.icbl.org/lm/2003
Rafael Jiménez and Glenn Ruga provided design, while Jasmine
Desclaux-Salachas and Michael S. Miller provided maps for the report and its
executive summary.
We are grateful for the hospitality extended by the hosts of the meetings
that were necessary to facilitate research and production of this report:
The Rehabilitation and Development Organisation (especially its director,
Tilahun G. Kidan, and all staff) for hosting the Africa research meeting in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 11-14 December 2002 . We thank the African Union and
Royal British Embassy in Ethiopia for providing additional financial support and
the Ethiopian Mine Action Office, UNDP, and UNICEF for their kind
assistance.
Ian Doucet for hosting the Europe research meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
from 4-5 February 2003. We thank the Geneva International Center for
Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) for providing facilities and assistance.
The Italian Campaign to Ban Landmines/Campagna Italiana Contro le Mine
(especially Giuseppe Schiavello, Simona Beltrami, Giancomo Viola and their
dedicated team of volunteers) for hosting the global meeting of researchers in
Rome, Italy from 7-9 April 2003. We thank the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (especially Paolo Cuculi) for providing financial support and assistance
to this meeting.
Last, but never least, we thank the donors to the
Landmine Monitor initiative and this fifth report. Landmine Monitor's donors
are in no way responsible for, and do not necessarily endorse, the material
contained in this report. It was only possible to carry out this work with the
aid of grants from:
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