Key developments since May 2003: In 2003, Slovenia provided
mine action funding of $375,000 to the International Trust Fund for Demining and
Mine Victims Assistance. The ITF received a total of $22 million in donations
in 2003, a significant decrease from the previous year. In 2003, ITF-supported
projects cleared 7.9 million square meters of land in South East Europe.
Key developments since 1999:Slovenia became a State
Party on 1 April 1999. National implementation was achieved by administrative
measures in December 1998 and April 1999, with penal sanctions provided by the
existing penal code. Slovenia completed destruction of its stockpile of nearly
170,000 antipersonnel mines on 25 March 2003. Slovenia initially announced it
would retain 7,000 antipersonnel mines, but later reduced this to 3,000.
Slovenia has acknowledged possessing mines with tilt rods; the ICBL believes
these are banned. In 1998, Slovenia set up the International Trust Fund for
Demining and Mine Victims Assistance to support mine action in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and later extended it to other mine-affected countries in South
East Europe. The government has donated $3 million to the ITF. The ITF had
raised more than $127 million from various sources and spent $111 million by end
2003, including $8 million to support victim assistance. Slovenia hosted the
Third Regional Conference on Landmines in June 2000. Slovenia ratified Amended
Protocol II of CCW in December 2002.
Mine Ban Policy
The Republic of Slovenia signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and
ratified it on 27 October 1998, becoming a State Party on 1 April 1999.
Slovenia previously participated in all preparatory meetings of the Ottawa
Process and the Oslo treaty negotiations in September 1997.
National implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty was achieved by administrative
measures in December 1998 and April 1999. Slovenia decided in 2003 that penal
sanctions for violations required by Article 9 of the treaty were provided by
Article 310 of the existing penal
code.[1] In 1998, four citizens
in Maribor were prosecuted successfully for illegally possessing and trafficking
antipersonnel landmines.[2]
Slovenia has participated in all annual Meetings of States Parties, except in
2001, and all of the intersessional meetings, including in February and June
2004. In February, the Slovenian delegation presented details of the national
legislation giving legal force to the treaty, including penal
sanctions.[3] A summary of the
ITF’s involvement in mine survivor assistance in South East Europe was
also presented.[4]
On 30 April 2004 Slovenia submitted its annual Article 7 transparency report.
Five Article 7 reports have been submitted in previous years.[5]
Slovenia has been active in promoting universalization of the Mine Ban
Treaty, through regional conferences, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the United Nations. Slovenia hosted the Third
Regional Conference on Landmines in Ljubljana in June 2000, where the State
Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that demining of South
East Europe “is a precondition for political and economic
stability.”[6] On 8
December 2003, Slovenia voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 58/53,
which calls for universalization and implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty.
Slovenia has voted for similar General Assembly resolutions every year since
1996.
Slovenia has not engaged in the extensive discussions that States Parties
have had on matters of interpretation and implementation related to Articles 1,
2, and 3. Thus, Slovenia has not made known its views on issues related to
joint military operations with non-States Parties, antivehicle mines with
sensitive fuzes or antihandling devices, and the permissible number of mines
retained for training. Slovenia possesses antivehicle mines with sensitive
fuzes (see below).
Slovenia is a State Party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons. It
ratified Amended Protocol II on 3 December 2002, and attended the Fifth Annual
Conference of States Parties to the Protocol in November 2003. Slovenia
submitted the annual report required by Article 13 of the Protocol on 10
November 2003.
Production, Transfer, Stockpiling and Destruction
Slovenia stated in 1999 and 2000 that it has never manufactured antipersonnel
mines, including Claymore-type mines, and has no production facilities for
antipersonnel mines. It does not take part in the research, development or
production of alternatives to antipersonnel mines. Slovenia has never exported
or imported antipersonnel mines. Its stockpile consisted of mines left in
depots by the former Yugoslav People’s Army when Slovenia gained
independence in 1991.[7]
In April 1999, when the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force for Slovenia, its
stockpile of antipersonnel mines totaled 171,898, consisting of five
types.[8] Stockpile destruction
was completed on 25 March 2003, just ahead of the treaty’s four-year
deadline of 1 April 2003. In total, 168,898 antipersonnel mines were
destroyed.[9]
During the destruction program, Slovenia announced that it would retain 7,000
antipersonnel mines for permitted training and development purposes, but later
reduced this quantity to 3,000. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in March
2002 that the mines would be used for training of personnel assigned to peace
operations, foreign armed forces, and others, including the
ITF.[10] At the end of 2003,
Slovenia retained 2,999 antipersonnel mines. One mine (PMR-2A) was used and
destroyed, in a training context, in
2003.[11]
Slovenia has not destroyed its 220 Claymore-type mines. The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs regards this type of mine as permissible under the Mine Ban
Treaty because it “enables controlled use of the device for a precisely
defined military
objective.”[12]
Slovenia also possesses 59,500 antivehicle mines, which the Ministry
indicated did not have antihandling devices and which were compliant with
Amended Protocol II of the CCW. This includes 8,228 TRMP-6 antivehicle
mines.[13] In January 2003, the
Ministry of Defense responded to concerns that this mine may be
victim-activated, and thus prohibited by the Mine Ban Treaty. It acknowledged
that activation by tilt rod is possible for these mines, and added that banning
of the mine supplied with a tilt rod, leaving only the pressure option, can be
discussed in the future.[14]
Landmine/UXO Problem and Mine Action
Clearance of minefields left by the Yugoslav Army was completed in the early
1990s.[15] Slovenia’s
Article 7 reports do not refer to any areas suspected of containing
antipersonnel mines. The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe in October
2001 reported that “Slovenia no longer has a mine problem, however there
still remains a problem associated with the disposal of UXO [unexploded
ordnance] from previous
conflicts.”[16]
The UXO problem stems from World Wars I and II and the independence war of
1991. The main contaminated areas are the Soca basin, Primorska, Ljubljana,
Štajerska and Dolenjska. In 2003, 494 interventions were recorded and
1,238 items of UXO were found. Slovenia has eight units equipped to deal with
UXO.[17] By the end of 2003,
the Slovenian Armed Forces had a 30-strong unit trained in the detection and
clearance of mines, with suitable
equipment.[18]
The Training Center for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, in Ig, resumed
operations in 2003, after an accident occurred during a training course in
October 2002. It conducted a course on UXO for the Slovenian Armed
Forces.[19] The Center was set
up in 1992, and has previously provided training for personnel from throughout
South East Europe.
Mine Action Funding
In 2003, the government donated SIT75 million ($376,250) to the
ITF.[20] For 2004 it has
budgeted a donation of SIT90 million (approx.
$480,000).[21]
Since 1998, the government has donated a total of $3,010,342 to the ITF (in
1998/1999: $1,662,335; in 2000: $190,850; in 2001: $418,373; in 2002: $362,534;
in 2003: $376,250).[22]
International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance
In 2003, the ITF provided funding for mine action in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(BiH), Albania, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR
Macedonia), Serbia and Montenegro and its province of Kosovo, Armenia,
Afghanistan, and, for the first time, Azerbaijan. The ITF anticipates that, in
future, activities outside the South East Europe region will be expanded
further.[23]
The ITF is a non-profit organization established in March 1998 by the
government of Slovenia. It started as the International Trust Fund for Demining
and Mine Victims Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, before broadening its
remit to other mine-affected countries in the
region.[24]
Donations
In 2003, a total of $22,900,107 was raised from 12 countries, the European
Commission (EC), European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR), and 20 other donors.
This represents a significant decrease from 2002 ($30,564,334 raised from 15
countries, the EC, EAR and 10 other donors). In 2003, the US provided $10
million in matching donations, compared to $14 million in 2002 and $5.6 million
in 2001.[25]
The table below shows the donations received by the ITF in 2003; the
donations were not necessarily used during the year.
In its annual report, the ITF noted that all donors in 2003 had also made
donations in previous years, and that attracting new donors will be necessary
“if mine contaminated countries in the region of S.E. Europe are to be
free of the impact of mines by the year
2010.”[27] One positive
trend was the increase in donations from private sources, rising in 2003 to
$2,262,000 (10 percent of donations) from $546,800 (1.7 percent) in
2002.[28]
Since its inception, the ITF has raised over $127 million from 24 countries,
the EC, EAR, 30 organizations/companies and 100 individuals. The major donors
included Canada, Croatia, the EC, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, and
the US. Donations in each year were – 2003: $22.9 million; 2002: $30.6
million; 2001: $20.5 million; 2000: $29.4 million; 1998/1999: $24.3 million. In
the same period, over 35.8 million square meters of mine-contaminated land in
South East Europe was cleared with these
funds.[29]
The arrangement for the US to provide matching funds for donations to the ITF
was agreed in November 1998. By 2003, the US had provided $54,489,438 in
matching funds (1998/1999: $12,167,573; 2000: $12,694,358; 2001: $5,627,507;
2002: $14 million; 2003: $10 million), in addition to US bilateral donations to
the ITF.
Expenditures
The ITF allocated $24,918,700 to mine action in 2003, compared to $25,418,121
in 2002. Funds went to the following
activities:[30]
Demining: $16,954,800 (68 percent of ITF expenditure). In 2002: $19,255,686
(76 percent). In 2001: $20,463,569 (78 percent). In 2000: $18.76 million (84
percent).
Victim assistance: $2,684,100 (10.8 percent). In 2002: $936,943 (3.7
percent). In 2001: $1,325,053 (5 percent). In 2000: $1.42 million (6
percent).
Structural support of regional mine action centers: $312,200 (1.3 percent).
In 2002: $1,864,690 (7 percent). In 2001: $2,477,677 (9 percent).
Training support: $175,500 (0.7 percent). In 2002: $517,120 (2 percent).
In 2001: $191,230 (1 percent).
Regional activities: $3,334,700 (13.4 percent). In 2002: $2,104,032 (8
percent). In 2001: $1,014,421 (4 percent). In 2000: $507,577 (2 percent).
Landmine Impact Survey (Bosnia and Herzegovina): $1,333,400 (5.3 percent).
In 2002: $558,054 (2 percent).
Mine Risk Education programs: $124,000 (0.5 percent). In 2002, part of the
$721,720 allocated to Serbia and Montenegro was used for MRE in Kosovo. In
2001: $101,363.
The ITF charges 3 percent of funds raised to cover its own
administration.[31] Donors
designate the activities which they wish to support, and in some cases also
designate the country or the specific project. The major portion of ITF funding
is allocated to demining activities, although this has declined slightly each
year. Funding of mine victim assistance increased significantly in 2003, after
decreases in previous years prompted the ITF to describe this as “still
grossly underfunded.”[32]
Regional activities are receiving more funding, which the ITF plans to continue.
The ITF plans to increase the funds devoted to training activities, which have
received little thus
far.[33]
The funding was distributed to the following countries in
2003:[34]
Albania: $2,402,500 (10 percent of ITF expenditure). In 2002: $883,913 (3
percent). In 2001: $2,506,286 (10 percent)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: $11,773,900 (47 percent). In 2002: $9,917,739 (39
percent). In 2001: $8,305,216 (33 percent)
Croatia: $4,249,300 (17 percent). In 2002: $10,293,794 (41 percent). In
2001: $5,665,936 (22 percent)
FYR Macedonia: $229,000 (1 percent). In 2002: $1,264,276 (5 percent). In
2001: $474,592 (2 percent)
Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo): $3,096,700 (12 percent). In 2002:
$721,720 (3 percent). In 2001: $7,179,650 (28 percent) in Kosovo and $31,052
(0.1 percent) in Serbia and Montenegro
Regional activities: $2,545,500 (10 percent). In 2002: $1,960,661 (8
percent). In 2001: $1,410,580 (6 percent)
Outside South East Europe: $621,800 (2.5 percent). In 2002: $376,018 (2
percent).
In 2003, the ITF started as planned to fund operations on a small scale in
Azerbaijan, but did not start operations in Georgia nor cease operations in
Afghanistan, as planned.[35] In
2004, it plans to start supporting demining in
Cyprus.[36]
From 1998 through the end of 2003, ITF has channeled funds totaling $111.4
million to mine action (1998/1999: $13,859,857; 2000: $21,605,976; 2001:
$25,573,313; 2002: $25,418,121; 2003: $24,918,700). Approximately $87 million
(78 percent) has been allocated to demining, $8.9 million (8 percent) to
training and regional activities, $8 million (7.2 percent) to victim assistance,
$4.7 million (4.2 percent) to mine action center support, and $1.3 million (1.2
percent) to mine risk education over this
period.[37]
Mine Clearance and Training Activities
In 2003, the ITF contributed financially to projects which cleared 7.9
million square meters of land in South East Europe. (in 2002: 11.4 million
square meters), during which 4,522 mines and 1,672 UXO were
found.[38]
Albania: In 2003, ITF provided $2,155,100 for demining and battle area
clearance by the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action and DanChurchAid. This
funding was a large increase from 2002 ($809,029), and close to the level of
funding in 2001 ($2.5 million). The ITF started cooperation with DanChurchAid
in September 2002. In 2003, the two organizations cleared and released to local
communities a total of 347,149 square meters, and found 1,737 mines and 112 UXO.
The ITF also provided $3,600 in support for the Albania Mine Action Executive in
2003, and $34,500 for training operators to use a flail machine and surgical
training of three doctors.
BiH: In 2003, the ITF provided $7,825,300 (in 2002: $6,818,650; in
2001: $6,266,014) for 63 contracts involving 92 locations. In total, nearly 3.6
million square meters were cleared of mines (in 2002: 2.8 million square meters;
in 2001: 3 million square meters), with 1,005 mines and 538 UXO found. Thirteen
companies cleared 1,728,833 square meters (1,704,210 square meters in 2002), and
nine NGOs cleared 1,870,433 (in 2002, seven NGOs cleared 1,134,834 square
meters). Additionally, the ITF channeled $208,700 into support for the demining
structure in BiH. This was a substantial reduction on the support provided in
previous years (in 2002: $1,117,980; in 2001:
$1,382,041).[39] Other ITF
funding for BiH totaling $2,750,400 included the Landmine Impact Survey which
was finalized in December 2003, two training courses for BiH participants, and
assistance to establish the regional Mine Detection Dog Center in BiH.
Croatia: In 2003, the ITF provided a reduced level of funding for
demining in Croatia ($4,069,200; in 2002: $10,167,523; in 2001: $4,741,900) for
20 projects which demined nearly 1.7 million square meters (in 2002: 6.35
million square meters; in 2001: 2.8 million square meters). In 2003, 168 mines
and 40 UXO were found and destroyed. The plan was to demine 2 million square
meters, but there were delays in the tendering and assigning process. Also, work
on three projects totaling about 200,000 square meters was delayed by bad
weather conditions and continued in 2004.
FYR Macedonia: ITF channeled $229,000 for demining and battle area
clearance in FYR Macedonia in 2003, carried out by Macedonian teams trained and
equipped in 2002 with ITF funding of $1,213,653. ITF-funded operations started
in late 2001. In total, ITF-supported operations in 2003 cleared 735,133 square
meters of land prioritized by the government for civilian use. Four mines and
521 UXO were found and destroyed. ITF planned to conclude operations in FYR
Macedonia in mid-2004.[40]
Serbia and Montenegro: In 2003 increased funding of $2,137,300 was
provided for demining and battle area clearance in Serbia and Montenegro,
including the province of Kosovo. ITF funding of mine action in the former
Yugoslavia started in 2001 ($31,052, excluding Kosovo). In 2002, ITF provided
$721,720. In 2003, over 1.5 million square meters were cleared through ITF
funding, with 1,608 mines and 461 UXO located and destroyed. Additionally, in
2003 ITF provided $237,900 for other projects continued from 2002, including
equipping of the Regional Center for Underwater Demining in Montenegro, the
Belgrade Mine Action Center and local battle area clearance teams. In Kosovo in
2003, the ITF funded further training of the Kosovo Protection Corps battle area
clearance teams. In 2002, it funded supervision by Handicap International of
the Kosovo Protection Corps.
Outside South East Europe: ITF provided $538,900 for demining
projects in other countries. In Armenia, ITF funded procurement and training of
six mine detecting dog teams, and donation of a flail machine. In Azerbaijan,
it provided training and financial support to the Azerbaijan National Agency for
Mine Action from September to December 2003, and operational support to two NGOs
carrying out mine clearance. In Afghanistan, ITF contributed $30,000 for the
Surgical Centers in Anabah and Kabul, operated by the Italian NGO Emergency.
The ITF believes that capacity building is crucial for the mine-affected
countries of South East Europe to cope effectively cope with the landmine
problem. In 2003, it devoted $175,500 to training activities. Three trainings
were provided in management of mine action, for staff from Azerbaijan, FYR
Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, BiH, Croatia, and Slovenia. A three-year
training program started in 2002 continues for six orthopedic technicians from
BiH, Croatia and FYR Macedonia, to provide specialist expertise in the
rehabilitation of mine
survivors.[41]
In 2003, the ITF allocated $3,334,700 to regional activities. The Geographic
Information System (GIS) project ended in December 2002, with the ITF carrying
out final implementation in 2003. GIS originated from recognition of the need
for reliable maps to speed mine action in mine-affected countries, in a regional
workshop held in March 2000. The project was funded by the EU and US, and
implemented by the ITF under the guidance of the EU Joint Research Centre. It
aimed to produce high-resolution maps, to bring each mine action center in the
region to similar technical levels, and to enable information exchange. By
2003, six-monthly information exchange between BiH, Croatia and Kosovo had been
achieved, with other countries in the region starting to participate. BiH and
Croatia already have substantial information systems which are deeply integrated
into existing mine action practices, so they were reluctant to transfer to the
newly developed GIS system. They will adapt on a gradual basis, to achieve
interoperability rather than a regionally unified
system.[42]
Regional cooperation on GIS led to the setting-up of the South-Eastern Europe
Mine Action Council (SEEMAC) in November 2000. The ITF believes that countries
of the region could address many of the issues more cost-effectively on a
regional-cooperative basis. In 2003, Council meetings took place in Belgrade,
Ig, and Sarajevo, with a further meeting planned for Baku in May 2004. A
strategy for 2003–2010 was
developed.[43]
Mine Risk Education (MRE)
In 2003, the ITF increased its funding of mine risk education, with projects
in Albania, BiH and Kosovo. An agreement was signed with the Albanian NGO Mine
and Weapon Victims Association for an eight-month MRE program. In BiH, the ITF
funded an MRE program for children in mine-affected areas implemented by the
British NGO, Spirit of
Soccer.[44]
Survivor Assistance
The ITF allocated $2,684,100 (10.8 percent of its expenditure) to victim
assistance programs in 2003, reversing the previous trend of reductions in both
absolute amounts (2002: $936,943; 2001: $1,325,053; 2000: $1,419,814; 1998/1999
$1,659,473) and in proportions of ITF funding (2002: 4.4 percent; 2001: 5
percent; 2000: 6.4 percent; 1998/1999: 8.8
percent).[45] The government
of Slovenia designates one-third of its contribution to the ITF for victim
assistance.[46]
Since 1998, the ITF has provided over $8 million for victim assistance
programs. However, it has never been able to reach its target of 15 percent of
total mine action funding allocated to victim assistance due to difficulties in
attracting donors.[47]
In July 2002, the ITF organized a workshop, “Assistance to Landmine
Survivors and Victims in South-Eastern Europe: Defining Strategies for
Success,” to discuss the regional needs and capacities in mine victim
assistance, and identify gaps in current provision. More than 45
representatives from the donor community, government institutions, NGOs, and
health facilities attended.[48]
The ITF implements its mine victim assistance program on several levels
including: rehabilitation of mine survivors at the Slovenian Institute for
Rehabilitation; training of rehabilitation specialists; support of programs by
various NGOs in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Kosovo; procurement of surgical equipment in Albania; and
regional victim assistance activities.
In 2003, 105 mine survivors from Albania (33), BiH (66) and Kosovo (six)
received rehabilitation treatment at the Institute. Since 1998, the ITF has
funded the rehabilitation treatment of 705 mine survivors from South East Europe
at the Institute in Slovenia (85 from Albania, 694 from BiH, 45 from Kosovo, one
from Montenegro, and seven from FYR Macedonia), together with a further 127
survivors who were rehabilitated at centers in BiH. A total of 290 specialists
from Albania, BiH, FYR Macedonia and Kosovo have completed training in
rehabilitation with ITF funding since 1998; 12 completed training in
2003.[49] The Slovenian
Institute also trains Albanians in upper-limb prosthetics and physiotherapy; two
people were trained in November
2003.[50]
In 2003, the ITF provided funding for victim assistance programs implemented
by the Mine and Weapon Victim Association in Albania, the Landmine Survivors
Network and Adopt-a-Minefield UK in BiH, the Croatian Mine Victims Association
in Croatia, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation in Kosovo. Funding
was also provided to the NGO Emergency in Afghanistan, the NGO Standing Tall
Australia (STAIRRSS) ($21,878), and the Azerbaijan Campaign to Ban Landmines
(for a needs assessment in
Azerbaijan).[51]
In September 2003, Handicap International, in cooperation with the Landmine
Monitor research network, completed a study on landmine survivor assistance in
South East Europe, funded through the ITF by Canada and the US Department of
State. The study identified several key issues and challenges which should be
addressed to ensure that the growing number of mine survivors in the region
receive adequate and appropriate
assistance.[52]
Mine Casualties
In 2003, there were no mine casualties in Slovenia. However, one person was
killed in the village of Grgar while attempting to dismantle a World War I
shell.[53] In October 2002, one
Croatian was killed and several others received minor injuries in an accident
during a course at the Training Center for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief
in Ig.[54] Training was
suspended until procedural changes enabled the Minister of Defense to allow
their resumption.[55]
[1] Email from Irina Gorsic, Department of
Political Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 March 2003;
statement by Slovenia, Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of
the Convention, Geneva, 9 February 2004. See also Landmine Monitor Report 2002,
pp. 437-438, and Landmine Monitor Report 2003, p.
423. [2] Email from Irina Gorsic,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April
2004. [3] Statement by Slovenia,
Standing Committee on the General Status, 9 February 2004.
[4] Statement by Jernej
Cimperšek, International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims
Assistance, Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic
Reintegration, Geneva, 10 February
2004. [5] See Article 7 reports
submitted: 30 April 2004 (for the period 1 May 2003–30 April 2004); 30
April 2003 (for the period 1 May 2002–30 April 2003); 16 April 2002 (for
the period 1 May 2001–30 April 2002); 1 April 2001 (for the period 1 May
2000–30 April 2001); 30 January 2001 (for the period 1 October
1999–30 April 2000); 7 September 1999 (for the period 1 April–30
September 1999). [6] Welcome speech by
Mitja Drobnic, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Third Regional
Conference on Landmines, Ljubljana, 21 June
2000. [7] Article 7 Report, Form E, 7
September 1999; see also Landmine Monitor Report 2000, p. 716. Slovenia stated
in 1999 that it manufactured components for practice mines intended exclusively
for non-combatant educational and training
purposes. [8] Article 7 Report, Form
B, 7 September 1999. The five types of antipersonnel mines were: PMA-1 (70,487),
PMA-2 (44,390), PMA-3 (12,960), PMR-2A (28,085), PROM-1
(15,976). [9] Article 7 Report, Form
G, 30 April 2003; Brig. Marjan Grabnar, “Welcome Address, Information on
Observation on Anti-personnel Mines Stockpile Destruction,” Pocek, 25
March 2003. By the end of 2002, all but 200 of the original stockpile had been
destroyed. For phases of the destruction program, see Landmine Monitor Report
2003, p. 424, and Landmine Monitor Report 2000, pp.
716–717. [10] Response to
Landmine Monitor Questionnaire from Irina Gorsic, Department of Political
Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 March 2002; Article 7
Report, Form D, 30 April 2003. Mines retained were PMA-1 (200), PMA-2 (300),
PMA-3 (700), PMR-2a (800), and PROM-1
(1,000). [11] Article 7 Report, Forms
D and G, 30 April 2004. [12]
Telephone interview with Col. Dusan Gorse, Head of Arms Control and Disarmament
Section, Verification Center, Ministry of Defense, 16 January 2003; Landmine
Monitor Report 2002, pp. 439–440. Of the 220 Claymore-type mines, 38 are
inert dummies. [13] Response to
Landmine Monitor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 March 2002, and emails from
Irina Gorsic, 12 June 2002 and 13 March
2003. [14] Telephone interview with
Col. Dusan Gorse, Ministry of Defense, 31 January
2003. [15] Statement by Matjaž
Kovacic, State Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fifth Meeting of
States Parties, Bangkok, 16 September 2003.
[16] See also Landmine Monitor Report
2002, p. 440. [17] Email from Irina
Gorsic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April
2004. [18] CCW Amended Protocol II
Article 13 Report, Form C, 10 November
2003. [19] Email from Irina Gorsic,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April
2004. [20] Ibid. Slovenian Bank
exchange rate of $1 = SIT199.3357 on 3 June 2003 used for calendar year
2003. [21] Ibid. Slovenian Bank
exchange rate of $1 = SIT187.803 on 1 January
2004. [22] “ITF Collects Almost
US$22m in Donations This Year,” Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, 12 November
2003; ITF, “Annual Report 2002,” p. 18; Response to Landmine
Monitor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 March 2002. Landmine Monitor
calculation of the exchange rate for each
year. [23] Email from Sabina Beber,
Head of International Relations, ITF, 27 February
2004. [24] For details of the ITF, see
Landmine Monitor Report 2002, p.
441. [25] Email from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February 2004. [26] Ibid. NB:
The amounts in the table give a slightly different total due to
rounding. [27] ITF, “Annual
Report 2003,” p. 14. [28] Ibid,
pp. 14–15. [29] “ITF
Celebrates its 5th Anniversary,” Trust (ITF newsletter), No. 11, June
2003, p. 2. [30] Emails from Sabina
Beber, ITF, 27 February, 13 May and 19 May 2004, and email from Eva Veble, ITF,
30 April 2003. Funds are not necessarily expended in the year in which they
were donated. In 2003, funds were expended that were donated by Austria,
Luxembourg and the EAR in 2002, and by the UK in
2001. [31] Email from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February 2004. [32] ITF,
“Annual Report 2002,” pp. 19,
56. [33] Email from Sabina Beber, ITF,
27 February 2004. [34] Email from Eva
Veble, ITF, 30 April 2003. [35] ITF,
“Annual Report 2002,” p. 37; Email from Eva Veble, ITF, 30 April
2003. [36] Email from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February 2004. [37] Ibid, 13
May 2004. There is a further category of “other” – $1,891,454
(1.2 percent) – which makes up the 1998–2003
total. [38] ITF, “Annual Report
2003,” pp. 2, 26. Unless otherwise noted, the information in these
country listings is drawn from this annual report or from: Email from Sabina
Beber, ITF, 27 February 2004. [39]
ITF, “Annual Report 2002,” p.
34. [40] Emails from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February and 5 March 2004; ITF, “Annual Report 2003,” p.
26. [41] Emails from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February and 19 May 2004. [42]
”Geographic Information System for Mine Action in South East
Europe,” Trust, No. 12, December 2003, pp.
4–5. [43] Email from Sabina
Beber, ITF, 27 February 2004. [44]
Ibid, 13 May 2004; ITF, “Annual Report 2003,” pp. 42,
49. [45] Email from Sabina Beber, ITF,
27 February 2004; see also Landmine Monitor Report 2002, p.
445. [46] Statement by Slovenia, Fifth
Meeting of States Parties, 16 September 2003; email from Matjaž Kovacic,
State Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April 2004.
[47] Presentation by ITF, Standing
Committee on Victim Assistance, 10 February
2004. [48] Landmine Monitor Report
2003, pp. 427–428. [49] ITF,
“Annual Report 2003,” p. 27, CCW Amended Protocol II Article 13
Report, Form B, 10 November 2003; email from Sabina Beber, ITF, 19 May
2004. [50] Email from Sabina Beber,
ITF, 27 February 2004; ITF, “Annual Report 2003,” p.
27. [51] Ibid. See also individual
country reports in this edition of the Landmine Monitor
Report. [52] Handicap International,
Landmine Victim Assistance in South East Europe, Brussels, September
2003. [53] Email from Irina Gorsic,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April 2004; ITF, “Annual Report
2003,” p. 38. [54] Notification
of Jernej Cimpersek, Director, ITF, to Zeljko Vukosav, Chargé
d’Affaires, Embassy of Croatia in Ljubljana, 18 October 2002. See
Landmine Monitor Report 2003, p.
428. [55] Emails from Irina Gorsic,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 and 8 April 2004.
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