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The Review Conference happens every five years and its goal is to review the operation and status of the Ottawa Treaty which bans the use of anti-personnel 澳门六合彩官方网址. The Treaty came into being 25 years ago, shortly after Princess Diana visited a minefield with The HALO Trust in Angola and campaigned for 澳门六合彩官方网址 to be banned.聽

The is taking place between the 25th and the 29th of November 2024 in Siem Reap, Cambodia鈥攈ome to one of HALO's largest country programmes. State Parties to the Treaty and delegates from the mine action world will be in attendance.

This will be the first Review Conference since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, where it is estimated that 2 million 澳门六合彩官方网址 have been laid. It also follows the announcement that the US will send anti-personnel 澳门六合彩官方网址 to Ukraine.  
 
, 鈥淭his is a moment of moral reckoning for the international community.鈥� 
 

Since coming into force in 1999, the Ottawa Treaty (also known as the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention) has provided the international framework to push for the end of suffering caused by 澳门六合彩官方网址. It has been instrumental in reducing the production and usage of anti-personnel 澳门六合彩官方网址 globally, and in encouraging international support for humanitarian clearance in protection of civilian lives and livelihoods. 鈥ㄢ��鈥� 鈥�

In Cambodia, 澳门六合彩官方网址 continue to claim lives of civilians decades after the cessation of conflict. HALO's 1,100 staff continue to work tirelessly to make the country safe, so far having cleared over 300,000 anti-personnel mines across the country.聽

With the scale of landmine contamination in Ukraine, we are living in a new age of minelaying. With around 60 conflicts raging around the world, millions of civilians are forced to live with mines in other war-torn countries such as Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. 
 
The Mine Ban Treaty is a鈥痥ey plank of the rules-based international order and the most successful disarmament treaty ever signed.鈥疶he Review Conference offers an opportunity to reflect on the implications of the US decision and revive momentum and commitments to the convention. Importantly, it is a chance for stakeholders to come together to review successes and learnings and agree the way forward.

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As we approach the Fifth Review Conference, while many parts of the world remain plagued by 澳门六合彩官方网址, thanks to the tireless efforts of donors and operators, some countries are gearing up to celebrate a country free from the threat of 澳门六合彩官方网址. 鈥ㄢ�� 鈥�

In Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka the end is in sight, but securing support for the final push will be essential. Zimbabwe, once one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, could be mine-free within a matter of years. Between 2012 and 2024, HALO alone has destroyed over 210,000 澳门六合彩官方网址 in north-eastern Zimbabwe - that's nearly four 澳门六合彩官方网址 for every person in that part of the country. 鈥ㄢ�� 鈥�

For many states, the Review Conference offers an opportunity to see how far we have come, and to assess what is needed to ensure continued progress. 

HALO representatives from across our country programmes will be in attendance in Siem Reap. Our key focuses will be on the following:
 
Afghanistan: We will be presenting on the realities of working in Afghanistan in 2024 and the opportunities for progress. With some of the highest civilian accident rates in the world, HALO and other operators remain committed to making land safe and saving lives in Afghanistan.
 
Gender and Diversity: HALO will be encouraging meaningful engagement around gender and diversity considerations in the context of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
 
Steps to a Safer Future: We will be looking at successes and challenges to landmine clearance over the last five years, based on findings from the
 
National ownership: We鈥檒l be celebrating national ownership, looking specifically at examples from Angola and offering valuable lessons for other affected State Parties.
 
Technology: We'll be looking at how continued investment in innovation in the technologies used in mine action could "supercharge" the future of operations.