Statements

High-Level Pledging Event to Support the Humanitarian Response in the Horn of Africa, 24 May 2023

• Statement by Ms. Abigail Hartley, Chief, Policy, Advocacy, Donor Relations and Outreach, UNMAS

Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April 2023

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

APMBC - 20th Meeting of the States Parties

Geneva, 21-25 November 2022

• Statement under agenda item 8 – General Exchange of Views (delivered by Ms. Oksana Leshchenko of UNDP on 25 November 2022)
• Statement under agenda item 10a – Victim Assistance

2022 Protocol V Meeting of Experts on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons,

22 July 2022

• Statement by Mr. Bruno Donat, Chief, Geneva Office, UNMAS

2022 Amended Protocol II Group of Experts on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

20-21 July 2022

• Statement by Mr. Bruno Donat, Chief, Geneva Office, UNMAS

Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2022

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Russian
• Spanish

Global Advocate Statement for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2022

• English

CCW - Fifteenth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War

9 December 2021

• Statement under General Exchange of Views

CCW - Twenty-third Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices

9 December 2021

• Statement under General Exchange of Views

CCW - Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

9 December 2021

• Statement under General Exchange of Views

APMBC - Intersessional Meetings 2021

Virtual, 22-24 June 2021

• Statement on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Gender and Diversity
• Statement on Mobilising Resources

Pope Francis Statement

4 April 2021

• English
• Spanish (translation by UNMAS)

Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2021

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Italian
• Russian
• Spanish

Global Advocate Statement for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2021

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swahili

UNDP Development Dialogues: “Beyond the Square Meters Cleared: Mine Action and Development,”

18 March 2021

• Statement by Ms. Ilene Cohn, Officer-in-Charge, UNMAS

CCM - First Part of the Second Review Conference

Lausanne, 23-27 November 2020

• Statement on Cooperation and Assistance
• Statement on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Clearance and Risk Reduction Education

APMBC - 18th Meeting of State Parties (18MSP)

Geneva, 16-20 November 2020

• Statement on General Exchange of Views
• Statement on Clearance and Risk Education
• Statement on Victim Assistance

Conference on Humanitarian Mine Action: Innovations and Strategies in Humanitarian Mine Action"

22 September 2020

• Keynote Address by Ms. Ilene Cohn, Officer-in-Charge, UNMAS

The Fourth Brussels Conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region"

30 June 2020

• Statement by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, UNMAS Director

CCM - First Preparatory Meeting for the Second Review Conference

Geneva, 29 June 2020

• Statement under Agenda item 5: Exchange of views on the preparation of documents for the Second Review Conference

Virtual Side Event "Persons with Disabilities in Armed Conflict: Inclusive Protection Perspectives"

28 May 2020

• Remarks by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, UNMAS Director

Statement of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action on the COVID-19 Response

27 May 2020

UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Somalia

21 May 2020

• Remarks by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, UNMAS Director

International Mine Awareness Day 2020 | MINURSO

• Message from Mr. Colin Stewart, the SRSG of MINURSO, on the Occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April 2020

Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2020

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

UNMAS Director and Global Advocate Joint Statement for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

4 April 2020

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Greek
• Hindi
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

APMBC - Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction

Oslo, 25-29 November 2019

• IACG-MA Statement under Agenda Item 6: Renewing the political commitment to the Convention
• IACG-MA Statement under Agenda Item 7(c): Clearing mined areas
• IACG-MA Statement under Agenda Item 7(e) (i): Cooperation and Assistance
• IACG-MA Statement under Agenda Item 7 (d): Victim Assistance

CCW - Twenty-first Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices

• UNMAS Statement under agenda item 10 – Improvised Explosive Devices

CCW - 2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• IACG-MA Statement under General Exchange of Views

CCW - Thirteenth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War

• IACG-MA Statement under General Exchange of Views

The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) (Yokohama, 28th - 30th August, 2019)

• UNMAS Director's remarks: the Special Conference on Peace and Stability in the Horn of Africa and the Neighboring Region
• UNMAS Director's remarks: Pleary Session 5 "Strengthening Peace and Stability"
• UNMAS Director's remarks: Thematic Session 1 "Science, Technology and Innovation, and Digital Transformation"

CCM - Ninth Meeting of States Parties

• IACG-MA Statement on Victim Assistance
• IACG-MA Statement on Universalization

2019 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons – Protocol V Meetings of Experts

• UNMAS Statement
• Presentation by Ms. Bridget Forster, UNMAS Programme Manager in the State of Palestine
• UNMAS Statement: 2019 Meeting of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V

2019 Amended Protocol II Group of Experts

• UNMAS Statement: General Exchange of Views

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 22 Session

• UNMAS Statement on Victim Assistance, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Intersessional Meetings of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (22-24 May 2019)

• IACG-MA Statement on Matters Related to the Mandate of the Committee on Victim Assistance

APMBC - 17th Meeting of State Parties (17MSP)

Geneva, 26-30 November 2018

• Statement on General Exchange of Views
• Statement on Article 5 Implementation
• Statement on Victim Assistance

CCM - Eighth Meeting of States Parties (8MSP)

Geneva, 3-5 September 2018

• Statement on International Cooperation and Assistance

APMBC - Informal Intersessional Meetings

7-6 June 2018

• Statement on Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance

CCW - Twelfth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V

• Statement under General Exchange of Views

CCW - 2018 Annual Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons

• Statement under General Exchange of Views

CCW - 2018 Group of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices, to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• UNMAS Statement

ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS)

• UNMAS Statement for ECOSOC HAS 2018 General Discussion

Opening Reception: “Mine Action: Advancing Protection, Peace and Development,” 4 April 2018

• Deputy Secretary-General, Opening New York Exhibit on Landmine Clearance, Declares ‘Mine Action Is Peace Action’
• Statement by the Coordinator of the UN system and Chair of Inter-Agency Coordination Group for Mine Action Meeting of the Mine Action Support Group

Statement by the Coordinator of the UN system and Chair of Inter-Agency Coordination Group for Mine Action Meeting of the Mine Action Support Group

APMBC - 16th Meeting of State Parties (16MSP)

Vienna, 18-21 December 2017

• Statement on General Exchange of Views
• Statement on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Article 5 Implementation

A World Free on Landmines - Panel Discussion to Mark the 20th Anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty

13 December 2017

• UNMAS Statement by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS

Nineteenth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

21 November 2017

• UNMAS statement on agenda item 10 – Improvised Explosive Devices

Fourth Committee debate on Mine Action

1 November 2017

• IACG-MA Introductory Statement of the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations on “Assistance in Mine Action” to Fourth Committee delivered by Mr. Alexander Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General, Rule of Law and Security Institutions,Department of Peacekeeping Operations

UN Foundation/UNA-USA Global Leadership Dinner

18 October 2017

• Statement by Mr. Daniel Craig, the UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards
• UNMAS Statement by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS

Side event: Countering the threat of IEDs: Strengthening Capacities and Stabilizing Communities

17 October 2017

• Remarks by Ms. Lise Grande, Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

CCM - Seventh Meeting of States Parties (7MSP)

Geneva, 4-6 September 2017

• Statement on Transparency Measures
• Statement on Universalization

APMBC - Economic and Social Council, Humanitarian Segment

23 June 2017

• Remarks by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS

Intersessional Meetings in 2017

Geneva, 8-9 June 2017

• Statement on Matters Related to the Mandate of the Committee on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Plenary Discussion: Meeting Our Aspirations of 2025

Security Council Thematic Debate on the Comprehensive Approach to Mine Action and Explosive Hazards Mitigation

13 June 2017

• Statement by Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions
• Statement by Ms. Nathalie Ochoa, UNMAS Programme in Colombia

CCW - 2017 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

CCW - Eleventh Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

APMBC - 15th Meeting of State Parties (15MSP)

Santiago, 28 November - 1 December 2016

• Statement on Implementation
• Statement on Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance
• Statement on Stockpile Destruction
• Statement on Transparency and Exchange of Information
• Statement on Universalization
• Statement on Victim Assistance

First Committee Side event ‘Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat Mitigation: Lessons Learned from Iraq’

12 October 2016

• UNMAS Statement by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS

CCM - Sixth Meeting of States Parties (6MSP)

Geneva, 5-7 September 2016

• Statement on International Cooperation and Assistance
• Statement on Transparency Measures
• Statement on Universalization
• Statement on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Clearance and Destruction of Cluster Munitions Remnants and Risk Education
  

Second Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty

August 2016

• UNMAS Statement on International Assistance
• UNMAS Statement on General Debate

ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

29 June 2016

• UNMAS Statement by Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS

Sixth Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action

6-10, June 2016

• Peace Operations in Action: Developing Capacity in Weapons & Ammunition Management: Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire

APMBC - Intersessional Meetings 2016

Geneva, 19-20 May 2016

• Statement on Victim Assistance
• Statement on Matters Related to the Mandate of the Committee on Article 5 Implementation
• Statement on Matters Related to the Mandate of the Committee on the Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance
• Statement on Universalization

World Humanitarian Summit

May 2016

• UNMAS Director’s Statement for the Member States and other Stakeholders Announcements Plenary
• UNMAS Director’s Remarks at the WHS Special Session on Inclusion on Persons with Disabilities
• UNMAS Director’s remarks at the GPC side event: Protection Dilemmas and Opportunities in frontline Humanitarianism: principles protection and proxımity

CCW - Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

CCW - 10th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

CCW - 18th Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva, 30 August 2016

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

CCW - 2016 Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth Review Conference to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on General Exchange of Views

CCW - Protocol V Meeting of Experts on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapon

• Statement on Cooperation and Assistance
• Statement on Victim Assistance

CCW - Amended Protocol II Group of Experts on mines, booby-traps and other devices to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

• Statement on Operation and Status of the Protocol
• Statement on Improvised Explosive Devices