DYB2011-Part-II-web

United Nations Disarmament Yearbook 2011: Part II
94
• Continue to follow the IATG process and exchange views with the IATG
technical review panel with a view to, where appropriate, contributing to
the review and implementation of the guidelines in order to enhance the
prevention of IED incidents; and
• Continue discussions on victim assistance so that those providing
assistance would bear in mind the 2008 Plan of Action on Victim
Assistance of Protocol V70 and the principles of age-sensitive and
gender-sensitive medical care, rehabilitation, psychological support
and adequate assistance for social and economic inclusion in a
non-discriminatory manner.
In addition, the Group of Experts was mandated to review the operation
and status of the Protocol, as well as to consider matters arising from reports
by High Contracting Parties and the development of technologies to protect
civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines. 71 The Group of Experts
decided to further continue the IED deliberations. 72 In addition, the outcome of
the work of the Group of Experts would be considered by the Fourteenth Annual
Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II in 2012.
Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War
Protocol V Meeting of Experts
The Meeting of Experts took place in Geneva from 6 to 8 April. It was
opened and chaired by Mikhail Khvostov (Belarus), President-designate of the
Fifth Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive
Remnants of War. The Meeting of Experts comprised sessions on six
substantive issues: (a) clearance, removal or destruction of explosive remnants
of war (ERW); 73 (b) Article 4 Generic Electronic Template; 74 (c) cooperation
and assistance and requests for assistance; 75 (d) generic preventive measures; 76
(e) national reporting; 77 and (f) Web-based Information System for Protocol
V. 78
Clearance, removal or destruction of ERW and the Article 4 Generic
Electronic Template. The session focused on priority-setting and quality
70 Available from http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B8954/(httpAssets)/C06B9919E7C95
FA5C12576F80066DF17/$file/Plan+of+Action+on+Victim+Assistance+under+Protocol
+V.pdf (accessed 2 June 2012).
71 Under the overall responsibility of the Coordinator, Jesus S. Domingo (Philippines).
72 Under the overall responsibility of the Coordinator, Philip Kimpton (Australia), assisted by
Reto Wollenmann (Switzerland) as Co-Coordinator.
73 Coordinated by Petra Drexler (Germany).
74 Ibid.
75 Coordinated by James O’Shea (Ireland).
76 Coordinated by Eric Steinmyller (France).
77 Coordinated by Amandeep Singh Gill (India).
78 Coordinated by Gyula Somogyi (Hungary).