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Summary of Guidelines for Official Development Cooperation Agencies

For Bilateral Donors and the European Commision (EC) at Headquarters Level


1. Mine/ERW contamination is a development problem that can be solved. Be responsive to the needs and priorities of mine/ERW-affected countries.

2. Assist mine/ERW-affected countries to fulfil their international obligations.

3. Reflect support for mine action in development assistance strategies and programmes.

4. Strengthen the capacity of your organisation to integrate mine action in development programming.

5. Reflect mine/ERW contamination in post-conflict needs assessments.

6. Apply the principles in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness to mine action programming.

For Bilateral Donors and the EC at Country Programme and Field Levels 


7. Recognise the development challenges faced by mine/ERW-affected communities. Ensure reconstruction and development programmes do not avoid them.

8. Encourage partner organisations to work in mine/ERW-affected communities.

9. Require partner governments and mine action organisations to report on progress in terms of mine action outputs as well as development outcomes.

10. Apply the principles in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness to mine-action programming.

11. Ensure programming in mine-affected communities is gender-sensitive.

12. Ensure that mine action supports broader armed violence reduction and peace-building programmes, where appropriate. Mine action can be an effective entry-point and capacity-building measure in conflict and post-conflict situations.

For United Nations' Agencies


13. Strengthen the capacity of mine/ERW-affected countries to ensure national mine action programmes support reconstruction and development.

14. Integrate mine action in UN programmes at the country office level.

15. Lead efforts to harmonise support for mine action.

16. Reflect mine/ERW contamination in post-conflict needs assessments.

For Multilateral Development Banks


17. When planning reconstruction or development programmes in mine/ERW-affected countries, do not avoid contaminated communities.

18. Include the costs of mine/ERW clearance and other mine action services in project financing plans.

19. Reflect mine/ERW contamination in post-conflict needs assessments.