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1. When working in mine-affected countries, find out which communities are contaminated by landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). Become familiar with the activities of the national mine action programme. 2. When working in mine-affected areas and communities, work with mine action organisations. 3. Develop a landmine/ERW policy for your NGO. 4. When developing country strategies and programmes, consider theparticular needs of mine-affected communities and work with them where possible. 5. Apply lessons learned from the development field when working in mine-affected communities. 6. During humanitarian emergencies, coordinate with mine actionorganisations. 7. In fragile states, be strategic when assessing needs. Identify the most vulnerable communities and coordinate with other organisations. 8. When working in mine-affected countries, encourage and assist national authorities to meet their international obligations. 9. Support the efforts of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines to ensure Member States of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and the Convention on Cluster Munitions comply with their international legal obligations1 and meet the needs of their populations. |
