INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND FOR DEMINING AND

MINE VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (ITF)

2003 ITF PLAN OF ACTIVITIES

Jernej Cimperšek, Director

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE

66,3%

14,0%

0,8%

2,6%

0,3%

2,6%

6,9%

0,9%

5,6%

Demining

MVA

Training

GIS

Other

LIS

MDD

MAC structure support

Not allocated

- foreseen distribution of funds (current and pledge) for ITF activities in 2003

REGION OF SEE

BOARD OF ADVISORS

- demining and battle area clearance through commercial companies and NGOs

- Mine Victims Assistance – rehabilitation at IRRS, VVAF, Handicap International (SHARE-SEE), LSN

- Training – MMTC (SE Europe, Caucasus), Training Course in Integrated Communication in MA, GIS, EOD trainings?

- GIS – continuation of the support to GIS experts and the establishment of geographical information infrastructure for MA in SEE

- Support to demining structure

- regional cooperation - SEEMACC

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SEE

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITIES BY PURPOSE

14%

36%15%

31%

4%

IRRS

Mine VictimsAssistance

Training

GIS

SEEMACC

OUTSIDE REGION SEE

• mainly activities in the region of Caucasus

• transport of demining machine to Armenia

• start of the activities (on a smaller scale) in Azerbaijan and Georgia

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE REGION SEE

15%

85%

Demining machinetransport & Training

Demining

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY

ITF will continue with activities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro,

Macedonia

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BY COUNTRY

13%

4%

7%

38%

27%

9% 2%Region SEE

Outside region SEE

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

FRY

Macedonia

- foreseen distribution of funds by country (current and pledge)

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES IN ALBANIA

Donors: Luxembourg, EU, USA

Pledge donations (USA, EU, Germany, SFD, DCA) will be used for demining activities.

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN ALBANIA

22%

33%

45%

Demining

Mine VictimsAssistance

GIS

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Donors: Austria, AAM, Canada, Community Ilijaš, Coordinamenti Donne, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom

2003 PLANNED USE OF PLEDGED FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN BiH

2%

71%

12%

15%

Mine Victims Assistance

Demining

Landmine Impact Survey

MDD Center

Pledged donors: USA, EU, Germany and Norway

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN BiH

1% 15%

52%

6%

26%

IRRS

Mine VictimsAssistance

Demining

Structure Support

MDD Center

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES IN CROATIA

Donors: Croatia, AAM, Dijana Pleština, EC in Zagreb, EU and USA

Pledged donations (USA, EU, EC in Zagreb and Norway) will be used for demining activities.

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN CROATIA

Not allocated yet

0,2%Mine Victims Assistance

13%

Other 1%

GIS7%

Demining79%

Mine VictimsAssistanceDemining

GIS

Other

Not allocatedyet

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Donors: EU, USA and Norway

Pledge donations from US and EU.

2003 PLANNED USE OF PLEDGED FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

31%

6%63%

Demining

Mine VictimsAssistance

Not allocated yet

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

24%

20%23%

1%

32%Battle Area Clearance

Demining

GIS

Supervision Kosovo

Mine Victims Assistance

2003 ITF ACTIVITIES IN MACEDONIA

2003 PLANNED USE OF FUNDS BY PURPOSE IN MACEDONIA

47%

53%

Battle AreaClearance-Macedonian teams

Not allocated yet-pledged funds

Donor: United Kingdom, European Agency for Reconstruction

Pledged donations from USA are not allocated yet.

THANK YOU!