Capacity Development Support for Integrated Mine Action in Eastern Ukraine

The project aims to support the Government of Ukraine in establishing a comprehensive well coordinated and gender-sensitive mine action response. The project also works to provide strategic capacity development support for mine action to enhance integrated planning coordination and operational efficiencies amongst the different mine action stakeholders presently active at national level and in eastern Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts). Project activities include: (1) enhancing mine risks prevention through an improved education framework; (2) improving mine action information management through a system of systematic local information gathering and feeding into the Information Management System for Mine Action ; (3) establishing effective capacities (including planning procedures and support service packages) for mines clearance and assistance to mines’ survivors; (4) providing advice and capacity building to new mine action centres (national and regional) as per the recently passed legislation; and (5) continuing effective coordination of mine action operational activities in support of the Government of Ukraine through the Protection Cluster (Mine Action sub-cluster).

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) conflict affected communities benefit from strengthened community security and sustained peace; (2) women girls men and boys in territories affected or at risk of being affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war in conflict affected areas enjoy equal access to quality age gender and disability sensitive services; and (3) the capacities of Ukrainian mine action institutions at the national level and in eastern Ukraine as well as territorial communities and civil society are developed to effectively plan deliver and coordinate mine action activities.