Mine Action Support Group Documents & Resources
MASG Notices
Next MASG meeting
The next MASG meeting will be held in New York in mid-October 2018. Further details, including the date and agenda, will be advised in due course.
MASG representation on the IMAS Review Board
The MASG was represented (by the Secretariat) at the IMAS Review Board meeting held in Geneva on 12 February 2018. The minutes are available via the following link;
Minutes of Past MASG Meetings
MASG Meeting of 15 February 2018 (Geneva)
minutes
agenda item 1 - welcome
1.2 video message from mr jean-pierre lacroix, usg, dpko un-under-secretary-general-lacroixs-message-mine-action-support-group-15-february-2018
agenda item 2 - country and thematic updates
2.1 statement by iacg-ma unmas
2.3 iraq unmas video statement by unsg special envoy mr staffan de mistura un-secretary-generals-special-envoy-staffan-de-misturas-message-masg-15-feb-2018
2.4 yemen undp
2.5 lake chad basin - update, cameroon, nigeria unicef unmas
2.6 burma - myanmar unicef
agenda item 4 - update from observers
4.1 jmu-cisr
masg meeting of 23 october 2017 (new york)
masg meeting of 9 february 2017 (geneva)
agenda item 3 - country and thematic updates
3.1 afghanistan - unmas
3.2 syria and iraq - unmas
3.3.1 unicef global overview- unicef
3.3.2 boko haram - unicef and unmas
3.4 gender in mine action (gmap)
3.5 regional support to completion (gichd)
agenda item 4 - masg member updates
agenda item 7 updates from observers
7.1.1 gichd update
7.1.2 oas update
7.1.3 itf update
7.1.4 jmu/cisr update
7.2 masg secretariat report
masg meeting of 11 october 2016 (new york)
minutes (11 october 2016)
agenda item 2 - country and thematic updates
2.5 lao pdr - undp
agenda item 3 - keynote adress - mr herve ladsous - usg dpko
agenda item 4 - masg member updates
4.1 australia
4.8 japan
agenda item 5 - updates from masg observers
5.1 gichd
5.2 itf
masg meeting of 18 february 2016 (geneva)
minutes (18 februrary 2016)
agenda item 2 - country and thematic updates
2.1 iraq - unmas
2.2 syria - unmas
2.3 yemen - unhcr and undp
2.4 angola - cnidah
2.5 colombia - pm/wra us state department / unmas
2.6 mine action in urban environments - gichd
agenda item 5 - written updates
5.1 update from masg observers
5.1.1 undp: ten year review, bosnia, cambodia, cambodia cfr, egypt, eritrea, lao pdr, lebanon,
5.2 updates from masg members
5.3 report of the masg secretariat
masg meeting of 9 october 2015 (new york)
minutes (9 october 2015)
agenda item 3 - updates
3.1.2 update from united nations iacg-ma
3.2.2 update from australia
3.2.3 update from netherlands
3.2.4 update from japan
3.2.6 update from canada
agenda item 4 - updates from observers
4.1.1 update from gichd
4.1.2 update from itf
4.3 update from npa on drc
agenda item 5 - any other business
5.3 update from masg secretariat
masg meeting 17 february 2015 (geneva)
minutes (17 february 2015)
agenda item 2: updates from masg members
2.1 update from japan
agenda item 4: updates from observers
4.1 update from un iacg-ma
4.2 update from gichd
4.3 update from itf and fact sheet
4.4 update from oas
4.5 update from jmu/cisr
agenda item 6: update from undp on re-alignment of undp mine action
masg meeting 10 october 2014 (new york)
minutes (10 october 2014)
agenda item 3.1 update by iacg - ma
agenda item 3.2.1 update by gichd
agenda item 4.2 gichd presentation on anti-vehicle mines
agenda item 3.3 statements by donors (japan, australia)
masg meeting 2 april 2014 (geneva)
agenda 7.1: statement by unmas director
agenda item 7.2: unmas update
agenda item 7.3: undp update
agenda item 7.4: unicef update
masg meeting 18 ocotober 2013 (ny)
agenda 2.1: un iacg-ma
agenda 2.2.1: masg observer - gichd
agenda 2.2.2: masg observer - jmu
agenda 2.2.3: masg observer - oas
agenda 2.4.1: masg member - uk "clearing path to development"
agenda 2.4.1: masg member - uk evaluation report
agenda 3.1: senegal
agenda 3.2: lebanon mine action center (lmac)
agenda 3.2: speech by the director of lmac
agenda 3.3: update on mozambique (undp)
agenda 3.4: update on afghanistan (unmas)
agenda 3.5: management of erw residual contamination in europe - gichd
agenda 3.6: u.s. assistance to pacific island states for uxo removal
agenda 3.7: mali (unmas), central african republic (unmas), libya (unmas)
agenda 5.1: un office to african union - mine action support (unmas)
agenda 6: syria (unmas), remarks by un usg for peacekeeping
masg meeting 11 april 2013 (geneva)
statements: australia(pdf), canada(pdf), japan(pdf), and itf(pdf)
masg meeting 5 september 2012 (new york)
statements: japan (pdf), germany (pdf), australia (pdf), usa (pdf), new zealand (pdf), and gichd
presentations:
morning session
un inter agency coordination group on mine action (pdf)
geneva international centre for humanitarian demining (gichd) (pdf)
itf (pdf)
organization of american states (oas) (pdf)
cisr (james madison university) (pdf)
explosive situation in libya – ihrc (pdf)
unmas in libya (pdf)
[video] libya: the aftermath of war
lunch
[video] unmas 2.0
afternoon session
palau (pdf)
cambodia (pdf)
business case for mine action completion (pdf)
mine action coordination and partnership
masg newsletters
masg newsletter 29; nov 2008 to feb 2009
masg newsletter 28; march to may 2009
masg newsletter 27; may to october 2008 (doc)
masg newsletter 26; jan to april 2008 (doc)
masg newsletter 25; third quarter of 2007
masg newsletter 24; second quarter of 2007
masg newsletter 23; first quarter of 2007
masg newsletter 22; fourth quarter of 2006 (doc)
masg newsletter 21; third quarter of 2006 (doc)
masg newsletter 20; second quarter of 2006 (doc)
masg newsletter 19; first quarter of 2006
masg newsletter 18; december 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 17; august 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 16; july 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 15; june 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 14; may 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 13; april 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 12; march 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 11; january 2005 (pdf)
masg newsletter 10; december 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 9; november 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 8; october 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 7; august 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 6; july 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 5; june 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 4; may 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 3; april 2004 (pdf)
masg newsletter 2; march 2004 (pdf)
masg studies
A Business Case for Mine Action Completion, 2012 (PDF)
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