The presentations that were delivered by the experts during the Meeting of Experts, which have been submitted to the Secretariat, are available below.

Clearance, Removal or Destruction of ERW (Article 3)
Victim Assistance (Article 8 (2))

Thursday, 23 April 2009 (Afternoon session)

Topic I - Implementing the Plan of Action

Panel of experts:

Ms. Sheree Bailey, Victim Assistance Specialist, APLC ISU, GICHD - General Overview: Evolution of victim assistance and current needs

Mr. Herbert Baryayebwa, Commisioner for Disability, Uganda - Assisting ERW victims in Uganda

Ms. Lourdes Barrera de Morales, Executive Director, National Council for Persons with Disabilities, El Salvador - Assisting ERW victims in El Salvador

Mr. Najmuddin Helal, Head of ICRC Orthopaedic Centre in Kabul - Assisting ERW victims in Afghanistan - a survivor's perspective

National presentations:

Tajikistan
Albania
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina


Friday, 24 April 2009 (Morning session)

National presentations (continued)

Croatia
Ukraine

Topic II - Broader considerations on victim assistance

Expert:

Mr. Firoz Alizada, ICBL - Civil society and victim assistance - a survivor's perpective


Cooperation and Assistance, and Requests for Assistance (Article 7 and 8)
National Reporting (Article 10(2)(b)) and Article 4 Generic Electronic Template
Generic Preventive Measures (Article 9 & Technical Annex)