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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
DIRECTORATE FOR
PROTECTION AND RESCUE
MACEDONIAN MINE ACTION PROGRAM
Skopje Presentation by: 05.06.2005 Mr.Kiro Atanasov
Facts for Republic of Macedonia
Population 2,2 milionArea 25713sq kmCapital SkopjeLanguage
Macedonian
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MAIN OBJECTS
1.Bacground for contaminated areas with mines and UXOs
2. Planing and coordination of demining activities
3. Victims in the contaminated areas
4. Financial contributions
5. Preventive measures
6. Conclusion
. In the Republic of Macedonia there are two maincontamination
areas: I. North-Western part of Republic of Macedonia has
beencontaminated with landmines (antipersonnel mines PMA and
PMR,and antitenk mines PMT) and unexploded ordinances (UXO).
Thiscontamination was a result of the conflict between armed groups
ofethnic Albanians and Macedonian government forces in 2001 and
itwas spreat in the region by the border between Republic
ofMacedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, region of Tetovo,Kumanovo
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II . Region near the border between Republic of Macedonia and
Greace, from Gevgelija to Ohrid with 250 km. long area, region of
Berovo, region of Bitola-Prilep contaminated with huge amounts of
UXO left behind since the First and Second World War.
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Planing and coordination of the demining and clearance In
September 2001 in accordance with the United NationsMine Action
Strategy (UNMAS), United Nations MineAction Service opened national
office (UNMAO) in Skopjeto plane and to coordinate the activities
in the NW part of RofMacedonia. These activities were performed by
these:
1. STOP MINES 2. Handicap International 3. CARE/Mine Tech 4.
Italian NGO Intersos 5. Macedonian teams
RESULTS OF THE WORK 2001-2003
59241.028.0772002-2003Macedon.teams
167370.000/178420528.420Oct.2002-May2003
CARE/Mine Tech
351.723.025/536.868
2.259.893Sep.2002-Maj.2003
Handicap Internat.
5691.656.291/123.808
1.780.0992002STOP MINES
772596.9592001STOP MINES
UXOMineMethodBAC/Manual dem.anddogs clearance
Checked and cleared m sqPeriodExecutors
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Demining activities in the Republic of Macedonia by STOP MINES
for 2001
772596.959555309TOTAL41118550Road: Slupcane-Alasevce
0021444Road: Tetovo-Radusa
20171701719Slupcane
19012869018282Opae
00780754538Tearce
00272804Slatino
60485506377Lavce
7118912010324Lesok
406806014565Neprosteno
UXOMinesChecked
and cleared m2
Other objects
Houses checkedLocation
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34T EM 51231 6952517.05.2004-___________Slupcane new
cemetery
34T EM 24300 5970017.05.2004- _________Gracani cemetery road
34T EM 26250 48730451/016.04.2003- 17.07.20035 396Treska
34T EM 54455 708850/07.042003-15.04.2003576Vaksince1
34T EM 54844 740740/09.04.2003-18.04.200317 900Rudnik-Lojane
34T EM 52114 691255/030.09.2002-14.03.2003133 078Gorubince
34T EM 54363 7061720/030.09.2002-17.03.2003138 777Vaksince
34T EM 53744 029440/013.05.2003- 27.06.2003905Tetovo-Ratae
34T EM 53235 6796812/02.12.2002- 4.04.200364
333Opae-Slupcane
34T EM 46113 527780/010.10.2003- 22.10.20034 954Aracinovo
34T EM 51431 69069 39/014.10.2003- 19.12.200391 558Slupcane-
cemetary
34T EM 50268 7110710.10.2003- _______Alasevce- pine wood
34T EM 48346 649052/09.04.2003-18.04.200320 212Matejce-
Kraista
34T EM 59629 242223/2
30.06.2003-19.12.200364 595Gracani
GRID referencesFound UXO/ mines
Period of workChecked and cleared sqmLocation
Demining results of Macedonian BAC/Demining teams for period of
2002/2003
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Demining Activities in the Republic of Macedonia by Mine-Tech
Int. 2002/03
01.05.2003TearceCleared17521.11.2002ZilcleCleared141
05.05.2003PrsovceCleared17214.11.2002SemsevoCleared140
18.04.2003ZilceCleared17129.03.2003PrsovceCleared124
21.11.2002ZilceCleared16928.03.2003KamenjaneCleared119
22.11.2002ZilceCleared16829.11.2002LavceCleared118
29.11.2002SipkovicaCleared16716.11.2002SemsevoCleared115
08.11.2002Popova SapkaCleared165DzepcisteCleared114
11.08.2002Popova
SapkaCleared16427.11.2002NeprostenoCleared113
08.11.2002Popova SapkaCleared16304.11.2002TrebosCleared110
08.11.2002Popova SapkaCleared16209.04.2003RopalceCleared109
08.11.2002Popova SapkaCleared16129.03.2003TearceCleared104
08.11.2002Popova SapkaCleared16001.05.2003DzepcisteCleared99
09.04.2003AracinovoCleared14924.11.2002LavceCleared98
DATELOCATIONSTATUS NoDATELOCATIONSTATUS No
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Unexploded ordnances from I and II World War
13112004
2003Tetovo14112200417152003Kicevo
4118672003Struga
Tank mine
Personalmine
Plane bomb
OrdnanceMinethro. mine
Hand bombYarsLocation
2004
2522331972004
91122003Bitola7965200416410102003Gevgelija
1512004
313831101592003Total2115122342004
1101282003Kavadarci
83152003Kriva Palanka
Tank minePersonalmine
Plane bomb
OrdnanceMinethro. mine
Hand bomb
YarsLocation
6171322355412004
31024632004
1632152003Kumanovo
2205182004
39782003Skopje
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Ordnances in Gevgelija
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Ordnance in Prilep
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Victims of UXO from I and II W W
Region Gevgelija 1997-2000
Region Bitola 1965-2002
Region Struga 1997-2000
Period
111130Wounded
185Dead
Financial ContributionsDonors Funds
30.000Slovenia2004
500.000USA2002-2003
62.763Slovenia2002
1.000.000USA2001
10.753Slovenia2001
57.461Canada2001
58.333Japan1999
Amount $US
StateYear
48.0002004
229.0002003
1.213.653 5% an.budget
2002
474.5922% an.budget
2001
AmountYearInternati.Trust Fund for Deminingand Mine Victims
Assistance
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Presentations
In 2001 and 2002 were held 1032 presentations, included 2.500
domesatic citizens and 14.500 domesatic children.
In 2003 were held 265 presentations, included 3589 domesatic
citizens and 3157 domesatic children.
SURVEYOF MINE DESTRUCTION BY PHASES
42.9214.00016.07122.80050TOTAL
1010PROM-129.9682.0005.11822.800PMR-2A
560560PMA-3
4.0806003.43050PAM-2
8.3531.4006.953PMA-1
TOTALSTOKET FOR TRAINING20/2/0311/6/0206/8/00TIPE
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CONCLUSION- The number of 4000 APMs stoket for training
purposes- The Parlaiament the Republic of Macedonia’s on 6 May this
year was adopted Protokol 2 of the Convention on Certain
Conventional Weapons.- MOD of the Republic of Macedonia to proceed
the adoption the Protokols 4 and 5 of the CCW.
PROTECTION and RESCUE DIRECTORATE
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