Request for assistance of the Republic of Serbia

for clearing the ERW in the framework of Protocol V of CCW

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

CASE PRESENTATIONON ERW

CCW PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR

Under ratification Procedure

INTRODUCTION

All tasks related to ERW are being done under:

Law on Emergency Situations adopted in 2009.Defence Act of Republic of Serbia International StandardsMilitary Standards and Manuals

INSTITUTIONAL SET UP

Responsibility for solving ERW problems lies with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior. The obligations by law are met in cooperation with following organizational units of Ministries and the institutions of Republic of Serbia:

MoI Sector for Emergency SituationsSAFMine Action CentreDomestic and foreign commercial companies

INSTITUTIONAL SET UP

Several Wars were waged in XX century:

Great quantity of explosive remnants of war (ERW)Different construction, size, originUnexploded cluster bomblets and aerial bombsAmmunition depots explosion

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION

Locations contaminated by unexploded cluster munitions17.000.000 m2

Unexploded aerial bombs, rockets and projectiles about 100 locations

Different kinds of UXO – total area of 22.000.000 m2 on 12 locations

The Danube River, Đerdapska Gorges – sank war ships with armament from WWII (22 ships)

Mine suspected area

Cleared mine fields , 6.197.791 m2

Area cleared from unexploded cluster munitions, 4.319.655 m2 + 1.200.000 m2

Aerial bombs and rockets – (7 + 120 +19)Total of 146 bombs and rockets removed

Area cleared from different kinds of UXO (819.906 m2)

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION

Cluster munitions– 16 municipalities:City of Niš – municipalities Medijana and Crveni Krst, Kraljevo, Brus, Preševo, Bujanovac, Kuršumlija, Raška, Gadžin Han, Leposavić, Sjenica, Čačak, Vladimirci, Knić, Stara Pazova i Sopot

Cluster munitions - cleared

Systematic survey

General Survey on 11.961.971 m2

General Survey is ongoing on remained suspected area 12.015.924 m2

Estimated risk area to be cleared 17.000.000 m2

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS

Specific approachAdditional trainingSpecial armored machines

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS

Cleared 4.319.655m2 +

1.200.000 m2

FundingGovernment of USA, Czech Republic, Ireland through ITFRussian Federation Tobacco Factory in City of NisConstruction Direction in RaskaMunicipality

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS

Suspected areas:

BujanovacPreševo KuršumlijaMunicipality

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - MINE FIELDS

Ground Safety Zone

ClearedAlong the border with Croatia 6.197.791 m2

Funding – donations through ITF Donors: Germany, USA, Norway, Spain, Czech , Canada, EU

AP mines are not produced in Serbia

All AP mines are destroyed

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - MINE FIELDS

About 100 suspicious locations with more than 180 unexploded aerial bombs, rockets and projectiles

Defuzed, removed and destroyed 146 aerial bombs from WWII and NATO intervention

Difficulties Multidisciplinary approach Specific equipment Very expensive works

Data from NATOGeneral Survey of the Sava and the Danube River

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION –AERIAL BOMBS

The Danube RiverDestroyed and damaged bridges

The Sava RiverDamaged bridges

City of BelgradeFormer China Embassy buildingFormer MoI buildingFormer MoD and GS building

City of SuboticaPart of Palic Lake

Military locations53 locations, 120 aerial bombs19 WWII aerial bombs removed

Searched 3.900.000 m2

FundingEuropean Agency for ReconstructionUSA

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION –AERIAL BOMBS

23.000.000 square meters contaminated12 locations

REPUBLIC OF SERBIAAmmo depots location map

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION – AMMO DEPOTS EXPLOSION

6 LocationsNo survey has been done

REPUBLIC OF SERBIACombat act. location map

CONTAMINATION EXTENSION – COMBAT ACTIVITIES

IN WWI AND WWII

Operational capacities for ERW clearance:

MoI specialized Teams SAF specialized TeamsCommercial companies registered for humanitarian demining

CLEREANCE

Before the implementation of ERW Projects it is necessary to develop an overall Study

ERW Projects intend to clear whole territory of Republic of Serbia from ERWExact size of contaminated area is unknownExact number of ERW is unknownGeneral Survey hasn’t been conducted on all locationsLack of moneyThe first stage

Situation assessmentGeneral surveyDevelopment of Projects documentation

The second stageClearanceDestruction of ERW

Estimated costs of ERW Projects is 70.000.000 EURTechnical assistance and capacity building assistance is also needed

REQUEST FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS

Removal of explosive remnants of war in the function of development

Removing explosive remnants of war will create the conditions for increasing human security, environmental protection, intensive agricultural production, forest exploitation, drainage channel maintenance, reconstruction and construction of tourist and industrial buildings.

The problems related to removing the explosive remnants of war in Serbia are numerous and Serbia alone without the help of the international community and donors can not resolve them within areasonable time

REQUEST FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS

THANK YOU