United Nations Mine Action Office (UNMAO) Weekly Sitrep: Ref # 31 (29 July 4 August 2007)

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1 United Nations Mine Action Office (UNMAO) Weekly Sitrep: Ref # 31 (29 July 4 August 2007) 1. Highlights Kadugli: On 2 August, four of the Pakistani Military Demining Company s (PMDC s) Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs) were accredited as Explosive Detection Dogs (EDDs), to work at security gates in UN compounds in Sudan. Also in Kadugli, DCA s Explosive Ordnance (EOD) Team 2 completed bunker clearance at Katcha. Yei: NPA completed Battle Area Clearance (BAC) at Mundri. 2. Security Yei: The Tore area in Central Equatoria has been reduced to Level 2 as of 1 August, following a reassessment by UNDSS. 3. Recent Mine/UXO Accidents/Incidents NSTR 4. Programme Mine Action Portfolio submissions, UNMAS Portfolio Projects and EC proposal ongoing. 5. Operations/Khartoum (Operations/Quality Assurance/Plans) Plans NSTR SSO Demining Updated Force Headquarters on the progress of demining and related issues. Medical Liaised with private par tners in Juba regarding access to AME.

2 Updated summarized medic s accreditation result in preparation for the forthcoming accreditation/qa database. Update ongoing of the Sudan Mine Action Medical Evacuation Plan and medical IMSMA forms. Attended joint HIV/AIDS UNCT Coordination Meeting. Reviewed UNMAO treatment protocols and CASEVAC plans for the northern region. 6. Operations/Field Assessment trips: Malakal: An assessment trip to Pultruk was conducted by the Cambodian Military Demining Company s (CMDC s) survey team, in conjunction with scheduled UNMO patrol to the area. UNMIS related issues: NSTR Mine action coordination El Fasher : Further discussions conducted with AMIS regarding e xplosive storage space on AMIS property. AMIS has agreed in principal to allow WRMAO space to build an explosive storag e facility within their main camp at ZamZam, situated 4 kilometres south of El Fasher. WRMAO will supply the storage container and pay all costs involved ; AMIS to provide 24-hour security. 7. Status of CPA Implementation (in relation to Mine Action) NSTR 8. Progress of UNMIS Priorities Kadugli: Task dossiers ready to be issued upon the arrival of the new contractor. 2

3 Damazine: Mine clearance operations in Kurmuk along the Ethiopian border have been suspended until the arrival of the new contractor. Juba: MAG Clearance of Customs Market: To continue with the destruction of the removed UXO at a temporary Central Demolition Site (CDS) at a later date. FSD FSD LoD 1: C learance of one DA east of Anyidi Airstrip. Task Dossier issued, work suspended due to weather constraints. QA handover attempted, however road impassable at this time. ArmorGroup GMAA of Pochalla Town: AG Survey 2. Task dossier issued, work planned. Rumbek: ArmorGroup. DA 168, 169,170 Waco. Team AM 8 - Nothing found to date. Task 75% complete and suspended. Routes Kadugli: FSD: Route assessments of intra-sector routes: teams demobilized. Damazine: MECHEM: AbuShiendi Umdarfa-Yaradah. Task suspended. Belgouha-Takamol. Task suspended. Juba: MECHEM Keyala-Ikotos -Kidepo-Lotome-Kikilay-New Cush. Group 2: Route survey, verification/clearance. Task Dossier issued, work suspended and planned for the future. Moli-Karpeto-Sindiru-Juba : Route survey, verification/clearance. Task Dossier issued and work suspended for the rainy season stand -down. 3

4 ArmorGroup Route survey Torit - Imatong - Ikotos: AG Survey 4. Task Dossier issued, work planned, but team unable to deploy due to security problems in the Ikatos area (UNDSS-classified as Level 3). Task status changed to aborted. Route survey Pibor - Boma: AG Survey 2. Task Dossier issued, work suspended due to wet river crossing, Suspension Report received. Route survey Pibor - Pochalla: Task Dossier issued, work suspended due to wet river crossing, Suspension Report received. Route survey of Pibor - Akobo : Tas k Dossier issued, work complete, awaiting DGPS track. Route survey Akobo - Pochalla: AG Survey 2. Task Dossier issued, work commenced, but unable to negotiate the route due to weather constraints. Rumbek: MECHEM Task SS-433: Team 4: TST reached Tidalo and identified DAs. Task suspended. Wau: MECHEM 8-meter corridor from Bazia to Bo-River and onto Duma Tambura. MECHEM Team 1. Wau to Tambura Route survey, assessment/clearance: Task Dossier issued and task suspended until the next season. By-pass from Busseri towards Bazia, 8-meter corridor : MECHEM Team km stretch to be verified prior to KMDC deployment to the area. Phase 1 completed, waiting on weather change for hand-over. Task to be suspended until the next demining season. 8-meter corridor Tambura to Deim Zubeir. MECHEM Team 1. Route survey, task suspended to the next demining season. 8-meter corridor Wau to Raga. MECHEM Team 1. Route survey. Task suspended to the next demining season. Aweil to Aroyo. MECHEM Team 5. Route survey, new tasking issued 26 April. Task suspended for the team s annual leave. Wedweil to Ariath. MECHEM Team 5. Route survey. Rice Field Project P1. MECHEM Team 5. Route survey. Task complete, awaiting completion handover still pending due to weather constrains. Marail Baai to Raga. MECHEM Team 5. Route survey. Mayen to Mayon. MECHEM Team 5. Route survey. 4

5 9. Progress of TCC demining Sector I: Juba The Bangladeshi Military Demining Company (BMDC) is tasked to clear the Rajaf minefield and its Mine Detection Dog (MDD) team to clear access lanes around its perimeter. A new Task Dossier will be issued shortly for the clearance of an area of land close to the River Nile, prior to the sinking of water boreholes. One of the BMDC s explosive ordnance (EOD) team s continued with clearance of the Central Demolition Site (CDS) near Juba - containing numerous UXO in various conditions - while their second EOD team completed clearance of a UXO Dangerous Area (DA) at the Ministry of Animal Resources an d Fisheries Dairy and Poultry Farm. Sector II: Wau The Kenyan Military Demining Company (KMDC) continued with work on their new tasks (SS 447) seven technical survey tasks within SS-1275, the technical survey of a suspected Dangerous Area (DA) near Busseri Bridge. Sector III: Malakal The Cambodian Military Demining Company s survey platoon conducted a General Mine Action Assessment (GMAA) of Phom el Seraf on 3 August. Sector IV: Kadugli The Egyptian Military Demining Company s (E MDC s) teams worked on clearance of Andullo m inefield near Um Serdiba, while their EOD team worked on spot tasks in the Kadugli locality. Secto r V: Damazine. Mine clearance operations resumed in Kurmuk A minefield along the Ethiopian border with the newly accredited incoming demining teams of the Pakistani Military Demining Company (PMDC). 10. Progress of other UN-funded mine action projects Kassala: FSD - All teams demobilized. Juba: ArmorGroup MCT 1: Technical Survey (TS) of m inefield at New Asiro. Task Dossier issued, work planned. 5

6 MCT 2: TS of minefield at Gudele River. Work suspended, suspension report received, QA handover complete. RS 6: Route survey Pageri-Pajok-Pugee-Palataka Road Junction; GMAA of Owiny-Ki-Bul Town; GMAA of Pajok Town; and GMAA of Pugee Town. Task Dossiers issued, work held up due to security situation, to be issued in the future. RONCO (WFP) Clearance of Juba -Mundri Road; Group A&B. Work complete, awaiting QA handover. Route Clearance Juba-Bor. Task dossier issued, work planned. FSD Clearance of DAs at the MAFAO Dairy and Poultry Farm. Task dossier issued, work suspended, suspension report received, QA handover complete. MAG MAT 10 (S); survey/clearance of the route Farasika Chukudum. Task Dossier issued. Work commenced. MAT 10 (S); survey/clearance of Narus Boma. Task Dossier issued. Work planned. Rumbek: ArmorGroup BAC at the Governor s Office. Task suspended. MECHEM Task SS-434 was issued to Team 4. Team reached Tidalo and identified DAs. Task suspended. Yei: DDG GMAA Kajo-K eji (DDG SVY1+2: UNHCR): Task Dossier issued. Work continuing within Ngepo Payam. GMAA Kalo-Keji (DDG SVY1+2): Tas k Dossier issued. Work continuing within Kangapo1 Payam. GMAA Kalo-Keji, Liwolo Payam (DDG SVY1+2): Task Dossier issued. Work continues. GMAA Kajo-Keji (DDG SVY1+2): Kangapo 2.Task Dossier issued. Work continues. Survey Lire Payam (DDG SVY1+2): Tas k Dossier issued. Work continues. 6

7 SAC/MAG Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) Central Equatoria: the recruitment process for Central Equatoria is underway. Wau: SAC/MAG LIS - Western Bahr El Ghazal, Lakes and Warrap: for Western Bahr El Ghazal, survey is ongoing; awaiting deployment plan for Warrap and Lakes. El Fasher: Preparation of Task Dossiers for the incoming contractor ongoing to date, four Task D ossiers relating to the clearance of open DAs have been prepared for North Darfur and four for the technical survey of suspected minefields in South Darfur. 11. Progress of non-un funded mine action projects Kadugli: DCA Conducting operations in South Kordofan: EOD Team 1: o n scheduled stand down from 25 Jul to 14 Aug. EOD Team 2 (SKILLS): completed bunker clearance at Katcha village (and destroyed 29 x 82 mm mortars, 19 x 60 mm mortars, 38 x mortar fuses and 7 x RPG propellants. New task to be issued on 5 August.. Damazine: MAG MCT/DfiD: Mine cl earance operations in Kurmuk task suspended - report not received. MCT/Consortium: Mi ne clearance operations in Kurmuk task suspended - report not received. Juba: MAG MAT (S) 8 have been issue d with the survey and clearance of the Kapoeta-Mogos road. MAT 10: Commenced clearance of UXO DAs in the Chukudum geographical area. Work suspended, suspension report received. MCT (S) 9 (½ team): Clearance of UXO DAs Kapoeta Area. Tas k suspended, suspension report received. 7

8 o Clearance of UXO DAs Torit Area. Task suspended, suspension report received. MAT (S) 9 (½ team): Continued with the clearance of a mixed AP/AT defensive minefield around Kapoeta Town. Work continues. MAT (S) 9 (½ team): Manual clear ance of Kotama Junction, Kapoeta-Boma Road. Task Dossier issued, work temporarily suspended, suspension report received. FSD/SIMAS Clearance of DA at Rajaf East. Tas k Dossier issued, work continues. TDI Clearance of Bor-Pibor, MCT 1, DA SS-891. Task Dossier issued, work complete, QA complete, awaiting final QA handover. Yei NPA T2. Clearance of bridge access on Yei-Juba R oad. Task completed, awaiting completion survey. T1+3+MW. Bungu mixed minefield. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. T4. Bele Minefi eld. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. BAC+EOD1.Limbe PM 1 Strike. Work completed, awaiting reports. T2. Monkindi 1 MF. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. T2.Monkindi 2 Minefield. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. EOD 2 UXO clearance Mundri area. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. BAC PM 1 Strike at Mundri. Task Dossier i ssued. Work complete. Awaiting Completion Report. MAT + MW. Al Sutor Hill, Ganji, Technical Survey. Task Dossier Issued. Work continues. MAT + MW Makindi 3 Tech nical Survey, Task Dossier issued. Work continues. MAT+ MW Makindi 4 Technical Survey, Task Dossier issued. Work continues. MAT +MW Makindi 5 Technical Survey. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. MAT + MW Makindi 6 Tech nical Survey. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. MAT + MW Kenyi 3, Technical Survey. Task Dossier issued. MAT + MW Kenyi 2, Technical Survey. Task Dossier issued. MAT + MW Kenyi 1, Technical Survey. Task Dossier issued. EOD, Kenyi, Clearance of DA. Task Dossier issued. MAT + MW Kenyi 4, Technical Survey. Ta sk Dossier issued. 8

9 MAG Yei CDS tasks. Task Dossier issued. Work continues. Yei UXO spot tasks. Task D ossier issued. Work continues. EOD 1: UXO Clea rance Lui Area. Task D ossier issued. Work continues. EOD 2 UXO Clearance Maridi Area. Task D ossier issued. Work continues. EOD Clearance of UXO, Kajo-Keji Area. Task Dossier issued. Work suspended and remaining DAs to be cleared in the dry season. Clearance of UXO, Tali area. Task Dossier issued. Work commenced. Wau: MAG EOD/Survey Team: Task Dossier issued for EOD clearance of school site, 4 x CDS in Sector Mine Risk Education (MRE) /Landmine Safety Project (LSP) MRE North: In South Kordofan, DCA Team 2, operating in Kauda area, conducted MRE activities in the villages of Komo, Kasora, Al Goz, Malakia, and Kalkada. Total number of beneficiaries: 1,753 people; DCA Team 3 (SKILLS Consortium) conducted MRE safety briefing at Kadugli bus station and supported their EOD team in the villages of Daloka and Katcha. Total number of beneficiaries: 108 peopl e AAR/FPDO: The team operating in Kadugli locality conducted MRE community presentations in the villages of Belinga, Tuku, Al Sarf, and Katcha, in addition to a meeting with community leaders in Tuku. Total number of beneficiaries: 368 people. FPDO Team 02 F conducted community MRE in the locality of Kassala, covering the villages of Glad and Tshotyay. Total number of beneficiaries: 986 people; Team 03F conducted community MRE in the locality of Kassala, targeting khalwas and basic schools in the village of Wad Sharifay. Total number of beneficiaries: 1,565 people. JASMAR teams continued their work in Kosti, while MAG and DCA teams operated in Blue Nile. MRE Teacher Training was coordinated through a meeting held with the Ministry of Education and UNICEF. The training targets approximately 800 teachers from all Kassala localities and is to commence on 8 August, in six training centres at different localities. 9

10 South: MRE/VA Assistant travelled to Malakal from 31 July to 3 August to monitor Handicap Inter national s MRE activities. Also provided one-day training on the use of the Life Skills Modules and conducted one QA visit in the field. Minutes from last MRE WG meeting have been distributed. Twenty MRE/CL teams are conducting MRE activities in the south at present, while five teams are on stand down during the rainy season. Handicap International is conducting regular MRE activities in Malakal. MAG MRE teams have been working in Wau and Juba. 4,396 people received MRE this week, in accordance to reports received from MRE partners in the South. LSP LSP induction briefing given to 59 new UNMIS staff members and 18 NGO staff in Khartoum. LSP training conducted for 22 incoming members of the Bangladeshi Contingent. LSP Trainer travelled to Malakal on 31 July to monitor an UNMIS LSP trainer trained by UNMAO; also conducted an LSP briefing for the HI teams in Malakal on 2 August. 15. Victim Assistance (VA) HSTF Project - Needs assessment: data entry and verification ongoing for ISCO, while SEM completed its part. Socio economic reintegration activities: preparation of documents for the CAP meeting on 7 August. National VA Workplan: Organization of the workshop is ongoing and meeting held with the Federal Ministry of H ealth for feedback on the document. Selection of Candidates for the TATCOT one-year wheelchair course. Candidate selected from Juba. Preparation/collection of proposals for the Mine Action Portfolio. Preparation of project proposals for the Swiss Government (in collaboration with the NMAA). Victi m Assistance Working Group held on 2 August in Juba. [End of report] Prepared by: Lisa Eaton, Programme Officer Date: 6 August

11 AAR: Association for Aid and Relief, Japan AG: ArmorGroup AS: Area Survey AP: Anti-Personnel (mine) AT: Anti-Tank (mine) BAC: Battle Area Clearance BM DC: Bangladeshi Military Demining Company CBU: Cluster Bomb Unit CMDC: Cambodian Military Demining Company CJMC: Ceasefire Joint Military Committee DA: Dangerous Area DCA: Danish Church Aid DDG: Danish Demining Group DDR: Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration DFC: Deputy Force Commander DPM:Deputy Programme Manager EM DC: Egyptian Military Demining Company EDD: Explosive Detection Dogs EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal ERW: Explosive Remnants of War FPDO: Friends of Peace and Development Organization FSD: Swiss Foundation for Mine Action GMAA: General Mine Action Assessment (survey) HAZMAT: Hazardous Materials HSTF: Human Security Trust Fund IDP: Internally Displaced Persons IMATC: International Mine Action Training Centre IMSMA: Information Management System for Mine Action JI(D)U: Joint Integrated (Demining) Units JMCO: Joint Monitoring Coordination Office KMDC: Kenyan Military Demining Company LIS: Landmine Impact Survey LMA: Landmine Action LoD: Line of Disengagement LSP: Landmine Safety Project MA: Mine Action MAG: Mines Advisory Group MAT: Mine Action Team MCT: Manual Clearance Team MDC: Military Demining Company MDD: Mine Detection Dog MEDDS: Mechem Explosive & Drug Detection System MRE: Mine Risk Education NPA: Norwegian Peoples Aid NRMAO: North Regional Mine Action Office NSTR: Nothing Significant to Report OCHA: (United Nations) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PMDC: Pakistani Military Demining Company QA: Quality Assurance RPG: Rocket-Propelled Grenade RRST: Rapid Response Survey Team RS: Route Survey SAF: Sudanese Armed Forces SOP: Standard Operating Procedures SPLA/M: Sudan People s Liberation Army/Movement SRMAO: South Regional Mine Action Office TCC: Troop Contributing Country TDI: The Development Initiative UNCT: United Nations Country Team UNMAO: United Nations Mine Action Office UNMAS: United Nations Mine Action Service UNMIS: United Nations Mission in Sudan UNOPS: United Nations Office of Project Services UXO: Unexploded Ordnance VA: Victim Assistance VMMDS: Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection System VTF: Voluntary Trust Fund (for Mine Action) WRMAO: West Regional Mine Action Office 11