REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA DIRECTORATE FOR PROTECTION AND RESCUE MACEDONIAN MINE ACTION PROGRAM Skopje Presentation by: 5.6.5 Mr.Kiro Atanasov Facts for Republic of Macedonia Population Area Capital Language, milion 573sq km Skopje Macedonian
MAIN OBJECTS.Bacground for contaminated areas with mines and UXOs. 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 main contamination areas: I. North-Western part of Republic of Macedonia has been contaminated with landmines (antipersonnel mines PMA and PMR, and antitenk mines PMT) and unexploded ordinances (UXO). This contamination was a result of the conflict between armed groups of ethnic Albanians and Macedonian government forces in and it was spreat in the region by the border between Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, region of Tetovo, Kumanovo and Skopje. -
II. Region near the border between Republic of Macedonia and Greace, from Gevgelija to Ohrid with 5 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. 3
Planing and coordination of the demining and clearance In September in accordance with the United Nations Mine Action Strategy (UNMAS), United Nations Mine Action Service opened national office (UNMAO) in Skopje to plane and to coordinate the activities in the NW part of Rof Macedonia. These activities were performed by these:. STOP MINES. Handicap International 3. CARE/Mine Tech 4. Italian NGO Intersos 5. Macedonian teams RESULTS OF THE WORK -3 Executors STOP MINES Period Checked and cleared m sq 596.959 Method BAC/Manual dem.and dogs clearance Mine UXO 77 STOP MINES Handicap Internat. Sep.- Maj.3.78.99.59.893.656.9/ 3.88.73.5/ 536.868 9 56 35 CARE/ Mine Tech Oct.- May3 58.4 37./784 7 6 Macedon. teams -3.8.77 4 59 4
Demining activities in the Republic of Macedonia by STOP MINES for Location Houses checked Other objects Checked and cleared m Mines UXO Neprosteno 65 45 686 4 Lesok 4 3 89 7 Lavce 77 63 4855 6 Slatino 4 78 Tearce 38 45 7875 Opae 8 8 869 9 Slupcane 9 7 77 Road: Tetovo-Radusa 444 Road: Slupcane-Alasevce 855 4 TOTAL 39 555 596.959 77 Demining results of Macedonian BAC/Demining teams for period of /3. Location Gracani Checked and cleared sqm 64 595 Period of work 3.6.3-9..3 Found UXO/ mines 3/ GRID references 34T EM 5969 4 Matejce- Kraista 9.4.3-8.4.3 / 34T EM 48346 6495 Alasevce- pine wood..3-34t EM 568 77 Slupcane- cemetary 9 558 4..3-9..3 39/ 34T EM 543 6969 Aracinovo 4 954..3-..3 / 34T EM 463 5778 Opae-Slupcane 64 333..- 4.4.3 / 34T EM 5335 67968 Tetovo-Ratae 95 3.5.3-7.6.3 / 34T EM 53744 944 Vaksince 38 777 3.9.-7.3.3 / 34T EM 54363 767 Gorubince 33 78 3.9.-4.3.3 5/ 34T EM 54 695 Rudnik-Lojane 7 9 9.4.3-8.4.3 / 34T EM 54844 7474 Vaksince 576 7.43-5.4.3 / 34T EM 54455 7885 Treska 5 396 6.4.3-7.7.3 45/ 34T EM 65 4873 Gracani cemetery road 7.5.4-34T EM 43 597 Slupcane new cemetery 7.5.4-34T EM 53 6955 5
Demining Activities in the Republic of Macedonia by Mine-Tech Int. /3 No STATUS LOCATION DATE No STATUS LOCATION DATE 98 Lavce 4.. 49 Aracinovo 9.4.3 99 Dzepciste.5.3 6 Popova Sapka 8.. 4 Tearce 9.3.3 6 Popova Sapka 8.. 9 Ropalce 9.4.3 6 Popova Sapka 8.. Trebos 4.. 63 Popova Sapka 8.. 3 Neprosteno 7.. 64 Popova Sapka.8. 4 Dzepciste 65 Popova Sapka 8.. 5 Semsevo 6.. 67 Sipkovica 9.. 8 Lavce 9.. 68 Zilce.. 9 Kamenjane 8.3.3 69 Zilce.. 4 Prsovce 9.3.3 7 Zilce 8.4.3 4 Semsevo 4.. 7 Prsovce 5.5.3 4 Zilcle.. 75 Tearce.5.3 6
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8 Unexploded ordnances from I and II World War 3 4 3 Tetovo 4 4 7 5 3 Kicevo 4 8 67 3 Struga Tank mine Personal mine Plane bomb Ordnance Minethro. mine Hand bomb Yars Location 4 5 3 3 97 4 9 3 Bitola 796 5 4 64 3 Gevgelija 5 4 3 383 59 3 Total 5 34 4 8 3 Kavadarci 8 3 5 3 Kriva Palanka Tank mine Personal mine Plane bomb Ordnance Minethro. mine Hand bomb Yars Location 6 7 3 35 54 4 3 4 63 4 6 3 5 3 Kumanovo 5 8 4 39 7 8 3 Skopje
Ordnances in Gevgelija 9
Ordnance in Prilep
Victims of UXO from I and II W W Period Region Struga 997- Region Bitola 965- Region Gevgelija 997- Dead 5 8 Wounded 3 Financial Contributions Donors Funds Year 999 State Japan Canada Slovenia USA Slovenia Amount $US 58.333 57.46.753.. 6.763 Internati. Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance Year 3 Amount 474.59 % an.budget.3.653 5% an.budget 9. -3 USA 5. 4 48. 4 Slovenia 3.
Presentations In and were held 3 presentations, included.5 domesatic citizens and 4.5 domesatic children. In 3 were held 65 presentations, included 3589 domesatic citizens and 357 domesatic children. SURVEY OF MINE DESTRUCTION BY PHASES TIPE 6/8/ /6/ //3 STOKET FOR TRAINING TOTAL PMA- 6.953.4 8.353 PAM- 5 3.43 6 4.8 PMA-3 56 56 PMR-A.8 5.8. 9.968 PROM- TOTAL 5.8 6.7 4. 4.9
CONCLUSION - The number of 4 APMs stoket for training purposes - The Parlaiament the Republic of Macedonia s on 6 May this year was adopted Protokol 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 Tel:+389..38385,fax:+389..383896,mail:atanasok@mk.pims.org 3