Colombia
| Performance Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Understanding of anti-personnel mine contamination (20% of overall score) | 6 |
| National ownership and programme management (10% of overall score) | 8 |
| Gender (10% of overall score) | 7 |
| Information management and reporting (10% of overall score) | 6 |
| Planning and tasking (10% of overall score) | 6 |
| Land release system (20% of overall score) | 7 |
| Land release outputs and Article 5 compliance (20% of overall score) | 7 |
| Performance score | 6.7 |
Key Developments
Clearance output increased in 2022 compared to the previous year despite the deteriorating security situation in some affected municipalities but Colombia will not meet its second extended clearance deadline under Article 5 of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) of the end of 2025. An updated and revised Operational Plan for Mine Action 2023–2025 was presented to the Article 5 Implementation Committee in May 2023.
Recommendations for Action
- Colombia should conduct a baseline survey of contamination as and where this is possible, while continuing to clean data in the Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) database.
- Quality management of operations should be targeted towards making operations more efficient rather than imposing unnecessary delays on operators.
- Colombia should consider changing its approach on security risk assessments from a military lens to a community lens and remove mine action as a pre-requisite before other peace, stabilisation, and developmental activities can proceed.
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