Kosovo
Kosovo is contaminated with anti-personnel mines and cluster munition remnants.
Recommendation for Action
- While formal accession to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is not currently possible for Kosovo, as it is not recognised as a State by the depositary, Kosovo should submit a letter to the UN Secretary-General pledging to comply fully, on a voluntary basis, with the CCM and, as is planned for this year, submit voluntary Article 7 reports on an annual basis.
- The Kosovo Mine Action Centre (KMAC) should seek to complete clearance of cluster munition remnants (CMR) as soon as possible. With the newly developed mine action strategy, and provided that funding is sustained, KMAC should ensure the implementation of realistic annual targets and adhere to the established timeline for completion.
- In addition to survey of suspected hazardous areas (SHAs), Kosovo should also review the basis on which confirmed hazardous areas (CHAs) are established. In particular, it should conduct survey to confirm CMR contamination before embarking on full clearance.
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