Hosted by Norway. Location:
Lugar: El Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española(Claustro de Santo Domingo)

All delegates are invited to a reception hosted by the President of the Second Review Conference, Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway.

For more information: ingunn.vatne@mfa.no

Hosted by Handicap International and GTO-14 (Grupo de Trabajo Ottawa)
Locations: Plaza de la Proclamación, Plaza San Diego and Plaza Santa Teresa 

Several candidates will present their videos in various locations inside Cartagena’s old city. The winners will be announced on 3 December.

For more information: czc@handicap.org.co ó dp@handicap.org.co

Hosted by the ICBL
Location: Salon Pegasus
13:00 - 15:00

At this event, the major global findings of the Landmine Monitor Report 2009, Landmine Monitor’s 11th annual report, will be presented.

For more information:jackie@icbl.org

Hosted by the UN Mine Action Team
Location: Comisión 1

UN officials and other panelists will refer to challenges for mine action, including funding, at an event that will also serve to launch the UN’s 2010 Portfolio of Mine Action Projects. The Portfolio provides a snapshot of global mine action projects and requirements in more than 30 countries, territories and peacekeeping missions. The Portfolio is a resource for donors, policy-makers and service providers. This year’s launch is an opportunity for high-level stakeholders to share their views and take stock of the sector's impressive successes, but also to put some thought into the challenges ahead.

For more information: buckleya@un.org

Building partnerships for sustainable mine action: meeting of the Resource
Utilisation Contact Group
Hosted by Norway
Location: Comisión 2 
13:00 - 15:00

Many States Parties with obligations to assist victims and to clear mined areas report that lack of resources is a major obstacle to achieve their targets. How can the partnerships underpinning the Convention be reshaped into strategic frame works for ensuring predictable and sustainable mine action programmes? Presentations on this matter will be made by States Parties and international and non-governmental organisations.
 

Para más información, diríjase a: ingunn.vatne@mfa.no
 

Hosted by Handicap International
Location: Comisión 3
13:00 - 15-00

Based on the research conducted by HI on good practices for the economic inclusion of persons with disabilities and on HI field work on socio-economic inclusion in Colombia and Afghanistan, this workshop aims to sensitise practitioners, NGOs, diplomats and funding agencies on good practices and lessons learned on socio- economic inclusion and initiate active partnership among the participants. HI will present both the results of an October 2009 workshop in Afghanistan on “training for micro finance actors and civil society in order to promote access to credit and other financial tools for people with disabilities” and, from a Colombian victim point of view, the Colombian experience on socio-economic inclusion. 

For more information: hbernard@handicap-international.org ó cgosselin@handicap-international.org
 

Hosted by Survivor Corps and the Centro Integral de Rehabilitación de Colombia (CIREC).
Location: Comisión 4
13:00 - 15:00

Victims in many countries remain in a state of victimhood, waiting for reparation and frequently experiencing additional victimisation caused by a lack of understanding of their condition, by stigmatisation or by difficulty in moving on with their lives.This roundtable discussion will feature survivors who have overcome or are in the process of overcoming their situation as victims, experts in the field of victim assistance and policy makers discussing the theme of overcoming victimhood. Experiences from around the world will be shared with special attention given to the Colombian context, key issues identified, and potential future actions proposed.

For more information:tleibowitz@survivorcorps.org