With the start of the 18th Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the EU Delegation in Geneva, with the support of the Convention’s Implementation Support Unit, hosted on Monday, 16 November 2020, a side-event which allowed Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Sudan, Uganda, Colombia and Sudan to bring testimony to the effectiveness of EU mine action support in these countries. Various experts’ contributions underscored the value of the EU’s support in this field. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Representative in South Sudan, as well as an expert from the Organization of American States (OAS), contributed to the discussions.

At the sidelines of the Meeting of States Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), convening in Geneva from 3 to 6 December, the EU presented its assistance activities in support of the implementation of the Convention.