CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING,
PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND THEIR DESTRUCTION

Article 7 Reporting

STATE PARTY:
POINT OF CONTACTANGOLAAgência Nacional de Acção contra Minas – ANAM
Endereço :Avenida do 1º. Congresso do MPLA, Prédio CIF 12º,13º
Luanda – Angola
Email. anam.gerak@anam.gov.ao
Tel: +244 925754905
Director General: Brigadier -Engineer Leonardo Severino Sapalo
Email: leonardo.sapalo@anam.gov.ao
Tel: +244 923319045
Head of International Relations and ANAM Focal Point: Paula de Almeida Diogo
Email: paula.diogo@anam.gov.ao
Tel: +244 925230589

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Form A National Implementation Measures
Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information covering the previous calendar year on the following:a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9."
Remarks: All appropriate legal, administrative and other measures taken, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity
prohibited to the State Party under the Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control".
State [Party]:

Angola's reporting period ofJanuary 2023 to December 2023

Measures: Supplementary information (e.g. effective date of implementation and text of attached legislation).
No legal, administrative or other measures were adopted during the period under consideration. The existing legislative acts in Angola's main legal and judicial system(Constitution, penal code, civil code, family code and others) are sufficient to try, charge and sanction any national or foreign citizen who uses, produces, transfers, stockpiles or
encourages others to use anti-personnel mines on Angolan territory

Form B Stockpiled anti-personnel mines
Article 7. 1

"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following :Angola – Article 7 Reporting (January 2023 to December 2023) Page 2 of 17b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdownof the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled."

State [Party]:

AngolaReporting period

January 2023

toDecember 2023

Type

Quantity

Batch # (if possible)

Supplementary informaation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Angola has completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines, thus complying
with Article 4 on time (January 2007). This process was implemented by the Angolan Armed
Forces in conjunction with UNDP technical advisory services and the direct coordination of
CNIDAH at the time.
During the process, many types and quantities of landmines were destroyed and still reported
on form G.

Total

Form C

Location of mined areas

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:c) As far as possible, the location of all mined areas containing, or suspected of containing, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, toinclude as much detail as possible on the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were laid."

State [Party]:
1.

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toAreas that are confirmed and suspected of containing mines *These are the remaining contaminated areas mapped as of December 2023.

Anti-personnel mine contamination by province, as of 17 April 2024

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December 2023

Province

Cuando Cubango
MoxicoBié
Cuanza Sul
Lunda Norte
Huíla
Bengo
Lunda Sul
CuneneCabindaCuanza Norte
LuandaMalanjeNamibeUige
Benguela
HuamboZaire
Total

Number ofremaining confirmed
hazardous areas
containing antipersonnel mines
245
191
140
89
48
41
41
40
35
26
9
9
9
5
5
3
936

Remaining square
metres of confirmed
hazardous areas (m2)

20.869.933
10.386.250
5.857.481
6.619.424
1.718.708
3.418.902
3.006.227
6.506.282
2.505.156
1.179.321
573.938
1.121.211
173.395
550.041
272.651398.798
65.157.718

Number ofremaining suspectedhazardous areas
containing antipersonnel mines
1
39
10
20
9
-

Remaining square
metres of confirmed
hazardous areas (m2)

Total number ofremaining hazardous
areas containing
anti-personnel mines

Total square metres
remaining fromhazardous areas(m2)

1.130.062
-

245
230
140
89
60
41
42
58
44
26
9
9
9
6
5
3
1.016

20.869.933
11.516.312
5.857.481
573.938
7.506.778
3.418.902
3.006.227
18.626.21
2.505.156
1.179.321
6.619.424
1.121.211
173.395
550.041
272.651398.798
67.432.189

180Form D

Retained or transferred APs

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:

143.9131.000.496-2.274.471d) The types, quantities and, if possible, batch numbers of all anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for development and training in mine
detection, clearance or destruction techniques, or transferred for destruction purposes, as well as the institutions authorised by a State Party to retain ortransfer anti-personnel mines in accordance with Article 3º"State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

1a. Mandatory: Retained for development and training in (Article 3, paragraph 1)
Institution authorised by the State Party
FAA

Type
Claymore
Elsie
GayataMON (50,100 and 200

Quantity
06
04
07
04

Batch # (ifpossible)

Supplementary information•

These types of mines were retained at the end of
the Stockpile Destruction Project in December
2006, and are in the possession of the Angolan

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M35
M966
M90
MAY75
OZM (3, 4 and 72)
PONZ (2 and 2m
PMN
PMM1/2PPM2P5PRB (m409)
PPSrM1
R1M1
PMD
R2M2
T72
Total

08
10
0
202
93
45
06
40
32
01
01
28
02
10
01
11
511

Armed Forces (FAA), the only institution that
controls these ordnance.
•

In the context of the FAA's development andtraining, they have been supplying the CND
with existing batches (mines for instruction).

Form D (continuation)
1b. Voluntary information (Action #54 of the Nairobi Action Plan) “Information on plans requiring the retention of mines for development and training in mine detection,clearance or destruction techniques and a report on the actual use of retained mines and the results of such use”
Objectives:

Activity / Project:

Supplementary information:

Training deminers in the detection andrapid disposal of mines. Training andanimal detection tests (dogs and rats) tocomplement manual demining methods

Mine detention / clearance techniques

All operators undergo in-house training in detection and demining techniques. Refresher
training is conducted in accordance with the IMAS and available chapters of the NNAMs.

Remarks: Each State Party shall provide information on future plans and activities as and when appropriate and reserves the right to modify them at any time
2. Mandatory: Transferred for development and training in (Article 3, para.1)
Institution authorised by the State PartyType

Quantity

Batch # (if possible)

Supplementary information:

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ANAM Angolan Armed Forces.

N/A

N/A

TOTAL

0

0

N/A

During 2022 no mine transfers wereregistered/authorised.

3.Mandatory: Transferred for the purpose of disposal (Article 3, para. 2)
Institution authorised by the State PartyType

Quantity

N/A

TOTAL

Form E
Article 7.1

Batch # (if possible)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Supplementary information:

N/A

N/A

Status of conversion or decommissioning programmes for AP production facilities"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:e) The status of conversion or decommissioning programmes for anti-personnel mine production facilities."

State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

Indicate whether to ‘convert’ or‘deactivate’

Status (indicate whether ‘in process’ or‘completed’

Supplementary information

Angola has never produced landmines ofany kind and therefore does not have any
production facilities.

N/A

N/A

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Form F

Status of AP disposal programmes

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:f) The status of anti-personnel mine destruction programmes in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods that will be used in
the destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed."

State [Party]:

AngolaReporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

1. Status of destruction programmes for stockpiled AP (Article 4)

Type

Quantities

Supplementary information

N/A

N/A

Not applicable for the period under review

2.

Status of AP destruction programmes in mined areas (Article 5)

Anti-personnel mine clearance in 2023
Province

Operator

Benguela
Bié
CabindaCuando Cubango
NamibeThe HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
APACOminas
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust

Cleared Areas m²
448.066
348.046215.9962.047.642
123.489

Destroyed AP

Destroyed AT

No. of UXOS
destroyed

254
127

1

3.649

1.800

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No. of AXO
destroyed
1
66
69
119

18
112
1.332

Cuanza Norte
Cuanza Sul
Lunda Sul
Moxico
Total

APN
APOPO
MAG
MAG

25.976865.421587.167
1.291.653
5.953.456

114
70
120
111
4.445

88
127
19
1.073
1.562

1
5
1.807

128

1.590

Area Reduced by Technical Survey (TS) of anti-personnel mines in 2023
Province
Benguela
Bié
Cuando Cubango
Cuanza Norte
Cuanza Sul
Lunda Sul
MoxicoZaire
Total

Area reduced by TS (m2)

Operator
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
APN
APOPO
MAG
MAG
APN

299.80143.296885.173267.3611.288.888
123.881772.481249.7633.930.644

Area Reduced by Non-Technical Survey (NTS) of anti-personnel mines in 2023
Province
Benguela
Huila
Cuando Cubango
Lunda Sul
MoxicoZaire
Total

Area cancelled by NTS (m2)

Operator
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
MAG
MAG
APN

6.969
20.742585.848
20.63916.30869.538720.044

Battle Area Clearance (BAC) in 2022
Province
Cuando Cubango
Total

Operator
The HALO Trust

Cleared Area(m²)
942.815
942.815AP Mines
Destroyed *AT Mines
Destroyed *No. of UXO
destroyed*

No. of AXO
destroyed*

19

-

1

2.546

19

-

1

2.546

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The public operator, Centro Nacional de Desminagem (CND), national NGO APACOMINAS and commercial demining companies carried out land clearance activities in supportof socio-economic development projects in areas not registered in the IMSMA database, the data for which can be found in the tables below.
Given the fact that various forces took part in the armed conflict and the type of mining practised (Atypical), many mined areas are not known to the communities and were not
identified in the surveys that served as a baseline for determining the level of contamination in Angola. Considering this and the occurrence of sporadic accidents, the Angolan
government has determined that technical surveys and clearance should always be carried out in areas awarded for public and private investment projects such as: roads, hydroelectric
dams, photovoltaic power stations, airports, power transmission lines, industrial centres and agricultural mega-projects and land reserves to guarantee safety in the implementationof such projects.
It is expected that from 2024, in the course of its operations in support of socio-economic development projects, the CND will actively participate in clearing mined areas registeredin the national database and will continue to support these projects. In these operations, all areas identified as mined will be registered in the national database as new areas.
Clearance of areas in support of development projects in 2023
Province
Operator
Cleared Area
(m²)
CND
Bengo
1.041.428

AP Mines
Destroyed *AT Mines destroyed *No of UXO destroyed*

No of AXO
destroyed*

12

3

277

1

38

-

-

34

615

101

-

-

Benguela

CND

435

2

Bie

CND

1.170.068

18

CabindaCND

1471.600-

Cuanza Norte

CND

15.835

14

-

120

285

Cuanza Sul

CND

86

1

-

39

314

Cuando Cubango

CND

434.664

40

55

302

6.350

CuneneCND

34.850

1

47

106

103

HuamboCND

5.152.019

8

176

2.112

Huila

CND

4.501.484

2

-

454

1.554

LuandaCND

246.421

5

3

777

104

Lunda Norte

CND

12

-

-

10

-

Lunda Sul

CND

561

-

-

51

253

MalanjeCND

5.870.627

12

MoxicoCND

2.842.922

10

9
-

235
2.064

232
5

NamibeCND

237.800

-

-

563

620

Uige

CND

2.902

-

-

372

-

Zaire
Total

CND

293
23.024.007

1

-

37

2

108

118

5.736

12.585

Non-Technical Survey (NTS) of anti-personnel mines in 2022
Province
CabindaAPACOMINAS
Total

Operator

Area cancelled by NTS (m²)

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3.129.594

Province

Operator

Cleared Area(m²)

AP Mines Destroyed*

AT Mines Destroyed * * No of UXO destroyed*

5 872 000,00

14

-

Bengo

KubuilaZaire

GIP-FELEX

435 832,00--

CabindaMAGRAGUIL

497 610,00

-

-

51

-

Mulanje

TEKILMER

1 444,00

-

-

-

-

Cuanza Norte

TEKILMER

22 150,53

-

-

-

-

CuneneTEKILMER

16 851 622,00

-

-

--

-

Huila

TELESERVICE

158 846,00--

Moxico

SOC lda3 600 000,00

-

-

3

-

CuneneORIZONTE21

14

-

221

-

Total

167

No of AXO destroyed

-

-

-

60 000,00

27 499 504,53

Form GAP destroyed after entry into force

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:

Angola – Article 7 Reporting (January 2023 to December 2023) Page 10 of 17g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdownof the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 respectively, together, if possible, with the batch
numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4.
State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

1. Destruction of stockpiled AP (Article 4)
Type

Quantity

NA

NA

NA

NA

Batch # (ifpossible)

Supplementary information

TOTAL

2. Destruction of AP in mined areas (Article 5)
Type

Quantity

Destruction of AP in mined areas (Article 5)

Landmine

187.404

It includes 147,534 anti-personnel mines, 33,599 anti-tank mines of various types. These include all mines
destroyed as of 2003, after the entry into force.

ERW

143.839

Includes unexploded and abandoned ordnance of various types destroyed in the clearance process andconstant EOD in the IMSMA system.

TOTAL

331.243

Form HTechnical characteristics of each type produced/owned or in possession

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:h) The technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by a State
Party, providing, where reasonably possible, categories of information that may facilitate the identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines; as aminimum, this information should include size, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information that may facilitate
demining"

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State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

1. Technical characteristics of each AP-type produced: N/A
Type

Size

FusionExplosive content
Type

2.

Metal
content

grams

Colourphoto
attached

Supplementary information to facilitate
demining.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Technical characteristics of each type of AP currently held or in possession
Type

Size

FusionExplosive content
Type

grams

Metal
content

Colourphoto
attached

Supplementary information to facilitate
demining.

N/A
N/A

Form I

Warning measures for the population

Article 7.1"Each State Party is required to provide updated information on the following:i) The measures adopted to immediately and effectively warn the population of all the areas identified in Article 5(2).
Remarks: According to Article 5, paragraph 2: ‘Each State Party shall use its best endeavours to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control in which antipersonnel mines are known or suspected to be present and shall ensure as soon as possible that all anti-personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction orcontrol are signposted, surveyed and protected by fencing or other means to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians until all anti-personnel mines contained

Angola – Article 7 Reporting (January 2023 to December 2023) Page 12 of 17therein have been destroyed. The marking shall comply at least with the standards set out in the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines,
Booby Traps and Other Devices, as amended on 3 May 1996, annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional
Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects".

State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EREE) continues to be a priority for Angola. The government fully recognises the risks associated with explosive ordnance (EO) accidents,
and as such, EORE activities are being carried out continuously throughout the country, but with greater emphasis on communities living near mined areas. The National Demining
Centre (CND) has played a key role in this process, with a presence in all of Angola's 18 provinces. Meanwhile, humanitarian operators have also made a valuable contribution in
educating the populations around the areas where demining operations are taking place. The lack of resources for implementing EORE has significantly hampered the expansion ofthis activity to the most remote rural areas of the country. This has led to risk-taking behaviour in the communities not covered and, as a consequence, the number of accidents has
increased recently. It is also important to mention that unfortunately in 2023, Angola again recorded 1 more demining accident.

Overall Number of Beneficiaries of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education sessions - 2023

Beneficiaries

No.

Provinces

Grand
Total
Adults

Adult

Men

Grand
Total
ChildrenChildren

Women

Men

CND

9877

The HALO Trust

3673

6244

CND

632

1345

1412

CND

795

1001

1796

3949

The HALO Trust

11

15

26

66

57

123

2

Bié

2137

2808

4945

2390

2542

4932

1002

1569

2571

1640

2033

34

33

67

713

923

1230

2153

Benguela

5

Operators

149

Bengo

4

Grand total of
beneficiaries

Women

1
3

No. ofSessions

124

71

6

Cabinda

3

6

9

125

152

277

286

CND

7

Cuanza Norte

21

107

128

526

505

1031

1159

CND

52

94

146

90

65

155

301

APN

105

89

194

1151

1893

3044

3238

CND

522

475

997

1504

1504

3008

4005

APOPO

8
9
10

Cuanza Sul

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11

Cunene

480

494

974

694

1058

1752

2726

CND

12

Cuando Cubango

42

74

116

102

156

258

374

CND

13

Huambo

52

84

136

1058

1129

2187

2323

CND

746

664

1410

6373

5593

11966

13376

The HALO Trust

3099

CND

14
15

Huila

997

1071

2068

507

524

1031

16

luanda

79

79

158

532

635

1167

1325

CND

17

Lunda Norte

377

501

878

368

445

813

1691

CND

18

Lunda Sul

84

117

201

125

86

211

412

CND

981

1063

2044

3730

3254

6984

9028

MAG

Malanje

2659

2263

4922

3345

3638

6983

11905

CND

Moxico

2948

2652

5600

7751

6934

14685

20285

MAG

23

19

42

24

21

45

87

CND

0

0

19
20

99

426

21
22
23
24

Namibe

25

Uige

2

2

4

1

3

4

8

APN

26

Zaire

20

32

52

104

134

238

290

APN

76

30

106

6085

3359

9444

9550

CND

14 37615 57129947

39 79937 353

77152

27
Total

0

1399

2 124

Overall Number of Beneficiaries of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education sessions - 2023

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107 099

Adults
Province

No ofAccidents

Women
Dead

Bengo

Children

Men

Wounded

Dead

Girls

Wounded

Dead

1

Bié

7

Cuanza Sul

3

C.uando Cubango

8

Huambo

3

Huila

4

Malanje1

Moxico6

Namibe2

Luanda

1

1

2

1

2

Wounded

1

1
1

1

3

Dead

1
1

No of
Casualties

1

2

2

3

2

9

5

14

1

3

2

3

5

1

4

12

16

6

5

7

5

12

3

6

4

7

11

1
1

No of
WoundedWounded1

10

1Grand total
per
Provinces

Boys

1
1

Total

1
3

5

3

1

1

5

1

1

7

12

19

2

2

1

1

1
0

Total geral Mortos e
Feridos

36

3

3

9

14

8

6

15

24

36

47

83

Over this period, the mine victim assistance pillar carried out activities such as: a workshop on victim assistance, the drafting of a national standard that is aligned with the international
standard (IMAS) 13.10, which will soon be approved and publicised. All of these activities were carried out with the participation of all stakeholders. Coordination visits were also
made to orthopaedic centres, health units and other projects implemented by the operators. In addition to the public operators, ANAM works with civil society organisations andchurches, participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the work through thematic meetings, visits and the reporting.
Progress has been made in the health sector with the construction of new health centres and the rehabilitation of others to assist people with disabilities. The orthopaedic centres are
fully operational and although they have benefited from refurbishment services, some need more attention in terms of maintenance. It should be noted that the centres that have been
built and rehabilitated are properly equipped with top-of-the-range equipment. Some centres provide general and specialised medical services, as well as orthopaedic services (themanufacture of orthopaedic feet, prostheses and orthotics). The staff at these centres receive training and updating both inside and outside the country, to ensure that they are wellqualified in their areas of expertise.
As part of socio-economic inclusion, the KWENDA and PREI programmes implemented by the Government have contributed to the well-being of the population, particularly thetarget group. As part of the Integrated Municipal Intervention Plan implemented by the government, new schools and hospitals have been built, roads have been constructed andrehabilitated outside localities, in order to facilitate access and give more dignity to the population and the target group living in remote areas, and so that more women and children
are included in the education system and their activities are fully realised. In the field of social inclusion, people with disabilities are involved in sports such as: football with crutches,

Angola – Article 7 Reporting (January 2023 to December 2023) Page 15 of 17wheelchair basketball, athletics, etc. There is active participation by those who play football on crutches. In 2022, the Angolan football team with crutches took part in the World
Cup in Istanbul, Turkey, having secured second place with a silver medal. Every effort is being made to ensure that people with disabilities are integrated into the employment
system through the recruitment and selection process, based on Presidential Decree no. 12/16 of 15 January, which regulates the reserve of 4% for public institutions and 2% forprivate institutions.

Form J

Other relevant matters
Remarks: States Parties may use this form to voluntarily report on other relevant matters, including matters relating to compliance and implementation notcovered by the formal reporting requirements contained in article 7. States Parties are encouraged to use this form to report on activities undertaken under
Article 6 and, in particular, to report on assistance provided for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration of mine victims.

State [Party]:

Republic of Angola

Reporting period fromJanuary 2023

toDecember 2023

In 2023, although confronted with financial constraints, the Angolan government continued to provide financial support for mine action, allocating funds from its budget to support
the National Mine Action Agency (ANAM) and the National Demining Centre (CND), and continued to provide financial support to The Halo Trust to clear protected areas along
the Okavango Delta in Cuando Cubango province.
As a result of the funding available, 101 demining tasks were carried out in 13 provinces. A large part of the tasks carried out were extracted from the Work Plan, an instrument
developed in accordance with the guidelines of the National Development Plan 2023/2027 and the National Strategic Mine Action Plan 2021-2025, which consisted of demining all
the areas listed in the National Database and sites where socio-economic development projects are being implemented, with funding from the Angolan government and national andinternational donors.
The following operators were involved in implementing the plan: the Public Operator - the National Demining Centre, a national NGO (APACOMinas), 4 international NGOs
(Norwegian People's Aid, APOPO, The HALO Trust and MAG) and private operators. They continued with the tasks of: Demarcating and clearing dangerous areas in order toguarantee the safe use of land and facilitate the diversification of the economy; intensifying awareness-raising and education about the risk of explosive ordnance among the
population; and strengthening the assistance and socio-economic integration of victims of explosive ordnance.
In addition to actively participating in the clearance of areas in support of socio-economic development projects, the National Demining Centre also has the mission of contributing
to the fulfilment of Angola's obligations under Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention. In this context, the National Mine Action Agency applied greater rigour to the regulation,
supervision, monitoring, inspection and certification of demining operations carried out by the management and quality control teams throughout 2023, which resulted in the issuingof 175 quality control certificates for landmine free areas from the scourge of mines and other explosive ordnance left over from the war.

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In the regulatory field, 3 standards were updated whose process for due approval and dissemination is scheduled for the first half of 2024, namely:
1) National standard 12.10 on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education;2) National standard 13.10 on Victims of Explosive Ordnance3) National standard 07.40 on Monitoring of Clearance Activities
Still in this chapter, ANAM has worked with the competent national entities so that Angola ratifies the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Likewise, preliminary work is underway
for Angola to submit an extension request to comply with Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention, as new mined areas continue to be registered, which has made it somewhat difficult
to complete demining in some provinces, particularly in the province of Cuanza Norte where new minefields have been identified in the municipality of Lucala.
To safeguard better coordination between the Mine Action governing body and its main stakeholders and strengthen cooperation with partners, ANAM participated in several
international workshops and conferences, emphasising participation in the 2nd International Mine Action Conference. Action against Mines – under the theme “The path towards
achieving sustainable development objectives”, held in Azerbaijan, Agdam – Baku; Attendance in the Regional Seminar on Mine Action, under the theme: “For a safer Africa - The
leading Algerian experience in combating anti-personnel mines” held in the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria; participation in the 26th Meeting of National Directors ofMine Action Programs and United Nations Advisors (NDM-UN26); participation in the 21st Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention, in which the progress achieved in
the implementation of Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention was presented; and participation in the 3rd Global Conference on Assistance to Victims of Explosive Ordnance, in acontext of the rights of people with disabilities - An opportunity to Reflect, Inspire, Learn and Empower.
Under the international cooperation, reference is made to the institutional development and capacity-building project carried out by the NGO Nowergian People’s Aid with thefinancial support of the Weapons Removal and Abatement Office of the United States Department of State, which has contributed greatly to achieve the recommended operational
results, training of ANAM staff, as well as to improve coordination mechanisms, acquisition of specialized resources and equipment, acquisition of 4 vehicles, monitoring andmanagement of Mine Action information.
Regarding external financing, mine action in Angola continued to receive donations from the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium,
Sweden, Japan and private entities. Highlights include the visit by a delegation led by Dr. Hadja Lahibib - Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal
Cultural Institutions of the Kingdom of Belgium, which aimed to assess the degree of fulfilment of the demining financed by the Government of Belgium and implemented by theNGOs APOPO and Norwegian People’s Aid. Projects implemented by international humanitarian operators, namely The Halo Trust, MAG, as well as the national NGO
APACOMINAS, also benefited from these donations.
Angola attaches great importance to transparency and therefore several data reconciliation activities have been carried out with operators in order to eliminate the constantdiscrepancies in the National Mine Action Database, in ways that the Article 7 transparency report be as realistic as possible.

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