DECLARATION TO THE NAIROBI SUMMIT
MADE BY THE SIGNATORIES OF THE GENEVA CALL'S DEED OF COMMITMENT FOR ADHERENCE
TO A TOTAL BAN ON ANTIPERSONNEL MINES AND FOR COOPERATION IN MINE ACTION
Considering that:
- Antipersonnel (AP) mines are weapons that do not distinguish between
civilians and soldiers,
- Mines will remain active, even after the conflict has ended, causing
humanitarian crisis and curbing development,
- Many displaced persons can not return home due to the presence of mines,
- Communities living in areas under the control or influence of armed non-state
actors generally have poor access to humanitarian assistance.
We, the following armed Non-State Actors having signed the Deed of Commitment
of Geneva Call,
- Reaffirm our commitment to ban the use of antipersonnel mines and to
actively cooperate in mine action and monitoring,
- Express our satisfaction with the outcomes of the first meeting of signatories
to the Geneva Call Deed of Commitment held in Geneva, Switzerland, October
31 to November 2nd and our interest in the follow-up of this important
process,
- Call on all Non-State Actors throughout the world to ban the use of AP
mines in their struggles and to sign the Deed of Commitment of Geneva Call,
- Commit to actively promote, in collaboration with Geneva Call and other
local NGOs, the Deed of Commitment among non-signatory armed non-state
actors,
- Are convinced that mine action can play an important role in confidence
building and peace building processes among parties to conflict,
- Invite all armed Non-State Actors to actively facilitate the work of
the international community and specialised NGOs in launching mine action
and development in areas under their control or influence,
- Call on the international community and specialized NGOs to assist or
increase assistance for demining, victim assistance and mine risk education
programs in areas under the control or influence of armed non-state actors
who are engaged in the fight against landmines,
- Call on States to support or facilitate the work done by Geneva Call,
national campaigns of the ICBL and other specialised NGOs in universalising
the mine ban.
List of signatories
- Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie-Forces pour la Defense
de la Democratie (CNDD-FDD) - Burundi
- Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Sudan People's Liberation Army
(SPLM/A)- Sudan
- Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) - Burma
- National United Party of Arakan (NUPA) - Burma
- National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) - North-East India / Nagaland
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) - The Philippines
- Kurdistan Regional Government - Erbil, Democratic Party of Kurdistan
(KRG/KDP)- Iraqi Kurdistan
- Kurdistan Regional Government - Sulaimanyia, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
(KRG/PUK) Iraqi Kurdistan
- Somali National Front/Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SNF)/SRRC
on behalf of the Somali signatory factions leaders - Somalia