Last November (2019), States Parties committed to investing in effective risk education as a primary means of protecting communities from the threat of explosive ordnance (actions 28-32 in the Oslo Action Plan – OAP). This Side Event provided an open forum for national authorities and partners to share their experiences and challenges implementing their risk education programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while also ensuring do no harm.
This Side Event was co-organised by Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Advisory Group (EORE AG) and ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) on 1 July 2020, 13:00 (GMT +2) virtually, during the Intersessional Meetings of Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC). It was attended by 75 participants from 25 countries and 34 organisations, including States Parties of the APMBC, States not Party and other observers.