On November 9 – 11, 2015 the Conferences of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices of 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 (CCW) take place in Geneva.

During the Conferences their participants discuss issues related to the universalization, strengthening and implementation of the Protocols, improving the methods and ways of increasing the efficiency of demining operations, management of safe ammunition storage, clearance operations of territories contaminated with ERW, as well as providing assistance to their victims.

The delegation of Ukraine, which takes part in the mentioned events, informed about the international cooperation in implementing CCW Protocols at national level and, drawing attention to the problem of the emergence of new areas contaminated by ERW, appealed to the international community to continue providing effective assistance to our country in disposing of explosive remnants.