The Meetings of Experts of Protocols II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War 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 (CCW), convene in Geneva from 23 to 27 April 2012.

The above mentioned Meetings involve representative from the States Parties to the above mentioned Protocols and to the Convention, as well as experts form various international organizations (UNMAS, ICRC, GICHD etc.) and several NGOs.

Ukraine is represented by the official delegation, headed by Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Office and international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Mykola Maimeskul. The delegation includes experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Emergencies and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

The Meetings of Experts will focus on the status and the implementation of the relevant Protocols, the promotion of their universality, their implementation with regard to maintaining of safety and security of ammunition storage facilities, ways and methods for improving the efficiency of clearance operations, cooperation between developing and ERW affected countries, information exchange on IEDs and their prevention as well as on the provision of assistance for victims.