Publication

This report compiles and analyzes data on Non-State Actor (NSA) involvement in the five pillars of mine action: mine ban advocacy, stockpile destruction, mine clearance, mine risk education and victim assistance. It includes a stakeholder view on the benefits, difficulties and lessons learned in this regard. NSAs have been active in mine action efforts both formally, through mine action programs, and informally, through spontaneous efforts, in the areas of each of the mine action pillars. The research indicates that, for mine action practitioners, the primary benefits of NSA mine action are the same as those arising from other forms of mine action, that is, principally humanitarian and developmental benefits.