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INTRODUCTION
The impact of mine action goes beyond the immediate humanitarian goal of saving lives and limbs. This has been demonstrated by a growing body of evidence which strengthens the call to better explore and integrate broader considerations in mine action priorities and strategies. Implementing the Conventions governing mine action1 and, at the same time, strengthening efforts towards broader goals related to global agendas can be mutually reinforcing. To leverage this, there is a need to better define how mine action contributes to wider outcomes and how better integration can ‘speed up’ efforts to reach the goal of a mine-free world.
Given the upcoming Fifth Review Conference of the AntiPersonnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in November 2024, this issue brief outlines the rationale for linking the implementation of the Convention with global agendas. It presents two global agendas relevant to mine action, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda) and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, to demonstrate how these frameworks can provide guidance to maximize the sector’s effectiveness over the next four years, by pursuing broader objectives such as sustainable development, climate action, human rights, or gender equality.