Sustainable 101: victim assistance 10 years on bridging the gap between policy and practice

“Voices from the Ground: Landmine and Explosive Remnants on War Survivorsspeak out on Victim Assistance” undertaken by Handicap International in 2009 and annual reporting onprogress conducted by the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor show that even 10 years after theMine Ban Treaty’s (MBT) entry into force, victim assistance for the survivors of landmines/explosiveremnants ofwar (ERW) has remained one of the sectors which shows the least demonstrable progress.“During the Mine Ban Treaty’s first decade, victim assistance (VA) has made the least progress of all themajor sectors of mine action, with both funding and the provision of assistance falling far short of whatwas needed.”