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Mine Action and SDGs
Description/achievement of initiative

CAEP Libya carrying out several Mine Action activities that will provide safety and security to rural communities in Libya. The objective is to eliminate the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war so communities can return to their land safely, increase agricultural productivity and prevent more victims of landmines.

Implementation methodologies

Community liaison, non technical studies, land clearance, victims assistance, gender equality via workshops, mine risk education.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Trainings are held in mid March for all members of the organization. New partnerships are being launched with tech companies, non profits, and UN agencies to adopt best practices, data sharing, and technology transfer.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

This initiative is overseen by the Libyan Government and TCRFund. The activities are carried out by the NGO CAEP Libya to Ban Landmines, as well as other humanitarian/commercial demining organizations. We are financed by TCRFund.

Partner(s)

Tawergha City Rebuilding Foundation - TCRFund; Municipality of Tawergha; Conservatives Association for Environment Protection - CAEP Libya; Green Libya Inc. - GLOSCo
Progress reports
Goal 1
1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
1.a - Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
Goal 5
5.1 - End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Goal 8
8.a - Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries
Goal 16
16.1 - Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
Goal 17
Finance -
17.1 - Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
Technology -
Capacity-Building -
17.13 - Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
09/2020
Non Technical & Technical Survey of Tawergha Region
12/2020
Hazardous areas cleared (BAC)
12/2020
1500 beneficiaries of mine risk education
Financing (in USD)
2,000,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: 03/2020 - 12/2020
Website
Partners
Tawergha City Rebuilding Foundation - TCRFund; Municipality of Tawergha; Conservatives Association for Environment Protection - CAEP Libya; Green Libya Inc. - GLOSCo
Countries
Contact information
Sabri Ebdewi, Trustee, tcrfund@tawergha.ly
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