Policy

The objectives of EXTRACCT directly interface with a range of policy agendas related to humanitarian mine action, health systems strengthening, and protection of civilians in conflict. Increased humanitarian mine actor engagement in trauma care for civilian explosive weapon casualties represents a concrete opportunity for implementation of victim assistance strategies as outlines in three central mine action treaties:

1. The Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention, Convention of Cluster Munitions, Protocol II of the CCW

2. The 2022 Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

3. The International Mine Action Standards 13.10 on Victim Assistance in Mine Action

Our activities also present innovative opportunities to strengthen the WHO Integrated Emergency, Critical, an Operative Care resolution (ECO resolution 76.2) adopted at the 2023 World Health Assembly.