On 5 March 2024, Tajikistan National Mine Action Centre organized the Victim Assistance Technical Working Group meeting in Bokhtar city. Meeting gathered 30 participants, out of whom 11 were women and 19 - men. Among participants were representatives of the Khatlon regional and district departments of social protection of population, representatives of the Tajikistan Red Crescent Society (TRCS) and landmine survivors and persons with disabilities. The results of the implementation of the “National Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan on Humanitarian Mine Action for 2021-2030”, Implementation of the Victim Assistance provisions in the “Oslo Action Plan” in 2023 and TNMAC’s Annual Work Plan for 2024 were discussed during meeting.
The work in small groups focused on how we could better support the rights of survivors and other persons with disabilities resulted in suggestions for a new VA Action Plan for the next 5 years.