Article 1

support efforts of States Parties to the Convention to implement the mine clearance aspects of the Maputo Action Plan;

support efforts of States Parties to the Convention to implement the victim assistance aspects of the Maputo Action Plan;

promotion of the universalisation of the Convention;

support efforts of States Parties to the Convention to implement the stockpile destruction aspects of the Maputo Action Plan;

demonstrate the ongoing commitment of the Union and its Member States to the Convention and their resolve to cooperate with and extend assistance to those States that need support in meeting their commitments under the Convention, and enhance the leading role of the Union in pursuing the Convention's vision of a conclusive end to the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines.

mine clearance: providing support for the implementation of Action III of the Maputo Action Plan, including by means of facilitating and strengthening national planning and reporting in up to five affected States Parties that have upcoming mine clearance deadlines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and beyond;

victim assistance: providing support for the implementation of the Victim Assistance actions of the Maputo Action Plan in up to five affected States Parties. The project will support States Parties to embed the victim assistance aspects of the Maputo Action Plan in an integrated policy linked with national policies on human rights and the rights of persons with disabilities. The project aims to empower mine victims to become active agents in their own development;

in order to promote universalisation of the Convention, the project will support the Presidency of the Convention and a high level task force to engage states that are not parties to the Convention at a high level. The study on border security initiated under the Decision 2012/700/CFSP will be further developed;

stockpile destruction: support for the implementation of the Stockpile Destruction actions of the Maputo Action Plan;

in order to demonstrate the commitment of the Union and ensure its visibility, a launch event will be held to promote this Decision and Union support for mine action in general, and a wrap-up event will be organised to publicise the activities provided for in this Decision and their outcomes, thereby underlining the Union's contribution.