Afghanistan
The survey has now been completed in 98 out of 329 districts, suspended work in 14, and found 16 to be impact free. Impact data for fifty-nine districts have been handed over to Area Mine Action Centers. Winter conditions limit access to 14 districts in the northeast section. Mike Kendellen visits Kabul for a program review. Chief Technical Advisor, Alan Macdonald, presents AFG LIS in Geneva at UN Program Managers Meeting.

Angola
HALO conducts interviewer training. MAG, Intersos, and Santa Barbara senior staff receive LIS training in Luena, Moxico, followed by survey instrument pre-testing. Almedina Komic (former Bosnia LIS Operations Director) leads training.

Azerbaijan
Final report at the printers.

Bosnia-Herzegovina
SAC incorporates BHMAC comments and begins final copy editing.

Eritrea
To date 2,777 communities have been visited with 641 communities found to be affected by mine/UXO. False positive rate is more than 70%. Fifty-three of the 58 Sub Zobas have been completed as part of the validation tasks. Data entry to be completed by the end of April. Final report writing to commence in May.

Ethiopia
Drafting of final reporting begins. Bob Eaton and Sara Sekkenes (NPA) visit Addis Ababa to aid in report writing and database finalization. NPA makes presentation to donors and media on LIS results and closes their LIS office.

Somalia
Final report distribution begins.

Survey Action Center
Mike Kendellen travels to Geneva for UN Mine Action Service program manager meeting. Bob Eaton travels to Geneva to be panelist at program manager meeting.