The Fourth Meeting of States Parties (4MSP) took place in Lusaka, Zambia, from 9 to 13 September 2013 and gathered some 464 delegates from 58 States parties, 18 signatories states, 30 Observer states and 12 international organizations.

During the meeting, the LMAC stated its progress towards the removal of cluster munitions as well as its contribution in transferring its experience in operations, MVA, MRE, and the overall management of humanitarian Mine Action Programs to the neighboring Arab countries. LMAC declared “its inability to meet its commitment by 2016 without additional funding to make up for the shortages in the number of allocated clearance teams. This shortage is due to the shift in donors’ interests towards the latest critical humanitarian crisis that has occurred in our region.”