The Dutch government aims to adopt an integrated approach to international issues, by combining policy instruments effectively and efficiently. The evaluation of the Dutch efforts to control landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) looks into this integrated approach.

The evaluation examined both the political and financial policy instruments and initiatives: the diplomatic efforts undertaken in the various arenas on conventional arms control to expand, tighten and enforce existing international legal instruments.
This report is about Dutch diplomatic interventions in the conventional arms control arena from 1996 to 2006, in particular the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the Ottawa Convention. The final chapter deals with conclusions and lessons learned.