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10 December 2012
15 years since the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, ICBL veterans Jody Williams and Tun Channareth talk about the campaign and the importance of the prestigious award in raising awareness of the landmine problem.
BeginningsFor Williams, the story began 21 years ago, at a meeting with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and Medico International Executive Director, Thomas Gabauer, in Washington D.C. where…
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07 December 2012
EU-Wide Mine Ban a Reality, Five More Mine-Free Countries, Following Mine Ban Treaty Conference
Geneva, 7 December) – Poland’s announcement of the country’s imminent ratification of the Mine Ban Treaty, made at the Twelfth Meeting of States Parties (12MSP), highlighted the strength and momentum …
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03 December 2012
12MSP Statements for Monday 3 December 2012
Mine Ban Treaty12th Meeting of States Parties, Geneva, SwitzerlandICBL: Statements: OPENING STATEMENT TUN CHANNARETH 12MSP
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03 December 2012
Finish the Job! Says Nobel Prize winning campaign on 15th anniversary of Mine Ban Treaty
(Geneva 3 December 2012): Nobel peace laureate Jody Williams, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) campaigners, and landmine survivors from nearly 40 countries are calling on governments to …
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29 November 2012
Landmine use by governments at low point, mine clearance funding at record level; assistance to landmine survivors still a challenge
Press Release -- Geneva, 29 November 2012: Only one government - Syria - has used antipersonnel landmines in 2012, matching the lowest point since the signing of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, according to…
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28 November 2012
Junko Utsumi, our colleague from the Japanese Campaign to Ban Landmines, shares with us her most memorable moments with the campaign and hopes for the future role of Japan in mine action.
Junko Utsumi, our colleague from the Japanese Campaign to Ban Landmines, shares with us her most memorable moments with the campaign and hopes for the future role of Japan in mine action.
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28 November 2012
INVESTING IN ACTION: ICBL-CMC 2013 LOCAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT PROJECT
(28 November 2012): ICBL-CMC is pleased to be launching Investing in Action 2013 a grant programme that will support ICBL-CMC member organisations with funding for campaign activities.Grants awarded u…
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28 November 2012
ICBL-CMC Strategic Plan 2012-2015
This strategic plan outlines objectives and priorities for the ICBL as well as the CMC and will guide our work in the coming years.
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14 November 2012
ICBL campaigner and landmine survivor Jesús Martínez tells us about his work to assist victims in post-conflict societies, which has led him to speak to the US Congress and make the voice of people with disabilities heard
The year was 1989, and El Salvador was in the middle of a Civil War. At the age of 17, on his way to work, Jesús Martinez stepped on a landmine and lost both legs. In ICBL's 20th Anniversary year, he …
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07 November 2012
ICBL Statement submitted at the UN First Committee on Disarmament
On 1 November 2012 the International Campaign to Ban Landmines submitted a statement to the United Nations’ First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. The statement highlighted the pro…
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05 November 2012
ICBL campaigner Sulaiman Aminy tells us about the changes he has seen in landmine and cluster munition affected Afghanistan and what he would like to see happening in his country.
This week we hear from Sulaiman Aminy, the fourth of our campaigners interviewed as part of ICBL’s 20th Anniversary celebrations. Sulaiman is Executive Director of ‘Afghan Landmine Survivors' Organiza…
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02 November 2012
ICBL-CMC job vacancy for Media and Communications Manager
Location: Geneva or London are the preferred locations. The position requires the ability to travel and periodically it requires extensive travel.Hours: Full-timeContract type: PermanentStart date: Ja…
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29 October 2012
ICBL campaigner Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan tells us about his work in Myanmar (Burma) and his hopes for this heavily affected country.
Continuing our campaigner interviews as part of ICBL’s 20th Anniversary celebrations, we speak to Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, a veteran campaigner who has been involved with the campaign since 1994. Yesh…
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24 October 2012
Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Summit calls for strong disarmament initiatives driven by humanitarian imperatives to strengthen international law and protect civilians.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 90 representatives from non-governmental organizations and global coalit…
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22 October 2012
ICBL campaigner Beleke Gonfa tells us about his experience being part of the ICBL in Ethiopia, a country affected by the devastating effects of landmines
“As a survivor, I was highly determined to engage myself to the best of my knowledge to work for my fellow survivors, assist them at my capacity and also work for the eradication of the landmines worl…
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19 October 2012
Nobel Peace Prize winning campaign celebrates 20 years of fight against landmines
Activists use anniversary to call on international community to put a final end to antipersonnel landmines. (New York, USA, 19 October 2012): The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) is toda…
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17 October 2012
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - 2011 Annual Report
Please click on the PDF icon above for the full 2011 annual report. The financial statement is available at the end of this page.
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15 October 2012
Veteran ICBL campaigner Mary Wareham shares experiences from 16 years with the campaign
To launch ICBL’s 20th anniversary celebrations and the countdown to the 15th Anniversary of the signing of the lifesaving Mine Ban Treaty we are profiling a selection of our amazing ICBL campaigners a…
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09 September 2012
Meet the landmine survivors who competed at the London Paralympics
Several landmine survivors took part in the inspirational London Paralympic Games in the last two weeks, proving alongside hundreds of fellow competitors that what the rest of the world might think is…
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02 August 2012
Syrian opposition forces urged not to use landmines
(Geneva, 2 August 2012): The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is deeply concerned by recent claims that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) – the main armed opposition group currently fighting the Syria…
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02 August 2012
ICBL Afghan campaigner wins Emerging Peace Champion award 2012
(Geneva, 2 August 2012): This week the N-Peace, a multi-country network to strengthen the role of women in building and restoring peace, announced that Ms. Amina Azimi from Afghanistan as the winner o…
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13 July 2012
Last major state user of landmines to join landmine ban treaty?
(Geneva, Friday 13 July 2012): In an unprecedented statement yesterday, Myanmar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the government is considering banning antipersonnel landmines. This message give…
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05 July 2012
Danish coastline declared clear of WWII antipersonnel landmines
(Geneva, 5 July 2012): Denmark’s Minister of Transport declared the country clear of antipersonnel landmines at a ceremony in Copenhagen today.Danish authorities said that the final areas of mined lan…
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26 June 2012
ICBL keeps pushing MBT States Parties to improve landmine clearance plans
Under the Mine Ban Treaty, the lifesaving ban that the ICBL helped bring about, states contaminated by landmines have 10 years from the date they join treaty to ensure all mined areas are cleared, wit…
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25 May 2012
More Vigilance Needed on Global Landmine Ban
(Geneva, 25 May 2012): A meeting of nearly 100 states and dozens of international organisations to discuss progress on the global ban on antipersonnel landmines ended today with both good and bad new…
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22 May 2012
Somalia bans antipersonnel landmines, despite ongoing conflict
All sub-Saharan African nations now on board the Mine Ban Treaty (Geneva, 22 May 2012): Somalia has become the 160th State Party to the Mine Ban Treaty, the United Nations confirmed today.This morning…
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17 May 2012
20 years in the life of a Nobel Peace Prizewinning campaign
The below chronology shows how the ICBL kick started the global movement to ban landmines, and how the campaign's diverse global members play a vital role - both then and now - in driving the world fo…
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11 April 2012
Survivor Network Project
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), through its Survivor Network Project and with specific financial support from the Norwegian government, hav…
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27 March 2012
Jordan latest country to clear all known minefields
Geneva, 27 March 2012: The ICBL welcomes Jordan’s announcement that all its known mined areas have now been cleared. Jordan’s National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR), under the leade…
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12 March 2012
ICBL urges world to protest Syria’s use of landmines
(Geneva, 13 March 2012): All governments should protest Syria’s use of antipersonnel landmines, a weapon banned by the majority of the world due to its devastating humanitarian impact on civilians, sa…
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20 February 2012
ICBL-CMC INTERNSHIP: Want to gain experience and use your skills to help our global campaign?
Becoming an intern with the ICBL-CMC provides an exciting opportunity to develop research, policy, campaigning, operational, communications and networking skills. The interns will be exposed to a wide…
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10 February 2012
Lend your Leg for a Mine Free World
Celebrities and global leaders joined landmine victims and thousands worldwide and called for a final stop to landmines The ICBL called for all to join the Mine Ban Treaty on worldwide day of action …
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24 January 2012
The ICBL turns 20!
To kick off the celebrations, ICBL founding member Human Rights Watch hosted an event in New York in the fringes of the UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament. The event took place on 19…
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12 January 2012
One million more mines to be destroyed as Finland becomes 159th nation to join landmine ban
(Geneva, 12 January 2012): Finland has become the latest nation to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which comprehensively bans the use, production, trade, and stockpiling of antipersonnel landmines. Fi…