10h30 – 11h30: Media Briefing in Geneva about the Third Meeting of States Parties, by the ICBL and Geneva Mission of the Nicaraguan government, at the Palais des Nations, Press Room 3 in Geneva. Contact: brigot@icbl.org for more information.

Wednesday 12 September

09h30 – 10h30: Media Conference for the ICBL’s release of Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World, Organization of American States, 17^th Street and Constitution, Washington DC. Also other release events worldwide. Contact: wareham@hrw.org for more information.

Events in Managua

Monday 17 September

16h00 – 18h00: Stockpile destruction ceremony, outside Managua.

Tuesday 18 September

08h00: ICBL Media Conference, Convention Centre

09h00 – 11h00: Opening Ceremony of Third Meeting of States Parties,

Convention Center

11h30: Official opening of the meeting: address by a representative of the United Nations and other distinguished guests including Jody Williams (ICBL Ambassador and co-laureate with the ICBL of the Nobel Peace Prize), Convention Centre

18h00: Nicaraguan Government Media Conference, venue to be confirmed

19h30: Nicaraguan Government Reception, National Theatre

Wednesday 19 September, Thursday 20 September

Meeting of States Parties continued, Convention Centre

Friday 21 September

13h00: Closure of Third Meeting of States Parties, Convention Centre

13h00: Nicaraguan government media conference, Convention Centre

Also organized for Managua:

an exhibition of 40 black and white photographs on the landmine issue in Nicaragua and other countries, by Giovanni Diffidenti;
an ICBL conference;
a meeting of Landmine Monitor researchers;
a series of Youth Activism Seminars and a Campaigns Training Programme.