15MSP successfully concludes in Santiago

The ICBL delegation reminded governments of commitments made under the 2014-2019 Maputo Action Plan. (c) Giovanni Diffidenti   The 15th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty (15MSP) conclud…

Poland completes destruction of stockpiled landmines

The delegate of Poland at the 15th Meeting of States Parties of the Mine Ban Treaty, 28 November 2016, Santiago, Chile. ©ICBL Today Poland declared completion of the destruction of its entire stockpi…

Sharp increase in mine casualties

Every day an average of 18 people were killed or injured by mines or explosive remnants of war in 2015, marking a 75% increase from casualties recorded in 2014, according to Landmine Monitor 2016 rel…

The ICBL addresses states at UN Headquarters

As states gather at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss disarmament and international security, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines reminds them that the goal of 2025 is within reach! B…

2016 Nobel Peace Prize Recognizes Colombian Peace Effort

Today the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to President Juan Manuel Santos in recognition of his efforts to return peace to Colombia by ending its decades-long civil war. …

Landmine use by India?

Locals have protested landmines for years © Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines The Indian military has threatened to lay additional landmines on the border with Pakistan in the wake of recent clashes a…

Campaigner Khurram Parvez Detained in India

Khurram Parvez ©Facebook The Nobel Peace Prize laureate International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) calls for the immediate release of human rights activist Khurram Parvez, held under administrati…

Landmine Survivors call on Chile to pass victims’ law

In a dialogue between landmine survivors, other members of civil society and government representatives in Santiago, survivors demanded the government to fulfill promises to victims.

The Korean Exception and the Mine Ban Treaty

"The Korea Exception to the Mine Ban Treaty & Obama's Last Days in Office," panelists Eleana Kim, Professor of Anthropology at UC Irvine, Megan Burke, Director of the ICBL, and Channapha Khamvon…

Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity

At the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, states and other partners  reaffirmed their commitment to humanitarian principles and pledged to put people at the center of humanitarian action. Our Ple…

Intersessionals 2016: Nine Years to Finish the Job!

The intersessional meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty were marked by a strong focus on Finishing the Job by 2025. Ecuador confirmed it was on track to completing mine clearance next year and Algeria was …

Mark 4 April: Finish the Job by 2025

Members of West Virginia Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs, Proud Students Against Landmines and Cluster Bombs, USA. 3 April 2016 Today the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its m…

Sri Lanka decides to join Mine Ban Treaty

India, Nepal and Pakistan are the only South Asian countries outside the treaty

Kofi Annan, Foreign Ministers Pledge Support for a Mine-Free World by 2025

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan joined Foreign Ministers from Canada, Chile and Colombia in a packed room of Geneva's Palais des Nations on 2 March 2016, pledging support fo…

The Mine Ban Treaty turns 17

Finish the Job by 2025