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01 December 2016
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…
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28 November 2016
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…
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22 November 2016
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…
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13 October 2016
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…
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07 October 2016
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. …
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05 October 2016
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…
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16 September 2016
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…
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10 August 2016
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.
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28 June 2016
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…
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25 May 2016
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…
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20 May 2016
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 …
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04 April 2016
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…
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03 March 2016
Sri Lanka decides to join Mine Ban Treaty
India, Nepal and Pakistan are the only South Asian countries outside the treaty
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02 March 2016
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…
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01 March 2016
The Mine Ban Treaty turns 17
Finish the Job by 2025