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20 November 2020
Chile, UK Mine Free Announcements Highlight Mine Ban Treaty Meeting
(Geneva, 20 November 2020) - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) is heartened by news this week from the 18th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty that Chile and the United …
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10 November 2020
ICBL-CMC Urges New US Administration Policy Realignment with Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions Objectives
(Geneva, 10 November) – The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition is highly encouraged by indications from President-elect Joe Biden to re-engage in global commitments…
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10 November 2020
United Kingdom Announces Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas Mine Clearance, Completing Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 Obligation
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) welcomes the announcement today, 10 November, by the United Kingdom (UK), that they have completed clearing landmine contamination in the Falkland Is…
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04 June 2020
ICBL Joins Mine Ban Partners in Condemning Reported New Mine Use in Libya
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) joins the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) Presidency and the UN in calling for an immediate end to use of landmines by armed forces in the …
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14 April 2020
Importance of Considering Persons with Disabilities Including Mine Survivors in COVID -19 Responses
People with disabilities, including survivors, are often excluded from the various spheres of state activity and support. In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we need to reflect on how sta…
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03 April 2020
ICBL-CMC Actions on Mine Awareness Day 2020
As we prepare to mark the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action this year, the world is shuddering under the terrible weight of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which by its nature i…
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04 March 2020
Chile Announces Mine-Free Status
ICBL congratulates Mine Ban Treaty States Party, Chile, on the announcement that it has completed clearance of all landmine contamination on its territory. Chile indicated the clearance was officia…
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01 March 2020
Mine Ban Treaty Turns 21!
March 1 marks 21 years of life-saving action under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The Treaty has dramatically reduced the number of landmine casualties since it entered into force in 1999 …
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03 February 2020
US Policy Reversal At Odds With Global Mine Ban Consensus
***PRESS RELEASE*** (download pdf here) (Geneva, 3 February 2020) - The announcement on Friday by the United States reversing its policy stance on antipersonnel landmines, is a step backwards in the…
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01 February 2020
Human Rights Watch Press Release On US Landmine Policy Reversal
On Friday 31 January ICBL member Human Rights Watch reacted to the US Government's surprise landmine policy reversal. Read the full release here.