ICBL News - International Campaign to Ban Landmines

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. Tuesday 16 March 2010

Campaigners meeting U.S. Embassy representative in Cambodia. Photo: Cambodia Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions

Starting on 1 March 2010, which marked the 11th anniversary of the entry into force of the Mine Ban Treaty, ICBL campaigners have been contacting U.S. embassies in 60 countries/areas around the world to request meetings to talk about the ongoing U.S. policy review on landmines and to urge the U.S. Administration to join the Mine Ban Treaty without delay. Click here to download a full report on this global mobilization (in PDF.)

In March and April, meetings have been held in the following list of countries/areas. In addition, in four countries where meetings could not be arranged, campaigners have sent letters to the embassies calling on the U.S. to ban landmines and join the treaty.

The ICBL's global action on the USA complemented ongoing domestic advocacy efforts of the United States Campaign to Ban Landmines (USCBL). On 22 March, leaders of 65 non-governmental organizations in the U.S. delivered a letter to President Obama. (See the USCBL press release.)