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To help you take action for a mine-free world, the ICBL and national campaigns have published numerous advocacy tools throughout the years. Get inspiration from the following list, browse our site or visit your national campaign's website for additional advocacy ideas and tools.
In 2011, the ICBL is calling on states to Push for Progress on all aspects of the Mine Ban Treaty.
4 April 2011 Press Release: Campaign Pushes for Progress on Landmine Treaty
Push for Progress by Phnom Penh: Memo for States in the Lead-Up to the 11th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty (in PDF)
Push for Progress by Phnom Penh: Note d'information pour les Etats en vue de la 11ème Réunion des Etats Partis au Traité d'interdiction des mines (en PDF)
Push for Progress by Phnom Penh: Memo para los Estados en preparación de la 11ª Reunión de los Estados Partes del Tratado de Prohibición de Minas (en PDF)
Push for Progress logo in JPG
Push for Progress logo in PDF
Messages Booklets are prepared for the Meetings of the States Parties (MSP) and the intersessional Standing Committees meetings (ISC) to provide campaigners with specific messages to give to governments, along with quick facts on countries' treaty status and positions.
The Messages Booklets are available in the relevant MSP or ISC pages.
Our image library includes thousands of landmine-related images that ICBL members can download for advocacy purposes.
Frequently asked questions on the Mine Ban Treaty
Frequently asked questions - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
Factsheets - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
Landmine Monitor Report 2011 Major Findings Presentation (PowerPoint)
So You Want to Advocate on Victim Assistance? Tips & tricks from campaigners advocating for victim assistance, including 11 short case studies (in PDF)
Other key documents are available at the bottom of the page on victim assistance
As we advocate to effect social change and influence government policy, engaging with the media can be a useful tool to pressure governments to pay attention to our message, build public awareness, and generate publicity for public events, popular campaign actions and fundraisers. The Cluster Munition Coalition and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines have published a media guide answering these questions:
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Getting Coverage: A Practical Media Guide for CMC and ICBL Campaigners
Obtenir une couverture médiatique: Un guide pratique pour les militants de la CMC et de l'ICBL
Estrategias de difusión: guía práctica sobre medios de comunicación para activistas de CMC e ICBL
A Success in Progress, Mine Ban Treaty's 10th Anniversary Brochure. From Afghanistan to Zambia, ten years of history told by ICBL Ambassadors and campaigners, and by friends of the ICBL.
