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The "Komalah The Kurdistan Organization of the Communist Party of Iran" and the "Komala Party of Kurdistan" declared they will not use antipersonnel landmines, Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call announced in a press release on 7 April 2009.
In February 2009, members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) convened in Managua, Nicaragua to conduct advocacy and outreach in support of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
In June 2006, Mosha was seven months old when she stepped on a landmine while following her mother who was hauling logs in Burma/Myanmar. The injury severely mangled her right front leg which eventually required amputation.
President Obama signed a law on 11 March 2009 that permanently bans nearly all cluster bomb exports from the United States. This moves the United States one step closer to the position of the 95 states that have already signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, renouncing the use, production and trade of this weapon forever.
In February and March, campaigners from 65 countries and areas around the world are taking action to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty’s entry into force. Under the slogan A Mine-Free World: Mission Possible, campaigners from Afghanistan to Zambia are organizing roundtables, press briefings, street actions, photo exhibitions and art installations, film screenings, rallies, workshops, petitions, TV and radio shows to draw the world’s attention to the scourge of landmines.
A MINE-FREE WORLD: MISSION POSSIBLE - The Mine Ban Treaty entered into force on 1 March 1999, after the 40 required ratifications were deposited to the UN Secretary General. Ten years since its entry into force the Treaty has clearly made a difference in the lives of individuals and communities living in mine-affected areas.
On 12-15 Nov. 2008, the Ban Bus crew urged Poland to give up antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions.
Welcome to the November 2008 issue of ICBL News.
Contents include an editorial: The Mine Ban Treaty Must Remain Strong; articles on: the extension request process, Landmine Monitor Report 2008 major findings, working to make a difference in survivors' lives, a call on states to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions by cluster munition survivor Sladjan Vuckovic, the ICBL mission to Ecuador and Peru, the Ban Bus, as well as news in brief and news from the campaigns.
The Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines is delighted to announce the launch of the report, "Gender and Landmines - From Concept to Practice", which studies the significance of gender in the impact and the effectiveness of mine action. It gives the reader an overview, together with concrete examples, on how gender can be mainstreamed in mine action.
After riding his bike for 4,800 km across 13 countries in Europe and the Middle East, Swiss cyclist Armin Köhli - a double amputee - will reach today the Jordanian shores of the Dead Sea. His arrival is timed for the opening of the Eighth Meeting of States Parties, which will begin tomorrow in Jordan.
At the beginning of September, ICBL member Association for Aid and Relief Japan celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty by hosting a two-day Mine Ban event in Tokyo, attended by over 3,000 people.
In acknowledgement of the ongoing need to keep the landmine issue high on the international public agenda, the Pailin Hawks volleyball team will carry the ICBL logo on their uniforms for the 2007 National A-League season.
La Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas informa y convoca a la comunidad nacional e internacional sobre la presencia de minas en el corregimiento de Micoahumado, municipio de Morales, departamento de Bolívar.
In the months of March and April, members of the Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines were active promoting awareness on landmines and - for the first time in the country - cluster munitions.
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