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ICBL
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Nairobi, Kenya,
Tuesday 30 November 2004
ICBL Presentations
Side Event: US Campaigners Steve Goose and Scott Stedjan at a "Briefing on US landmine policy in light of the presidential elections". Attended by several campaigners and government representatives. Photo: Brian Liu/Toolbox Design
During discussion of the Review Conference documents, the ICBL made a presentation on the general status and operation of the Convention outlining concerns including the absence from the Treaty of the world´s biggest producers and stockpilers, and recent retrogade steps by the USA and Finland.
The ICBL also made presentations linked to the draft plan of action for the summit with regard to mine action, victims assistance and non-state actors, supporting language already in the text or, in the case of victims assistance and NSA calling for improvements.
Concerns for the ICBL
- Many government delegations said that they were not in favour of changes to the draft documents and therefore no new language was submitted by governments on NSAs.
- Inconsistent and contradictory implementation of articles 1,2 and 3.
- Poor implementation of art.8.
Highlights for the ICBL
- Completion of clearance in Honduras.
- No requests for extension of mine clearance deadlines.
Quote of the Day
"The lucky thing is that mines do not have sex. They do not breed. Once cleared, mines are gone, finito, terminado, khallas." (Guy Willoughby, Director, The Halo Trust)