In March, ICBL campaigners are holding meetings in U.S. embassies throughout the world to urge the U.S. Administration to join the Mine Ban Treaty without delay. As of mid-March, meetings have been organized in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Canada, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kosovo, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey and United Kingdom.
The March 2010 edition of the ICBL newsletter is available online! Read about the ICBL reaching its goals at the Cartagena Summit, the USCBL urging the U.S. to join the Mine Ban Treaty, the new Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, as well as campaign news from China, D.R. Congo, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Geneva, 1 March 2010 -- Eleven years after the Mine Ban Treaty became binding international law, activists worldwide are stepping up their call on the United States to join. The U.S. announced last November that it had initiated a review of its landmine policy. "During the policy review process, it is crucial that decision-makers listen to the voices of landmine survivors and mine-affected communities," said Sylvie Brigot, Executive Director of the ICBL.