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2001 ICBL Landmine Calendar of Events

As of April 2001

Please note that this document is only posted to maintain the campaign history - to see the most current calendar go to www.icbl.org/calendar

April

2-6: CCW- 2nd Committee for 2nd Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

2-10: Prague, Czech Republic. 3rd Annual International One World Film Festival under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague. Will include category on landmines. pinfczSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERczech-tv.czwww.oneworld.cz

20-22: Quebec City, Canada. Summit of the Americas. Contact www.oas.org or www.americascanada.org

22-15 May: Australia. Speaking tour with Tun Channareth, John Rodsted and the Australian Network of the ICBL. Contact: acaatSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERozemail.com.au

30- 1 May: Dharamsala, India. Peace Jam with Jody Williams and His Holiness the Dalai Llama. Contact: www.peacejam.org or banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

May

5: Geneva, Switzerland. ICBL European Campaigners Meeting. Contact: ereusseSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERworldcom.ch

7-11: Geneva, Switzerland. Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings. Contact: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Tel: +41 22 906 1662/63, Fax: +41 22 906 1690, Email: gichdSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERgichd.chhttp://www.gichd.ch or walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.orgwww.icbl.org/sc/

7-11: Geneva, Switzerland. Landmine Survivors Network "Survivor Advocate Training." Contact: raquelSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERlandminesurvivors.org

19: Napa Valley, USA. "Napa Valley Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Paris Tasting," Domaine Changon Restaurant and Winery. Proceeds to benefit USCBL member Roots of Peace. Contact: http://www.rootsofpeace.org

21: Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon Mine Action Seminar to support mine action in Southern Lebanon hosted by the government of Italy. Contact: habboubaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERbalamand.edu.lb

28: San Francisco, USA. Golden Gate Bridge Peace Walk. Contact: http://www.rootsofpeace.org or Tel. +1.415.455.8884

24-25: The Child: A Victim of War, and a Messenger of Peace Conference with Jody Williams. Athens, Greece. Contact: at childfamilySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhellasnet.gr

TBC: Lilongwe, Malawi. SADC Mine Action Committee Meeting. Contact: http://www.sadc.int/ or sadcsecSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsadc.int

TBC: Washington, DC, USA. Landmines and Legal Opinion. Contact: jpolwenySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERciponline.org

June

2-3: San José. Costa Rica. OAS General Assembly with participation of Foreign Ministers. Contact: http://www.oas.org

4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

4-10: Raison, Himanchal Pradesh, India. Asian Youth Assembly. Contact: Biplove Chaudhari, biploveSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsafcar.org or Rajendra Mulmi, rmulmiSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERinfoclub.com.np

14-15: Warsaw, Poland. 'Understanding the Ottawa Convention,' regional seminar with a focus on challenges for the countries of Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. Co-hosted by the governments of Canada and Poland. Contact: wendy.hadwenSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca

19: Damascus, Syria. The Eighth Symposium of the Permanent Office of Societies for Libraries and Information. Contact: afrodafroSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERnet.sy

19-21: Vientiane, Laos. 10th Conference of the Forum on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Contact: Fund for Reconciliation and Development, Tel: +1 212-367-4470 Fax: +1 212-367-4366 frdevSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERmsn.com or 234 Samsenthai Road PO Box 1954, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: +856-21-214182 Fax: +856-21-215797

21-22: Asuncion, Paraguay. Summit of MERCOSUR presidents and ministers. Contact: Josefa.SuarezSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERafp.com

27-29: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. "Sharing Our Further in Mine Free World" Seminar. Co-hosted by the Canadian Government and Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Contact: tjohnstoneSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERmagicnet.mn or tammy.hallSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca

28: Tokyo, Japan. JCBL/ KCBL joint seminar on Landmines in Korea with keynote speaker Dr. Cho, KCBL and Korean survivors. Contact: shimizuSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERjca.ax.apc.org

TBC: Washington, DC, USA. SADC-US Forum. Contact: http://www.sadc.int or sadcsecSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsadc.int

Early June: Taiwan. Disabled Survival Experience Camp. Contact: encorepSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERmail.eden.org.tw

July

18-19: Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Stockpile Destruction Seminar during ARF- ASEAN Regional Forum. Co-hosted by the governments of Malaysia and Canada. Contact: tammy.hallSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca or Tel. +41-22-788-1505 / 09 / 23

20-22: Genoa, Italy. G8 Summit Meeting. Contact: http://www.genoa-g8.it or for ICBL brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

25-30: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ASEAN Regional Workshop on the Basel Convention. Contact: www.asean.or.id or for ICBL brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

TBC: Lusaka, Zambia. 37th Organization of African Unity Summit. Contact: http://www.oau-oua.org/

August

12: International Youth Day.

17-18: Summit of the Heads of State of the Rio Group. Contact: www.wdi.net/grupo_de_rio/

27-31: CCW Intersessional (extraordinary) meeting for Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

30-31: Dubrovnik, Croatia. 4th International Dubrovnik Conference, "Health Insurance in Transition" with guest speaker Jody Williams. Contact: Aida.MujkicSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsnz.hr

July/August. TBC. Bangladesh. Non-Aligned Movement Summit. Contact: http://www.nonaligned.org or BangladeshSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

September

12: Events Worldwide. Landmine Monitor 2001 Launch. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

18: International Day of Peace.

18-21: Managua, Nicaragua. Third Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty. For ICBL contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

18-21: Managua, Nicaragua. Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

24-28: Geneva, Switzerland. Convention on Conventional Weapons 3rd Preparatory Committee for 2nd CCW Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

TBC: European Union Landmine Monitor Briefing. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

TBC: SADC Mine Action Meeting. Contact: http://www.sadc.int or sadcsecSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsadc.int

October

TBC: ICBL trip to Korea. Contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

6-9: Brisbane, Australia. Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government . Contact: http://www.thecommonwealth.org

24: United Nations Day.

25-30: Disarmament Week.

November

20: Universal Children’s Day.

TBC: Yerevan, Armenia. Regional LM Researchers Meeting and Landmines Seminar. Contact: jemmaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERarminco.com

TBC: UN General Assembly Landmine Monitor Briefing. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

TBC: Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva International Center for Conference of Geneva. Contact: ereusseSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERworldcom.ch or StopMines.tgSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERYmail.ch

December

TBC: Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Annual Meeting. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

3: Events Worldwide. Fourth Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the 1997 Landmines Convention and International Day for Disabled Persons. Contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

3-7: Geneva, Switzerland. Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

3-11: Oslo, Norway. 100th Anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize. Contact: Tel. +47 22 12 93 00 or http://www.nobel.no

10: Human Rights Day.

10-21: Geneva, Switzerland. CCW 2nd Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org

2001-2010: International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for Children.