As of September 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
September
5-6: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. National Workshop on Victim Assistance organized by Handicap International and DAC. Contact: marionlibertucciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.fr
6-7: Havana, Cuba. International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War VII Regional Latin American Meeting, including a workshop on “Medical Care And Rehabilitation Of The Injured By Landmines”. Contact: pijiSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERippnw.org
9-14: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 106th Inter-Parliamentary Conference. For ICBL Contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
12: Events Worldwide. Landmine Monitor Report 2001: Toward a Mine-Free World Launch. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or http://www.icbl.org/lm/2001/
16-17: Managua, Nicaragua. ICBL and Landmine Monitor Training Sessions and Meetings. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org and banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or http://www.icbl.org/3msp
18: International Day of Peace.
18-21: Managua, Nicaragua. Third Meeting of States Parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. For ICBL contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or http://www.icbl.org/3msp
and for the Nicaraguan government http://trepco.cancilleria.gob.ni
19-21: New York, USA. UN Special General Assembly Session on Children. www. unicef.org /specialsession Contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
24-28: Geneva, Switzerland. Convention on Conventional Weapons 3rd
Preparatory Committee for 2nd CCW Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
24-29: Havana, Cuba. ICBL and Landmine Monitor visit to Cuba. Contact: sacblSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsn.apc.org or diana.roaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERcccminas.org
25-26: Hanoi, Vietnam. National Workshop on Victim Assistance organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and VVAF. Contact: marionlibertucciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.fr
26: Bangkok, Thailand. National Workshop on Victim Assistance organized by Handicap International France. Contact: marionlibertucciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.fr
27 – 6 Oct: Germany. GIBL will launch its autumn campaign to ban all types of landmines (including anti-vehicle mines). The campaign includes publicity materials to urge the German government and parliament to take national and international initiatives to ban all types of landmines. Member organizations of GIBL will hold several public events including HI Germany hosting a shoe pyramid event and press-conference 6 October 2001 in Berlin. Contact: Markus Haake, gibl.haakeSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERt-online.de or visit http://www.landmine.de
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
2-8: Brisbane, Australia. Commonwealth People’s Festival. Contact: pakpoySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERchariot.net.au or wixleySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
5-7: Brisbane, Australia. Commonwealth ACFOA AGM (Council). Contact: http://www.thecommonwealth.org
6-9: Brisbane, Australia. Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government. Contact: http://www.thecommonwealth.org
3 and 6: France, Germany, Luxembourg. Pyramide de chaussures : 7th Shoe pyramid "Pour que les Etats-Unis renoncent enfin aux mines antipersonnel", Saturday, the 6th of October, in 27 cities in France (Paris, Place de l'Hôtel de Ville), in Luxembourg and in Berlin (and in Munich, the 3rd). This year, Handicap International has chosen the theme of "Together, let's require the United States to give up landmines at last and for good!"At the end of day, a concert will take place in Paris and Lyon, from 8-11:00pm, with various artists committed to the ban. Contact : Karine Gavand, email:kgavandSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhandicap-international.org. website : http://www.handicap-international.org
11: Berlin, German. ARD (German public broadcast) organizes a hearing with German politicians on banning all types of landmines in Berlin. Contact: gibl.haakeSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERt-online.de
9-10: Vientiane, Laos. National Workshop on Victim Assistance organized by Handicap International Belgium. Contact: marionlibertucciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.fr
18-20: Brussels, Belgium. Landmine Monitor Core Group Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
24: United Nations Day.
25-28: Seoul, Korea. Asia- Pacific Regional Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact: kcblSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERnetian.com
25-29: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Students for a Mine Free World" international student conference hosted by the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Medical Students' Association. Contact: sarajevoconfSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERusa.net or http://welcome.to/sarajevoconf or http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/sarajevoconf/
25-30: Disarmament Week.
26-28: Beirut, Lebanon. 9th Summit of the Francophonie. Contact: ghassan.salameSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERsommet2001.org or http://www.sommet2001.org. For ICBL contact: habboubaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERbalamand.edu.lb or brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
19 - 2 Nov: South Africa. MASA will be host three regional civil society - government consultations (Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban) on developing enabling national legislation for the MBT. These will be co-hosted by GEM, CCR and Accord. Contact: Gina Walsh at masaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
28-1 Nov: Brussels, Belgium. 3rd Session of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Contact: www.acpsec.org For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
29-30: Ottawa, Canada. Mines Action Canada annual general meeting (to be confirmed). For more information contact: macpaulSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
30: Ottawa, Canada. Mines Action Canada capacity building workshop (to be confirmed). Contact: macnancySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
TBC: Bradford, United Kingdom. Nobel Peace Prize exhibition opens at the Peace Museum. Contact: peacemuseumSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERbradford.gov.uk
TBC: Angola or Malawi. SADC Mine Action Committee Meeting. For ICBL Contact: masaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
TBC: Italy. Donor meeting on mine action in Eritrea. Contact: mullinerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERun.org
November
5-11: Throughout the United Kingdom. Landmine Action Weeek. Contact infoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERlandmineaction.org or visit http://www.landmineaction.org/news67.asp
5-6 : Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. 7th ASEAN Heads of States and Governments Summit. Contact : www.aseansec.org
6-8: Bangkok, Thailand. Handicap International Technical Regional Conference on Victim Assistance in South East Asia. Contact: marionlibertucciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERyahoo.fr Release of HI report on victim assistance : "Landmine Victim Assistance :World Report 2001", by Handicap International (France). Contact : email: lloiaconoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhandicap-international.org
3-4: Yerevan, Armenia. Former Soviet Union Regional Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting and National Committees of ICBL Seminar. Contact: jemmaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERarminco.com.
5-6: Yerevan, Armenia. “Banning Antipersonnel Landmines: Cooperation And Capacity Building In The Caucasus” regional seminar organized by the Governments of Armenia, Canada and the OSCE. Contact: sebastien.carriereSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca
20: Universal Children's Day.
23-24: Geneva, Switzerland. “Responsibility and Compensation” Conference hosted by the Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines. Contact: ereusseSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERworldcom.ch or StopMines.tgSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERYmail.ch
24-25: Singapore. ASEAN Summit with China, Japan and Korea. Contact : www.aseansec.org
26-30: Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Regional Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting and ICBL campaigners meeting. Contact: kcalSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERafricaonline.co.ke
30: Worldwide. Night of a Thousand Dinners (NIKD). The Canadian Landmine Foundation and the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) invite organizations to join NIKD and host dinners. Fundraisers will be held at venues worldwide. Contact: in Canada, tel. +1-613-246-2678 or infoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTER1000dinners.com or in the USA tel. +1 (212) 907-1345 or infoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERlandmines.orghttp://www.1000dinners.com
TBC: UN General Assembly Landmine Monitor Briefing. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
TBC: UN General Assembly Special Session on Disarmament. Contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
TBC: Mozambique. SADC Workshop on Victim Assistance. For ICBL Contact: masaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
November/ December, TBC: Mozambique. SADC Technology Workshop. For ICBL Contact: masaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
December
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 or http://www.icbl.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.
2001-2010: International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for Children.
10-21: Geneva, Switzerland. Convention on Conventional Weapons 2nd Review Conference. Contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
10-15: Hanoi, Vietnam. Regional meeting on disability issues organized by ESCAP. Contact: www.campaign2001.fpt.vn
TBC: Geneva, Switzerland. European Regional Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact: IDlmEUROPESPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERaol.com
TBC: Jaislemer, Rajasthan, India. Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines Regional Seminar and Photo Exhibition. Contact: iipdepSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERnagpur.dot.net.in
TBD : 74th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers / Brussels. Contact: www.acpsec.org
2002
January
28-1 Feb: 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.ch, http://www.gichd.ch or walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org, http://www.icbl.org/sc
TBC: Americas Regional Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact:
macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
February
21-22. Vienna, Austria. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly winter session. Contact:
www.osce.org/pa
25- 1 March 1. Canada. Canadian Landmine Awareness Week. Events across the country organized by Mines Action Canada, the Canadian Red Cross and the Youth Mine Action Ambassador Programme. Contact: macinfoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
March
March/ April, TBC: Bangladesh. Non-Aligned Movement Summit. Contact:
http://www.nonaligned.org or bangladeshSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
April
TBC: Global Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
May
27-31: 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.ch, http://www.gichd.ch or walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org, http://www.icbl.org/sc
June
20: World Refugee Day
July
6-11: Berlin, Germany. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual session. Contact: osceSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERoscepa.dk, www.osce.org For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org