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TOO MANY STATES NOT ON COURSE TO MEET MINE CLEARANCE DEADLINES according to Landmine Monitor Report 2007 released today
The ICBL is currently seeking a dynamic, motivated, well organized and experienced person to provide administrative and logistical support to the ICBL staff.
On 5 November campaigners around the world are calling on their government to attend the Vienna Conference on Cluster Munitions in one month’s time from 5 – 7 December and to support a global treaty banning cluster bombs. See here a list of events worldwide.
London, United Kingdom, 5 November 2007 Public actions are taking place in 40 countries around the world today, from Austria to Zambia, as civil society calls on all governments to adopt immediate national moratoria on the use, trade and production of cluster munitions and participate in diplomatic discussions on a new international ban treaty in Vienna in one month’s time.
Members of the Bahraini House of Representatives attending an ICBL workshop in Manama encouraged the government to submit draft legislation to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty and assured that this will encounter no opposition in Parliament.
Landmine Monitor is seeking researchers to contribute to its 2008 Annual Report. Researchers who have contributed to Landmine Monitor reports in the past, as well as researchers new to the initiative are encouraged to apply.
A delegation from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) visited the Sultanate of Oman on 28 October as part of the organization’s efforts to promote adherence to the Mine Ban Treaty and received positive indications that the country could accede to the treaty in the near future.
Geneva, 23 October 2007 – The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today refuted a recent statement by Libyan leader Muhammar Gaddafi attacking the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and defending the use of landmines as a legitimate means of protection for “weak” countries.
The Landmine Monitor Editorial Team is seeking a Mine Action Researcher and Editor to prepare publishable quality reports on mine action for 25 countries/ areas. This will include undertaking desk and field research, coordinating and editing contributions by in-country researchers where relevant, drafting report text, and working with other members of the Editorial Team to edit reports to Landmine Monitor’s rigorous standards.
Today Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams met with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to press for stronger action on cluster munitions, Iran, Burma, and Darfur. Ms. Williams is in Paris as Honorary President of the first “Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma Vérité” which starts in the French capital today.
The Geneva Forum and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines co-organized a forum on 9 October in Geneva, Switzerland entitled “Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Cluster Munitions.” The event sought to inform states that were outside of, or new to, the Oslo Process on cluster munitions about the extent of the cluster munitions problem, the political activities that have occurred to date to address the problem, and the plans in place for developing a new treaty on cluster munitions.
Belgrade, 4 October 2007 - Cluster bomb survivors gathered in Serbia this week to ensure their rights were at the heart of international efforts to ban the weapon by 2008. Twenty-two of the 26 affected states participated in the Belgrade Conference of States Affected by Cluster Munitions, the latest development in the Oslo Process for a new treaty banning these weapons, which has gathered the support of 82 countries in just seven months.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 3 October 2007 - “The commitment of Nepal to address the problem of antipersonnel landmines and other victim activated weapons in the country is encouraging” says Sylvie Brigot, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), at the end of a 3 day mission in Kathmandu.“ After a decade of civil strife which has destroyed the life of so many civilians, the representatives of the Government of Nepal and the Maoists have assured the delegation they were willing to ban antipersonnel landmines...
Belgrade, 2 October 2007 – Countries experiencing first-hand the devastating impact of cluster munitions will meet in Belgrade on 3- 4 October to ensure that expectations of those who have suffered the most are central to the new international treaty to be negotiated banning these weapons. Twenty-three affected countries are expected to attend, as well as a number of other governments promoting the new treaty.
On September 27th the Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines commemorated the 10th Anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty. The event was marked by a conference with the participation of the ICRC, the UN, the Diplomatic Community as well as the Indian Government.