Printed from: www.icbl.org/news
News from the ICBL and its members, plus external news items. Members can also access our Media Reports: weekly internet scans of news on landmines. Articles here date back to 1998 when the ICBL website was first launched.
« Previous Next » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...78
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.
Welcome to the September 2007 issue of ICBL news.
(28/09/2007, last updated: 30/09/2007) Read more »
(28/09/2007, last updated: 28/09/2007) Read more »
(28/09/2007, last updated: 05/06/2008) Read more »