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An unprecedented compilation of this magnitude requires contributions from a broad network of individuals, campaigns and organizations, coordination by a dedicated team and financial support from a number of donors.
This report contains country reports written by 122 Landmine Monitor researchers from 95 countries of the world selected by the Landmine Monitor Core Group. They are cited separately in the List of Contributors. Landmine Monitor is grateful to everyone who contributed research to this report, especially those individuals, campaigns and organizations who contributed reports at their own cost. We wish to thank the scores of individuals, campaigns, non-governmental and international organizations, mine action practitioners, and governments who provided valuable and timely information to our researchers.
We are grateful to the Coordination Team and Working Groups of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for providing the sections on ICBL activities and for their essential assistance in the release and distribution of the annual Landmine Monitor reports. We thank the invited governments, United Nations agencies, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations for submitting reports on their activities which are included in the appendices to this report. The entities contributing to the appendices of this report do not necessarily endorse the rest of the Landmine Monitor Report 2001 and they are in no way responsible for other material contained in this report. Likewise, Landmine Monitor does not necessarily endorse, nor does it take responsibility for the accuracy of, material included in the appendices.
Responsibility for the coordination of Landmine Monitor’s reporting network lies with the five Core Group organizations and additional organizations and individuals:
Initial edits on Landmine Monitor Report 2001 were completed by the regional research coordinators from May to July 2001 and final editing was at the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch in June and July 2001. The final editing team consisted of Stephen Goose (chief editor), Mary Wareham, Mark Hiznay, Stuart Maslen (consultant), Alex Vines, and Jody Williams (ICBL Ambassador and member of the Advisory Committee of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch). Editorial assistance and review was provided by various members of the Human Rights Watch staff. Valerie Martin, Alexander Melikishvili, Katie McKenna, Anna Sullivan and Ryan Sutton provided additional research and editorial assistance. Mary Wareham served as the overall coordinator for the production of the report. Hannah Novak of the Arms Division proof-read, formatted and provided production assistance, with the aid of William Browder, and Patrick Minges. Human Rights Watch was responsible for the printing of Landmine Monitor Report 2001 and for the web version of the report, in cooperation with the ICBL webmaster Kjell Knudsen. Rafael Jiménez and Glen Ruga provided design and Jasmine Desclaux Salachas and Michael S. Miller provided maps for Landmine Monitor Report 2001.
We are grateful to the hosts of the ten regional meetings and one international meeting necessary to bring together the Landmine Monitor’s reporting network and facilitate production of this third report:
Finally, we wish to thank the donors to the Landmine Monitor initiative and its third annual report. Landmine Monitor Report 2001 reflects the author's views and Landmine Monitor's donors are in no way responsible for, and do not necessarily endorse, the material contained in this report. It was only possible to carry out this work with the aid of grants from:
We also thank the donors who have contributed to the individual members of the Landmine Monitor Core Group and other participating organizations.
