Landmine Monitor Report 2005 to be Launched on 22 November 2005
GET THE LATEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON LANDMINES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: LANDMINE MONITOR REPORT 2005 TO BE LAUNCHED ON 22 NOVEMBER 2005.
Landmine Monitor Report 2005 will be released globally on Tuesday, 22 November 2005. Non-governmental organizations have come together in a systematic and sustained way to monitor and report on efforts to eradicate antipersonnel mines and to implement the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, thereby successfully putting into practice the concept of civil society-based verification.
At 1,071 pages, this seventh annual edition comprehensively highlights recent progress and explains the challenges still ahead for reaching a mine-free world. The report identifies those still using and producing antipersonnel mines, and provides the latest global statistics on amount of land cleared, numbers of mine casualties, and mine action funding — statistics developed uniquely through Landmine Monitor’s global research network.
Thematic global launches of Landmine Monitor Report 2005 will take place in Medellin, Colombia (Survivor Assistance); Algiers, Algeria (Ban Policy); and Zagreb, Croatia (Mine Action). In addition, national launches will be held in the following days in at least 17 more countries. The report will be presented to the Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty in Zagreb, Croatia from 28 November to 2 December 2005.
WHAT: Launch of the Landmine Monitor Report 2005
WHEN: Tuesday, 22 November 2005
WHERE:
- Instituto para el Desarrollo de Antioquia (IDEA), Medellin, Colombia. Press conference commences at 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT), followed by a media tour to a mine-affected community. Contacts: Charlie Avendaño, mobile +1-613-851-5439, email Charlie@minesactioncanada.org and Maria Clara Ucros, mobile +57-310-322-1576, email mariaclara@colombiasinminas.org .
- International Press Center, Algiers, Algeria. Press conference commences at 10:00 local time (9:00 GMT). Contact: Ayman Sorour, mobile +33-6-6860-5392, +20-1-2323-9033, email amac98eg@yahoo.com and Tamar Gabelnick, mobile +41-79-470-11-45, email tamar@icbl.org .
- Klovicevi Dvori, Zagreb, Croatia. Press conference commences at 10:00 local time (9:00 GMT) followed by a panel discussion. Contact: Vanja Sikirica, mobile +385-91-168-2204, email vanjasikirica@npaid.hr and Sylvie Brigot, mobile +33-6-07-17-27-76, email brigot@icbl.org
More info on the release events at www.icbl.org/lm
Contact : Jackie Hansen, Landmine Monitor Project Manager. Tel. +1-613-241-3777, Mobile +1-613-851-5436. Email lm@icbl.org
Published:
21 Nov 2005