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Colombia: New Mine Use by ELN Condemned

National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) guerrillas planted new mines on the road that links the villages of La Plaza and La Guásima, in the area of Micoahumado, in the southern part of the Colombian Department of Bolívar. In early 2005 cleared mines it had laid along a 28-kilometer section of this same road.

Closing remarks by Jody Williams to the Lima, Peru, conference on cluster munitions

(Lima, Peru, 25.05.07) "This important conference has indeed moved us forward toward fulfilling the promise of the Oslo Declaration. We believe that there will be a comprehensive, integrated treaty to eliminate cluster bombs in 2008."

Cluster bomb treaty takes shape after successful ban talks

(Lima, Peru, 25.05.07) – The Lima Conference on Cluster Munitions held in Peru this week concluded Friday, with strong and widespread support for a new treaty. Twenty-eight new countries joined the 46 states that launched a new process in Oslo in February this year to conclude a treaty by 2008

Message from Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

I was very honoured to accept Joel Soler’s invitation to serve as the Honorary President of these first International Rendez Vous of Cinéma Vérité – especially and obviously because it is dedicated to landmines and cluster bombs – even if I cannot be here today, and I thank the Executive Director of our International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Madam Sylvie Brigot, for representing me and our Campaign.

Yellow Killers – The Humanitarian Impact of Cluster Munitions in Serbia and Montenegro

An interesting report on the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions in Serbia. A documentary film by Svetlana Lukic and Svetlana Vukovic made in co-operation with NPA on the impact of cluster munitions in Serbia.

Campaigners call for strong cluster bomb treaty as countries meet in ban talks

A new Press Release from the International Conference in Lima this week: 70 countries are negociating a new treaty on cluster munitions. Both the ICBL and the Cluster Munition Coalition share similar views towards the need to ban the use of this weapon and they are advocating for the creation of a forceful treaty by 2008.

Ceremony in Belgrade Marks End of Stockpile Destruction in Both Serbia and Montenegro

On 16 May 2007, the ICBL participated in a ceremony marking the end of the stockpile destruction programs in both Serbia and Montenegro.

Indian Campaign Active in Cluster and Mine Awareness

In the months of March and April, members of the Indian Campaign to Ban Landmines were active promoting awareness on landmines and - for the first time in the country - cluster munitions.

ICBL Newsletter April 2007

The April 2007 edition of the ICBL Newsletter is now available online.

Summary of ISC Meetings - General Status of the Convention and Stockpile Destruction

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Summaries and Statements from the Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings - 23-27 April 2007

Summaries of the plenary sessions of the ISC Meetings and ICBL Statements

Burma/Myanmar: Three Non-State Armed Groups Pledge to Halt Antipersonnel Mine Use

Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call announces that three of the non-state armed groups active in Burma/Myanmar have signed a commitment to cease use of antipersonnel mines and to cooperate in the destruction of stockpiles and mine action programmmes.

Kazakhstan hosts a workshop to promote mine action as a confidence building measure in Central Asia

On 26 and 27 March 2007, representatives of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Russia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan met in in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the “ Mine action as a confidence building measure” workshop, in Almaty. A needed opportunity to discuss a regional approach to mines and ERW problems, and to call for more progress in adherence to the Mine Ban Treaty.

Tajikistan : A Lack of International Assistance Is Threatening Mine Action And Landmine Victim Assistance Work

A workshop jointly organized by the ICBL and the Tajikistan Mine Action Center on 30 March 2007 showed that shortfalls in international assistance to Tajikistan were threatening mine action and victim assistance programs with strong potential for success. On 4 April, the second United Nations Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance, the two organizations issued a strong call for increased support for these programs.

4 April Press Release-Success on Mine Action Depends on Success of the Mine Ban Treaty

Geneva, 4 April 2007- On the occasion of the UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) stated that the only effective and realistic way to promote mine action is to seek universal adherence to and implementation of the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Treaty.