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SARD hosts Media Workshop on the Humanitarian Impact of AP mines

In early October, the Press Club of India came alive as a confluence of people gathered to explore the humanitarian impact of anti-personnel landmines.

Landmine Monitor Briefing at the OSCE

The Landmine Monitor Report 2006 findings were presented at a briefing to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 11 October 2006 in Vienna, Austria.

Ten Years of the Ottawa Process

October 1996 marked a turning point in the development of the global campaign against anti-personnel mines.Ten years on, the strong spirit of the early days of the mine ban movement is still alive, but needs some rekindling.

Landmine Monitor Report Released in Sudan

for photos! The Sudan Campaign to Ban Landmines released national and global report findings at an event in Khartoum.

ICBL News September 2006 is now on-line

Read the latest edition of the ICBL newsletter, published on the occasion of the 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine BanTreaty

Updates and Statements from 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty

Read here the thematic summaries and ICBL statements from the 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty.

Landmine Monitor Released in over 30 Countries

The eighth Landmine Monitor annual report was released in over 30 countries.

The Mine Ban Treaty: Time to take the final step from words to reality

Government representatives, landmine survivors, civil society campaigners, and mine action operators will gather in Geneva from 18 to 22 September for the 7th annual meeting of the States Parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.

Progress in Mine Action May be Jeopardized by Decreasing Funding

according to Landmine Monitor Report 2006, released today

Applications Sought for Mine Action Researchers/Editors

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7MSP Registration Deadline Extended to 28th August 2006

Dear Campaigners,

As of today, more than 90 campaigners have registered for the 7th Meeting of the States Parties that will be held in Geneva from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2006.
We would like to inform you that the ICBL is extending the registration deadline to Monday 28th of August. If you want to attend the 7MSP and have not yet registered, please go to the ICBL’s Registration Page. Please note that all members of the ICBL delegation must register with the ICBL.

Burma/Myanmar: Chin National Front pledges to halt mine use

Burmese non-state armed group Chin National Front, recently committed to halt the use of landmines in recognition of "the consequences for our own people and the long-term impact of landmines in the post-conflict period".

India: Non-State Armed Group declares non-use of anti-personnel mines

Non-State armed group Kuki National Organization, active in the border area between India and Burma/Myanmar, recently added its voice to the global commitment to ban landmines by signing the "Deed of Commitment" promoted by Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call.

7th Meeting of the States Parties

The 7th Meeting of the States Parties will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2006.

Interview with Margaret Arech Orech, newly appointed ICBL Ambassador

In a recent interview, Margaret expressed her enthusiasm for her new role as an ICBL Ambassador, sharing her own personal struggle as a landmine victim and her impassioned quest to strengthen landmine victim assistance programs worldwide.