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Landmine Monitor seeks Copy Editor

Landmine Monitor is looking for a Copy Editor to be responsible for editing approximately 119 country and area research reports as well as thematic overviews (approximately 1,100 pages of text) to ensure consistency in style, formatting and language.

Nepal: Parliamentary Support for the Mine Ban Treaty

Members of the Nepalese parliament participating in a seminar organized by the Nepal Campaign to Ban Landmines (NCBL) on 27 January 2008 vowed to actively promote Nepal’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty.

Job Opening at the ICBL - Communications Officer (English Native Speaker or Equivalent) - THE APPLICATIONS PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED

The ICBL is looking for a communications officer to ensure the implementation of the ICBL’s media and communications strategies as tools to promote the Campaign’s goals on landmines and cluster munitions. Candidates must have at least three years relevant experience in a media relations / communications/ campaigning environment, as well as strong demonstrated oral and written communications skills. Due to the nature of the job, a level of English equivalent to native language is required. This is a 12-month contract, renewable. Deadline for applications: 17 February 2008.

CMC Media Advisory: Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions

New Zealand hosts pivotal conference in global push for cluster bomb ban treaty (Wellington 18-22 February).

Bombing of the UN building in Algiers: ICBL mourns the loss of one of the strongest advocates for mine action and a cheerful colleague and friend

Steven Olejas, former head of the Mine Action Department at Danish Church Aid (DCA), then Chief Technical Advisor for UNDP in Algeria, was among the victims of the explosion of the UN building yesterday in Algiers.

CMC Press Release - Cluster bomb ban treaty: 138 Nations Make Progress in Vienna

Vienna, Austria, 7 December 2007 - The third major international conference on cluster munitions ended successfully today as consensus emerged on a number of important issues to be included in the new ban treaty to be signed in 2008, including victim assistance, clearance, stockpile destruction and international cooperation and assistance. Important work remains to ensure that exceptions do not weaken a comprehensive ban.

Iran: Kurdish Armed Group Declares Non-Use of Antipersonnel Mines

The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) has declared that it will not use antipersonnel landmines, Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call announced in a press release on 5 December 2007.

Other news from the ICBL and Campaigners

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10th Anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty’s Negotiation Celebrated in Oslo

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Five Days of Film Screenings and Public Discussions on Landmines and Cluster Bombs in Monaco and Paris

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Too Many States Not on Course to Meet Mine Clearance Deadlines: Landmine Monitor Report 2007 Released on 12 November

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Kashmir Insurgency Bans Use of Antipersonnel Landmines

(04/12/2007, last updated: 08/02/2008) Read more »

Speaking Out Against Cluster Munitions

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Focus on the Middle East and North Africa

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“Success in Progress” Toward a Mine Free World