As of April 2002
Please note that this document is only posted to maintain the campaign history - to see the most current calendar go to www.icbl.org/calendar
April
2-4: Beijing, China. ICBL Ambassador Jody Williams addresses "A Disarmament Agenda for the 21st century", a conference jointly hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Department of Disarmament Affairs. Contact: ddawebSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERun.org or http://www.un.org/Depts/dda/chinaconf.htm
4-19: Australia. ICBL Youth Ambassador Song Kosal and members of the Cambodian Campaign to Ban Landmines work with youth lobbying for increased mine clearance funding. Contact: jrscamSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERforum.org.kh
10-17: Prague, Czech Republic. One World Film Festival, including a film about Cambodia Trust. Contact: http://www.oneworld.cz
11: Brescia, Italy. Landmines awareness events including a mock minefield and congress organized by SISM (Segretariato Italiano Studenti Medicina). Contact: cwaida39SPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhotmail.com or http://www.sism.org
11-12: San Jose, Costa Rica. VI Grupo de Río Presidential Summit. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
17: Bogota, Colombia. International meeting about landmines. Contact: droaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERunicef.org or macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
17-19: Paris, France. Global Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
21-27: Romania. International Peace Festival, organized by The Peace, Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), Youth Action for Peace(YAP), the International Networks for Peace and Development Transcend and Living Bridges(LB) . Contact: ropatrirSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERtranscend.org or for ICBL contact: sibpacSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERrdslink.ro
22: Earth Day.
22-25: Monterey, CA, USA. Fifth International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem. Hosted by the U.S. Naval Postgraduate Program. Contact: http://www.demine.org/meetings/Apr2002/
22-26: Brussels, Belgium. European Council. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
May
2-3: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Workshop on the Ottawa Convention and Action Against Landmines in the Democratic Republic of Congo co-hosted by the Governments of the DRC and Canada. Contact: sebastien.carriereSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca or stan.brabantSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhandicap.be for ICBL.
8-10: New York, USA. UN Special Session on Children. Contact: http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/ or for ICBL contact: youthSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
13-15: Bangkok, Thailand. Landmines in South East Asia Conference hosted by the Royal Thai Government with support from the Governments of Australia, Canada and Japan. Contact: Hathaikahn Yamali at hathaiSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhotmail.com and for ICBL contact: thailandSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
14-15: Reykjavik, Iceland. NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Contact: http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2002/p02-012e.htm
17: Madrid, Spain. Europe and Latin America Heads of State Summit. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
24-28: Sofia, Bulgaria. NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
27-31: Geneva, Switzerland. Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings. Contact: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Tel: +41 22 906 1662/63 Fax: +41 22 906 1690 email: gichdSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERgichd.ch, http://www.gichd.ch or walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org, http://www.icbl.org/sc
mid-May: Macerata, Italy. Italian Campaign Against Mines landmines awareness week events. Contact: campagne.mineSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERtin.it
June
2-4: Barbados. XXXII OAS General Assembly. Contact: http://www.oas.org or for ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
1-5: South Africa. OAU 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Contact: http://www.oau-oua.org or for ICBL contact: masaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
6-7: Brussels, Belgium. NATO Ministers of Defense Meeting. Contact: http://www.nato.int/
20: World Refugee Day.
24-28: Brussels, Belgium. European Council. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
26: Guayaquil, Ecuador. South American Heads of State and Government Summit. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
26-28: Kananaskis, Canada. G8 Summit. Contact: http://www.g8.gc.ca
July
4-10: The Hague, The Netherlands. European International Model United Nations focusing on Landmines: Indiscriminate killers. Contact: mft_van_haperenSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhotmail.com or www.teimun.nl
6-10: Berlin, Germany. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual session. Contact: osceSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERoscepa.dk or http://www.osce.org. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
29-30: Bandar Seri Begawan. 35th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. Contact: http://www.aseansec.org
31: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. 9th ASEAN Regional Forum. Contact: http://www.aseansec.org
28-30 (TBC): Kabul, Afghanistan. International meeting on landmines in Afghanistan hosted by the United Nations Mine Action Center for Afghanistan, the Afghan Campaign to Ban Landmines, the ICBL and other partners. Contact: afghanSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.orgbanemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or kellySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERundpafg.org.pk
August
12: International Youth Day.
19-20: Nadi, Fiji. 3rd ACP Heads of State Summit. Contact: http://www.acpsec.org/
19-21: Tehran, Iran. First International Mine Detector Robot Competition. Contact: http://www.rdc2002.com
26- 4 September: Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg World Summit 2002 on Sustainable Development. Contact: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/
September
1-14: Windhoek, Namibia. 48th Commonwealth Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Conference and General Assembly. Contact: http://www.thecommonwealth.org or for ICBL contact: wixleySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
12: Events Worldwide. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-Free World Launch. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or http://www.icbl.org/lm
16-20: Geneva, Switzerland. Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty. For ICBL contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
17: International Day of Peace.
22-24: Copenhagen, Denmark. Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting. Contact: http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/asem/asem_summits/index_sum.htm
23-29: Brussels, Belgium. European Council. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
October
18-20: Beirut, Lebanon. IX eme Sommet de la Francophonie. Contact: www.sommet2001.org or for ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
23-27: Los Cabos, Mexico. APEC Summit. Contact: http://www.apec2002.org.mx/
24: United Nations Day.
24-30: Disarmament Week.
27-31: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 2nd International Student Conference Against Landmines: Students for a Mine-Free World. Contact: http://www.welcome.to/sarajevoconf or voxmediciSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhotmail.com
November
4-5: Cambodia. 8th ASEAN Summit and ASEAN- India Summit. Contact: http://www.aseansec.org
7-8: Fifth meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs between the EU and SADC. Contact: http://www.um.dk/english/presidency/meetdk.asp
15-19: Istanbul, Turkey. NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
20: Universal Children's Day.
TBC: Baku, Azerbaijan. Landmine Monitor Researchers Meeting and ICBL Campaigners Meeting. Contact: warehamSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhrw.org
TBC: Prague, Czech Republic. NATO Summit. Contact: http://www.nato.int/
TBC: Santiago, Chile. 5th Ministers of Defense of the Americas Conference. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
TBC: Dominican Republic. XII Iberoamerican Summit. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
December
3: Events Worldwide. Fifth Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and International Day for Disabled Persons. Contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or http://www.icbl.org
10: Human Rights Day.
2003
January
TBC: Pakistan. 12th SAARC Summit. Contact: http://www.saarc-sec.org/
