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2002
September
26 August - 4 September: Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg World Summit 2002 on Sustainable Development. Contact: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/
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
12-14: Oslo, Norway. "The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action", an international conference marking the 5th anniversary of the successful treaty negotiations during the Oslo Diplomatic Conference in 1997. It is hosted by Norwegian People's Aid, IPRI and the Norwegian Red Cross, with support from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Landmine Monitor will also be launched. Contact: anthony.zenosSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERredcross.no or http://www.prio.no/amac/futureofhma.asp
13: Events Worldwide. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-Free World Launch. For a list of events in cities including Adelaide, Bangkok, Brussels, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Nairobi, Oslo, Ottawa, Paris, Phnom Penh, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw and Yaonde, see http://www.icbl.org/lm/2002 Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
13: Warsaw, Poland. OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting including a Landmine Monitor Launch sponsored by the Polish Red Cross, a briefing to participants of the Meeting, and an intervention of the ICBL during the Meeting. Contact: kderlickaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERwp.pl
16-20: Geneva, Switzerland. Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty. See http://www.icbl.org/4msp or http://www.gichd.ch/mbc/msp/4msp For ICBL contact: banemnowSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
21: International Day of Peace. UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/282 passed unanimously last year designating International Day of Peace. 24 hour vigils worldwide. http://www.idpvigil.com
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
1-2: Yerevan, Armenia. "Banning Anti-Personnel Mines: Cooperation and Capacity-Building", co-hosted by the governments of Armenia, Canada and the OSCE. Contact: For ICBL brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or for governments: alison.clementSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERdfait-maeci.gc.ca
1: Washington DC, USA. USCBL, Roots of Peace, and Congresswoman Woolsey's office will be sponsoring Landmines awareness event on Capitol Hill including a press conference and an evening wine and cheese reception to highlight demining in Afghanistan, the landmine policy review, the Landmine Monitor, and pending Victim Assistance Legislation. Contact: banminesSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERphrusa.org.
2: Wellington, New Zealand: Launch event for the Landmine Monitor Report 2002 with keynote speaker Minister for Disarmament Hon. Marian Hobbs. Contact: jheadSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERi4free.co.nz
1-3: Colombo, Sri Lanka. "Bringing Children Home" Conference on Children in Armed Conflict, hosted by Save the Children. Contact: http://www.savethechildren.lk
6: France. Handcap International's 8th Shoe Pyramids in Paris, Lyon and 30 cities throughout France and Luxembourg. This year's theme is "20 years of mine action, don't give up!" Contact: kgavandSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhandicap-international.org
10: Adelaide, Australia. Landmine event during Austcare's Refugee Week 5-13. Contact: ppakpoySPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERchariot.net.au
10-11: Johannesburg, South Africa. SADC Regional Landmines and Demining Conference. Hosted by the South African Institute for International Affairs. Contact: Ms. Neuma Grobbelaar, email 219neumaSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERcosmos.wits.ac.za
16: Brussels, Belgium. Briefing on Landmine Monitor Report 2002 at NATO headquarters by Handicap International Belgium for ambassadors of the 46 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) countries. Contact: stan.brabantSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhandicap.be
18-20: Beirut, Lebanon. IX eme Sommet de la Francophonie. Contact: www.sommet2001.org or for ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or landmineSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERbalamand.edu.lb
23-27: Los Cabos, Mexico. APEC Summit. Contact: http://www.apec2002.org.mx/
22-23: Knin, Croatia: Events surrounding the final destruction of antipersonnel landmine stockpiles in the Republic of Croatia, organized by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Contact: mirko.ivanusicSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhcr.hr
24-25: Dubrovnik, Croatia: Seminar on Implementation measures for the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction in the South-East Europe Region. Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in co-operation with the Croatian Mine Action Center and Croatia Without Mines Association. Contact: mirko.ivanusicSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERhcr.hr
24-28: Bangkok-Sa Kaew Province, Thailand. Exposure trip for University students. Contact: jpthaiSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERasiaaccess.net.th
24: United Nations Day.
24-30: Disarmament Week.
November
4-5: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 8th ASEAN Summit and ASEAN- India Summit. Contact: http://www.aseansec.org
5-7: Baku, Azerbaijan. CIS/ FSU Landmine Monitor and ICBL Campaigners Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
4-5: Moscow, Russia. ICRC Regional Conference on "Landmines and Explosives Remnants of War" organized by the ICRC Moscow delegation.
7-8: Copenhagen, Denmark. Fifth meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs between the EU and SADC. Contact: http://www.um.dk/english/presidency/meetdk.asp and for ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
15-19: Istanbul, Turkey. NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
20: Universal Children's Day.
20-30: Baluchistan, Pakistan. Seminars on the effects of landmines on children, in celebration of Universal Children's Day. Contact: pakistanSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
17-21: Santiago, Chile. Americas Regional Landmine Monitor and ICBL Campaigners Meeting. Contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
18-22: Santiago, Chile. V Defense Ministerial Conference of the Americas. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
TBC: Prague, Czech Republic. NATO Summit. Contact: http://www.nato.int/ or for ICBL contact: brigotSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
TBC: Dominican Republic. XII Iberoamerican Summit. For ICBL contact: macharliSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca
December
1-3: Ottawa, Canada. Events marking the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Mine Ban Treaty here in December 1997. Activities organized by Mines Action Canada include a concert and symposium. Contact: macinfoSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERweb.ca or http://www.minesactioncanada.org
2-10: Geneva, Switzerland. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Open-ended Group of Governmental Experts on ERW and AP mines. For ICBL contact: walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or for the UN: vbogomolovSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERunog.ch
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.
TBC: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa regional Landmine Monitor and ICBL Campaigners Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
2003
January
TBC: Pakistan. 12th SAARC Summit. Contact: http://www.saarc-sec.org/
TBC: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Regional Landmine Monitor and ICBL Campaigners Meeting. Contact: lmSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
February
3-7 (TBC): Geneva, Switzerland. Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings. For ICBL contact walkerSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org or visit http://www.icbl.org/sc For GICHD see http://www.gichd.ch/mbc/index.htm
5: New Delhi, India and Islamabad, Pakistan. Youth Against War Treaty signature handover events. Contact: youthSPAMFLTER@SPATMFLTERicbl.org
