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Negotiating to amend the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW)
began in Vienna, Austria in 1995 and continued from 22 April - 3 May
1996 in Geneva, Switzerland. States Parties to CCW supported revisions
to CCW Amended Protocol II, to regulate landmine use a stance the
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) rejected as woefully
inadequate and unlikely to make a significant difference in stemming the
global landmines crisis. By the end of the meeting, a total of 41
governments had endorsed the ICBL call for a complete and immediate
ban on antipersonnel mines, including several that met on the sidelines of
the conference to chart a new path forward. The report on activities at this
conference details how the ICBL mobilized civil society and government
support for the mine ban and moved forward, beyond regulating
landmines to banning them.
Language: English
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