The ICBL has prioritized the Nairobi Summit and is fully geared to participate fully in the preparation process as well as the Summit itself. ICBL member Kenya Coalition Against Landmines (KCAL) will assist ICBL in hosting its delegation of up to 300 survivors, deminers, campaigners, youth and landmine monitor researchers from more than 60 countries around the world.
The ICBL will work all year to ensure governments prepare and send the highest possible representation. The ICBL is also committed to maximum civil society participation, as has been the case in annual Meetings of States Parties.
The ICBL has official non-delegate status and will participate fully in the Nairobi Summit. Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams of the ICBL will speak in the official opening of the Review Conference along with other dignitaries and personalities. The campaign will make a formal speech to delegates at the beginning of the 2004 Nairobi Summit and will make numerous presentations and interventions in the working sessions that follow.
In order to help celebrate and highlight the amazing progress already made, as well as the challenges ahead, the ICBL will also work with partners on events including a concert, sporting events, exhibits and art shows. KCAL will host a Dance without Fear event with local Kenyan youth. The ICBL’s Working Group on Victim Assistance, led by Landmine Survivors Network, will host a summit between landmine survivors and government delegates. PeaceJam, http://www.peacejam.org “an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody,” will also host an event in Nairobi to coincide with the Summit. Fulfilling the Promise, a digital film on the future of the movement to eradicate landmines, will also be screened 3 December.
The Landmine Monitor Report 2004: Toward a Mine-Free World, including a special five-year review, will be launched just prior to the meeting on 18 November 2004.
