Please urge your government to send a high-level delegation to the Nairobi Summit.
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- High level-delegations confirmed so far: Foreign Ministers and Heads of State of Kenya, Thailand and Croatia, International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Queen Noor of Jordan, a video link with Pope John Paul II.
- The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, sent a letter of invitationon 14 May 2004, urging participation by Heads of States.
- ICBL letters of 20 August 2004 have repeated this message.
- Why? The participation of world leaders brings weight and importance to the Summit and its conclusions, ensuring that the Action Plan will be implemented since it has been signed off at the highest level. Their involvement shows States Parties’ commitment to the task of building a mine-free world. Also, their presence will attract media attention.
