WVCBL strongly voice their opposition to the possible withdrawl from the Ottawa Treaty by Baltic States. Given the immediate and long-term danger these weapons pose, we must defend the protection of civilians by upholding international humanitarian law anywhere, anytime, under any circumstances. Landmines are horrific weapons that cannot distinguish between military or civilian targets. @minemonitor […]
Erin Hunt | March 18, 2025 Mines Action Canada, a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, is appalled by the Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian and Polish Ministers of Defence’s joint recommendation to abandon the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines. Security concerns for these countries are legitimate – however, landmines are a weapon of the past. They have […]
Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Campaign Urges Stronger Commitment Share post PRESS RELEASE (Geneva, 28 February 2025) The international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines faces unprecedented threats, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Co-Laureate, warns on the 26th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty’s entry into force on 1 March 1999. “Over the past 25 […]
“We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” — Nelson Mandela “The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand at times of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy”. Martin Luther King, Jr. WVCBL/PSALM are deeply […]
The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines – U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition is deeply concerned about the global impact of President Trump’s 90 day stop work order for U.S. foreign assistance programming that suspends U.S.-funded mine clearance programs. Mine clearance serves humanitarian, national security, and economic aims. Clearing land of landmines and unexploded ordnance such as […]
Danae Hendrickson OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY OF STATE, MARCO RUBIO From: Global Youth Mine Action Fellows Dear Honorable Secretary Rubio: As Mine Action Fellows, we urge you to immediately lift the 90-day stop-work order on U.S. foreign assistance programming, which has suspended the U.S. funded demining efforts. A waiver or expedited review for these programs […]
Erin Hunt | November 29, 2024 Thank you, Mr. President. Your Royal Highness, your excellencies, delegates, colleagues, friends. We speak on behalf of 45 Mine Action Fellows present here. Thank you to the Cambodian presidency and our supporters UK, Switzerland and Canada for facilitating our participation her. This week, we have had the opportunity to learn from […]
December 3rd also marks the anniversary of opening to signature ofthe Mine Ban Treaty (3 December 1997) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (3 December 2008). On this day, we join the international community in celebrating The International Day of Persons with Disablities. We pay special tribute to our survivors, colleagues and friends who have been […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines condemns the December 2 announcement by the Biden administration that it intends to transfer internationally banned antipersonnel landmines, the second such announcement in twelve days. We call on the Biden administration to reverse this decision immediately and halt any future transfer of antipersonnel mines to […]
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) applauds the significant steps taken during the 5th Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty to uphold the treaty and its norms, despite the challenging global landscape and concerning developments in recent weeks. The Siem Reap-Angkor Declaration and the accompanying Action Plan adopted by the Conference provide a […]