The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate, condemns Lithuania’s decision to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty, approved today by a parliamentary vote. This irresponsible move marks Lithuania’s second abandonment of a humanitarian disarmament treaty in six months, following its unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions in March […]
At a time when states are considering leaving the treaty, we are reminded of the words of Pope Francis and his support for the efforts to rid the world of these indiscriminate weapons which too often claim the lives of innocent civilians including children. While marking the anniversary of the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty, Pope […]
Japan’s Leadership Needed to Ensure No More Landmine Victims Published in: The Asahi Shimbun Globe+ Mary Wareham, Deputy Director, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, Human Rights Watch Kanae Doi, Japan Director, Human Rights Watch Mine Ban Treaty – an international treaty developed to protect civilians in conflict April 4 is International Mine Awareness Day, a […]
Transforming Minefields into Vineyards, Orchards, and Fields of Flowers – “Mines to Vines” Movement Expands Worldwide Roots of Peace, the global humanitarian nonprofit committed to turning “Mines to Vines”; proudly commemorates UN International Landmine Awareness Day with the launch of its international White Rose for Peace campaign. The initiative, unveiled this week at the UK Parliament, marks a renewed […]
Geneva, 4 April 2025—On International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) warns of an alarming backslide in global efforts to eliminate one of the deadliest legacies of war. As the world celebrates the people working tirelessly to free communities of life-threatening antipersonnel mines and assist […]
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 […]