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PSALM/WVCBL Remember Pope Francis and His Support of the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions

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 […]

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Mine Ban Treaty Faces Significant Threats

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 […]

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Roots of Peace Launches Global ‘White Rose for Peace’ Campaign on UN Landmine Awareness Day

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 […]

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ICBL calls for urgent course correction on International Mine Awareness Day

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 […]

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West Virginia Campaign to Ban Landmines Says the Ottawa Treaty Saves Lives!

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 […]

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Mines Action Canada Calls on Baltic States to Stay in Ottawa Treaty

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 […]

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Global Fight Against Landmines Under Threat:

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 […]

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Mine Clearance Imperative to the Safety of Children the World Over

“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 […]

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U.S. Campaign expresses deep concern over suspension of funds for mine clearance and victim assistance

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 […]

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Mine Action Fellows Open Letter to Secretary of State Honorable Marco Rubio

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 […]