Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been commemorated since 1992 to promote awareness and mobilize support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development. This day works to promote action to raise awareness about disability issues and draw attention to the benefits of an inclusive and accessible society […]
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Progress in the Face of Headwinds
Progress in the Face of Headwinds: Achieving a World Free of Landmines and Cluster Munitions, a webinar hosted by the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL–CMC) brought together policy experts and humanitarian advocates from the US and beyond to discuss the latest findings from the 2025 Cluster Munition Monitor Report and […]
LANDMINE MONITOR 2025 PHOTO: LANDMINE MONITOR 2025 New report findings lead Nobel Peace Laureate to call for the defense of the 25-year-old ban Launched Monday, 1 December, this is the 27th annual Landmine Monitor report. It focuses on calendar year 2024, with information included up to October 2025 where possible. The Landmine Monitor 2025 report, released today […]
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Defend the Mine Ban Treaty
Joint Civil Society Statement on Ukraine’s Unlawful Suspension of the Mine Ban Treaty As civil society coalitions and organizations working to reduce the catastrophic impact of war through humanitarian disarmament, we are deeply alarmed by Ukraine’s decision to unlawfully suspend the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Similar to the highly regrettable withdrawals by the Baltic States, […]
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) worked with Human Rights Watch and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School to examine Ukraine’s move to “suspend” its obligations under the Mine Ban Treaty. The result of this collaboration is the paper “Challenging Ukraine’s Mine Ban Treaty ‘Suspension” (Sept 2025), which sets out both […]
The International Day of Peace is a is a global effort that seeks: “To encourage the observation of a worldwide cease-fire, 24-hour vigil for peace and nonviolence on the 21st September in every house of worship and place of spiritual practice, by all religious and spiritually based groups and individuals, and by all men, women and children who seek peace in the world.” We celebrate Peace Day as […]
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Cluster Munition Monitor 2025
Launched on 15 September 2025, this report focuses on calendar year 2024 with some information updated into August 2025 where possible. Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 covers cluster munition ban policy, use, production, transfers, and stockpiling globally, and also contains information on the impact of cluster munition contamination and casualties, as well as developments and challenges in […]
The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report will be presentedto the 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the United Nations in Geneva on 16-19 September 2025.Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is the civil society initiative providing research and monitoring for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster […]
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is pleased to announce the launch of Silent Killers, an ICBL Special Series Podcast. This initiative has been developed in collaboration with activist, speaker, and filmmaker David Peck, whose documentary Broken Courage highlights the experiences of landmine survivors in Cambodia. Through this new series, ICBL aims to provide a platform for survivors, advocates, and […]
Geneva, August 1st, 2025 – Fifteen years after the Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) welcomes the life-saving impact of this landmark treaty and urges all states to reaffirm their commitment to its obligations, at a time when the norm against these weapons is under increasing pressure. “Cluster munitions are […]