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PSALM students  hosted a LEND YOUR LEG SOLIDARITY DAY at school. The school community  was invited to join us and roll up one pant leg, wear some cool socks and symbolically “stand” in solidarity with the victims and survivors of landmines, cluster bombs and other explosive remnants of war and persons with disabilities.  “Lend Your Leg”  encourages people worldwide by a simple but […]

                            PSALM students acted as hosts and guides as their “Road to Ottawa” opened with a reception for the public on February 2nd at the Monongalia Arts Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. West Virginia television and print media attended as students welcomed over […]

Warning about mines written on outside wall of building in Raqqa, Syria, January 21, 2018. © Human Rights Watch Improvised landmines planted by the non-state armed group Islamic State have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, in Raqqa (Syria) since the armed group was pushed out of the city in October 2017. In a press […]

Join PSALM ( Proud Students Against Land Mines) as they present their art installation, “THE ROAD TO OTTAWA: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MINE BAN TREATY” at the Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, February 2nd-February 29th, 2018. Opening Reception will be held February 2nd, 5:30-7:30 pm. PSALM artworks are inspired by the countries that “made it happen” and […]

The Sixteenth Meeting of States Parties (16MSP) to the Mine Ban Treaty took place from 18 to 21 December 2017 at the UN Office at Vienna, Austria. 2017 marks 20 years since the Mine Ban Treaty was adopted, when the international community agreed to end the scourge of landmines once and for all. Following the […]

The 2017 Landmine Monitor report was launched on 14 December 2017. The 2017 report includes updates on the status of compliance to the Mine Ban Treaty, casualties related to landmines and explosive remnants of war, clearance of contaminated land, assistance to mine victims and financial support to mine action. The launch took place just prior to the […]

Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva H.E. Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha, 2 March 2016 @MBT-ISU Sri Lanka has become the 163rd State Party to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, having deposited its instrument of accession at the United Nations’ headquarters on 13 December 2017. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines congratulates Sri Lanka for joining the […]

              Congratulations from PSALM: STUDENTS AGAINST LANDMINES AND CLUSTER BOMBS TO ICAN: THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON their Nobel Peace Prize!The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was honored for its work to foster a global ban on the destructive weapons according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Geneva-based coalition was modeled on international efforts […]

On November 18 and 19th, PSALM students presented their artistic installation, “THE ROAD TO OTTAWA: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MINE BAN TREATY”. PSALM artworks at the exhibit were inspired by the countries that “made it happen” and the continuing work to “finish the job” of a mine-free world. PSALM students acted as hosts and guides […]

On 18 September 1997, nations from around the world came together in Oslo to adopt the Mine Ban Treaty. On December 4th, 1997, the Mine Ban Treaty was signed in Ottawa.  This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the treaty! Banning landmines would have not been possible without great partnerships among civil society and governments. As […]