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	International Campaign to Ban Landmines
		In these, some diplomats argued that a total ban was not feasible and that landmines were a legitimate weapon, in spite of the overwhelming evidence elsewhere at the conference - from the speeches to the photo displays - demonstrating the obvious need for a ban.
		As Jody Williams, co-ordinator of the international campaign, stated in her address to the conference, the campaign is a matter of precedent.
		The international landmines campaign has demonstrated that governments respond to public pressure and many are moving their policies towards the Secretary-General's position.
	www.ploughshares.ca /libraries/monitor/mons95c.html (1221 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Special Issues and Campaigns: International Campaign to Ban Landmines
		The ICBL engaged in numerous major events, including Ban Landmines Week and the ICBL General Meeting in Washington D.C. in March, the meetings of the Intersessional Standing Committees of the Mine Ban Treaty in December 2000 and May 2001, as well as a series of ten regional ICBL and Landmine Monitor meetings.
		Campaign priorities were universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty--convincing recalcitrant nations to accede to the treaty--and ensuring effective implementation of the treaty.
		The ICBL participated in the Seminar on the Destruction of the PFM1 mine which was held in Budapest from February 1-2, 2001, and in March 2001, the ICBL participated in the U.N. Asia Pacific Regional Disarmament Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, and also in a symposium on the Impact of Landmines in Sri Lanka.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k2/landmines.html (1636 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Organized in the early 1990s, the ICBL is a network of more than one thousand nongovernmental organizations worldwide, working for a global ban on landmines.
		It was an important force behind the treaty to ban antipersonnel landmines that was signed in Ottawa in 1997, and which led to its being awarded the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, along with its coordinator.
		The worldwide campaign against mines was highlighted by Diana, Princess of Wales, during highly publicized visits she made to Angola and Bosnia in 1997.
	www.lycoszone.com /info/landmines--campaign-to-ban-landmines.html (333 words)

	The International Campaign to Ban Landmines - A Model for Disarmament Initiatives? - Global Policy Forum - NGOs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) was formally launched in October of 1992, few imagined that the grassroots movement would capture the public imagination and build political pressure to such a degree that, within five years, the international community would come together to negotiate a treaty banning antipersonnel landmines.
		When it announced that the International Campaign to Ban Landmines had been awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize for Peace, the Nobel Committee recognized not only the achievement of the ban, but also the promise of the model created with the ban movement.
		These organizations were the experts on the multiple issues related to landmines and they worked diligently to produce the facts and information, based on their work in the field, to establish that expertise and provide the grounds for their demand for a global ban on the weapon.
	www.globalpolicy.org /ngos/governance/landmines/0804nobel.htm (2158 words)

	JRS-USA: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Cambodia event was launched by King Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Ambassador and JRS Cambodia Campaigner, Tun Channareth, the Landmine Monitor Victim Assistance Research Coordinator of Handicap International, Sheree Bailey, and representatives of the Cambodia Campaign to Ban Landmines.
		The Landmine Monitor is the unprecedented initiative by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, of which the Jesuit Refugee Service is a member, to monitor and report on implementation of and compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, and more generally, to assess the international community’s response to the humanitarian crisis caused by landmines.
		Landmine Monitor serves to hold governments accountable to the obligations they have taken on with respect to antipersonnel mines, including providing assistance to the victims of landmines.
	www.jrsusa.org /news_press_ban_landmines.htm (857 words)

	JRS Alert: International Campaign to Ban Landmines - 11-04-2003
		The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), meeting in Rome, Italy, between the 7-10 April, once again condemned the use of any type of land mine and urged all those nations who have banned the weapon to "speak out publicly and privately against the use of antipersonnel mines".
		JRS adopted the Ban Landmines campaign in 1994 and continues to lobby for the signing and ratification of the Landmine Ban Treaty by countries that have not yet done so.
		However, the ICBL statement laments the fact that at current levels of funding from major donors for humanitarian mine action efforts, the needs of mine-affected countries are "still far from met".
	www.jesref.org /old/alerts/lm030411en.htm (277 words)

	International Campaign to Ban Landmines - History of Organization
		In 1993 the Campaign Steering Committee consisting of the original six organizations was formalized, and the coordinator recognized.
		As dozens of national campaigns formed and hundreds of organizations joined the Campaign, the Steering Committee was expanded in 1996 and 1997 to reflect the growth and diversity of the Campaign.
		ICBL was an important force behind the convention to ban antipersonel landmines signed in Ottawa in December 1997 by more than 120 countries.
	nobelprize.org /nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1997/icbl-history.html (326 words)

	International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ICBL participates in the periodical meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty process, urges States not Parties to the Treaty to join and non-State armed groups to respect the mine ban norm, condemns mine use and promotes public awareness and debate on the mine issue, organizing events and generating media attention.
		The Mine Ban Treaty, or the Ottawa Treaty, is the international agreement that bans antipersonnel landmines.
		In 2005 the Landmine Monitor identified at least 84 countries and eight areas contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO); 54 of the affected countries are States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Campaign_to_Ban_Landmines (982 words)

	[20 May 1999]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES
		The 1,100-page Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Towards a Mine-Free World was launched at the first meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, held in Maputo, Mozambique, from 3 to 7 May 1999.
		Jodi Williams, who, with the International Campaign was a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, introduced the report with Stephen Goose, Programme Director of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch.
		In short, the norm of banning mines was becoming rooted in the international community, even among countries that were not part of the treaty, such as China and the United States.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/1999/19990520.MINES.BRF.html (1804 words)

	MDG Campaign Toolkit Chapter 2
		The conference called for an international ban on antipersonnel landmines, the establishment of an international fund to support victims and an effort to ensure countries involved in the trade contributed to the fund.
		The campaign was led by organisations focusing on assisting victims and clearing mines, with most key individuals having years of experience in the field.
		In all cases the national campaigns began with the twin objective of raising public awareness of the crisis and lobbying government officials to commit to a comprehensive ban.
	www.civicus.org /mdg/2-cs.htm (1756 words)

	International Campaign to Ban Landmines
		In December of 1997 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and to its coordinator Jody Williams.
		The final goal is the removal of all landmines from the ground as well as the destruction of all existing stockpiles and an end to the use of landmines.
		The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a united coalition of over 1000 human rights, humanitarian, children's, peace, veterans, medical, development, demining, arms control, religious, environmental and women's groups in 60 national campaigns committed to the goal of the total elimination of anti-personnel landmines.
	www.wcc-coe.org /wcc/what/international/landmines/mines-e.html (3776 words)

	Minnesota Medical Association - Publications
		This spring, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines met in Maputo, Mozambique, to assess implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty.
		Landmine Monitor is a systematic way to document the progress and problems of treaty implementation.
		The MCBL is part of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines.
	www.mnmed.org /publications/MnMed1999/July/Kushner.cfm (1386 words)

	On the Fifth Anniversary of Landmine Treaty, President Urged to Remove Antipersonnel Mines from Iraq War Arsenal
		anniversary of the opening for signature of the Mine Ban Treaty (December 3) and the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its former Coordinator, Jody Williams (December 10).
		In addition to military reasons, humanitarian reasons to ban AP mines and promote the ban among mine-using governments such as India and Pakistan are remarkable.
		As a part of the current formal review of US landmine policies, we have heard that your Administration may be planning to give up “dumb mines,” and to promote the retention of “smart mines” –those programmed to self-destruct or de-activate after a set amount of time.
	www.banminesusa.org /news/952_iraqmines.htm (1489 words)

	Human Rights Watch: The Campaign to Ban Landmines
		Landmine Monitor builds upon the expertise and capacities of NGOs to systematically monitor and document the various dimensions of the global landmine problem, including use, production, transfer and stockpiling, as well as victim assistance and demining.
		Landmine Monitor's annual reports are timed to coincide with meetings of states parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
		Human Rights Watch is a founding member of the US Campaign to Ban Landmines and provides research into the U.S. search for alternatives to mines, funding of mine clearing programs, production and transfer of mines and other issues.
	www.hrw.org /campaigns/mines/1999 (406 words)

	United States Campaign to Ban Landmines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines (USCBL) is a coalition of more than 400 U.S.-based human rights, humanitarian, faith-based, children's, peace, disability, veterans', medical, development, academic, and environmental organizations dedicated to a total ban on antipersonnel landmines.
		It is one of 90 country campaigns that form the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL).
		Most notably, the ICBL played a major role in developing the 1997 Convention on the Use, Production, Stockpiling, and Transfer of Antipersonnel Landmines and on Their Destruction (known as the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty), which has been signed by nearly 140 governments and ratified by more than 90.
	www.banminesusa.org (217 words)

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		Millions of uncleared landmines lie in fields, roads and paths in over 80 countries in the world today.
		For every direct victim there are hundreds of others who are sick or dying of malnutrition, disease etc. because they are displaced from their homes or cannot use their land.
		Landmines are an indiscriminate weapon, killing and maiming long after conflicts have ended.
	www.australia.icbl.org (190 words)

	Landmines - Global Issues
		The Landmine Monitor Report 1999, from the ICBL (International Campaign to Ban Landmines), reports that overall there has been a huge reduction in production and export of landmines.
		The Landmine Monitor Report 2006 released by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines revealed a decrease in use of antipersonnel mines by both government and rebel forces in 2005 and the first half of 2006.
		The International Campaign to Ban Landmines’ 2006 Monitor report includes some maps of landmine issues around the world showing who has signed/ratified the treaty, where they are used, produced, stockpiled, cause problems and where they have been destroyed.
	www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/ArmsTrade/Landmines.asp (1584 words)

	International Campaign to Ban Landmines
		The ICBL believes it is essential that the issue of antipersonnel landmines is included in any peace negotiations.
		According to Landmine Monitor, mines are used by the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) and ELN (Ejército de Liberación Nacional) guerrilla groups, as well as AUC (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) paramilitaries.In 2002, 530 landmine casualties were reported in Colombia, more than double the number reported for 2001.
		Gustavo Oliveira Vieira of the Brazilian Campaign to Ban Landmines/Campanha Brasileira Contra Minas Terrestres.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2004/0128-02.htm (562 words)

	The Group for Environmental Monitoring : The International Campaign to ban Landmines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The original Steering Committee of the ICBL was made up of a group of NGOs that agreed, in October of 1992, to work together to promote a coalition of non-governmental organisations calling for an immediate and total ban on anti-personnel landmine.
		The Campaign has been endorsed by the UN Secretary-General, the media, and of course, all the major religious communities, high profile personalities such as Archbishop Tutu and Queen Noor of Jordan as well as the public at large.
		The South African Campaign to Ban Landmines is a member of the ICBL coordinating Committee.
	www.gem.org.za /html/icbl.htm (445 words)

	International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) was launched in 1992 at the initiative of six non-governmental organisations.
		In June 1998, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines established 'Landmine Monitor,' a unique and unprecedented civil society-based reporting network to systematically monitor and document nations' compliance with the 1997 AP Mine Ban Treaty and the humanitarian response to the global landmine crisis.
		Landmine Monitor complements the existing state-based reporting and compliance mechanisms established by the AP Mine Ban Treaty.
	www.mineaction.org /org.asp?o=15 (182 words)

	Advocacy
		These are the International Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Convention, and the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). The first of these, the Mine Ban Treaty, was the direct result of pressure on governments from individuals through the ICBL.
		The ICBL is a network of organizations with the common objective to support a ban on the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel mines and an increase in international resources for humanitarian mine clearance and mine victim assistance.
		One of the major achievements of the ICBL is the Landmine Monitor. Established in June 1998, the Landmine Monitor complements existing mechanisms established by the Mine Ban Treaty by monitoring and documenting signatories' compliance.
	www.landmines.org /crisis/sp2.cfm (912 words)

	NGOs and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Global Policy Forum - NGOs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NGOs and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines
		The ICBL laid the groundwork for future NGO advocacy efforts with its strategy of alliance between NGOs and like-minded states, serving as a model for other NGO campaigns.
		The High Level Panel on UN-Civil Society argues that the international campaign to ban landmines and the Jubilee 2000 initiative on debt relief serve as examples of successful NGO advocacy in UN forums.
	www.globalpolicy.org /ngos/role/campaign/landminindex.htm (489 words)

	Jody Williams and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) was formally launched in October 1992 with six NGOs.
		The goal of this initiative is to begin the long process of identifying, removing, and destroying the million of landmines that remain in the ground in developing countries.
		In May 1998, Muller and the VVAF launched the Campaign for a Landmine Free World, which will help fulfill the goals of the Ottawa Treaty by surveying landmine areas, assisting victims, and educating the public about the menace of landmines.
	www.virginia.edu /nobel/laureates/bios/ICBL.html (668 words)

	Landmines : Webguide & Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Campaign seeks national and international sponsors to adopt minefields that the United Nations has identified as being in urgent need of clearance.
		Landmine Action is working to eliminate landmines and to find solutions to the problems caused by cluster bombs and other UXO.
		Landmine Survivors Network works to help mine victims and their families recover through an integrated program of peer counseling, sports, and social and economic integration into their communities.
	www.worldrevolution.org /guidepage/landmines/website (445 words)

	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ICBL is led by Jody Williams who with the ICBL was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
		Landmine panel on the medical care and rehabilitation of mine victims, during IPPNW Regional Latin America Meeting held on 6-7 September 2001 in Havana, Cuba.
		Landmines slide show, used to educate medical communities and the public on the landmine issue.
	www.ippnw.org /MinesInitiatives.html (869 words)

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