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LANDMINE MONITOR 2010 GLOBAL RELEASE

24 NOVEMBER 2010

Landmine Monitor will be released globally at a press conference hosted by Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor in Geneva, Switzerland.

This is the 12th Landmine Monitor report, the sister publication to the Cluster Munition Monitor report, which was published for the first time this year. Landmine Monitor 2010 covers landmine ban policy, use, production, trade, and stockpiling for every country in the world, and also includes information on landmine and explosive remnant of war contamination, casualties, clearance, and victim assistance. The report focuses on the period from May 2009, with information included up to August 2010 when possible.

Landmine Monitor 2010 is being released in advance of the Tenth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 29 November –3 December 2010.

WHAT

Press conference to launch Landmine Monitor 2010

WHO:

Members of the Monitor’s Editorial Team, some of the world’s leading experts on landmines, will be on hand to answer media questions and conduct interviews in English and French

WHEN:

Wednesday 24 November, 10:00-11:00

WHERE:

Press Room III, Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix, Geneva

The entire report is embargoed until after the press conference. Hard copies of the report and a media kit in English, French, and Spanish will be available at the press conference and posted online at www.the-monitor.org.

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:

  • Ms. Amelie Chayer, ICBL Communications Officer, mobile +41-78-728-53-20 (23 November-3 December) and +33-6-89-55-12-81, email amelie@icbl.org
  • Jacqueline Hansen, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Program Manager, mobile +41-78-606-94-68 (22 November-3 December) and +1-613-851-5436, email jackie@icbl.org