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PRESS RELEASE: Support for Anti-Landmine Treaty Strengthens in Middle East
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AMMAN, Jordan – 14 November 2007
Click here for the Arabic version of the press release.
With Iraq and Kuwait joining the Mine Ban Treaty in the last four months, countries in the Middle East are increasingly rejecting antipersonnel landmines, according to
Landmine Monitor Report 2007: Toward a Mine-Free World.
Jordan will be hosting the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty from 18-22 Novem...
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PRESS RELEASE: Too Many States Not on Course to Meet Clearance Deadlines
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GENEVA, Switzerland – 12 November 2007 – Many states are not on course to meet their Mine Ban Treaty mine clearance obligations, according to
Landmine Monitor Report 2007: Toward a Mine-Free World. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) releases the 1,124-page report at the United Nations today.
Landmine Monitor reports on the global landmine situation and scrutinizes the implementation of and compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
Landmine Monitor Repo...
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| 11/11/2007 - Read more »
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Use of Landmines and Number of Casualties Decrease But Immense Challenges Remain
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But immense challenges remain. Over 200,000 square kilometers of the world are likely contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), and an estimated 15,000-20,000 people are maimed or killed by mines and UXO each year. The number of landmine survivors needing assistance continues to increase.
"At the First Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty in November 2004, the global community re-affirmed its commitment to eradicating antipersonnel mines," said ICBL Ambassador Ms. J...
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