An unprecedented publication of this magnitude
requires contribution from a broad network of individuals, campaigns and
organizations, coordination by a dedicated team of actors and financial support
from a number of donors.
This report contains country reports written by over eighty Landmine Monitor
researchers from around the world selected by the Landmine Monitor Core Group.
They are cited separately in the List of Contributors. Landmine Monitor is
grateful to everyone who contributed research to this report, especially those
individuals, campaigns and organizations who contributed reports at their own
cost. We wish to thank the scores of individuals, organizations and campaigns,
including governments, who provided valuable and timely information to our
researchers.
We are grateful to the Coordination Team and Working Groups of the
International Campaign to Ban Landmines for providing the sections on ICBL
activities. We thank the invited governments, United Nations agencies, regional
organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, non-governmental
organizations and individuals for submitting reports on their activities which
are included in the appendices to this report. The entities contributing to the
appendices of this report do not necessarily endorse the rest of the Landmine
Monitor Report 1999 and they are in no way responsible for other material
contained in this report. Likewise, Landmine Monitor does not necessarily
endorse, nor does it take responsibility for the accuracy of, material included
in the appendices.
Responsibility for the coordination of Landmine Monitor’s reporting
network lies with the five Core Group organizations. Human Rights Watch (Stephen
Goose, Alex Vines and Mary Wareham) is the main contact point for Landmine
Monitor, thematic coordinator on ban policy and regional research coordinator
for the Middle East/North Africa and Central Asia. Handicap International (Anne
Capelle, Pauline Crick and Luciano Loicano-Clouet) is the thematic coordinator
on victim assistance and regional research coordinator for Asia-Pacific. The
Kenya Coalition Against Landmines (Mereso Agina, Cornelius Nyamboki and Lare
Okungu) is regional research coordinator for Africa. Mines Action Canada (Paul
Hannon, Mary Foster and Celina Tuttle) is responsible for Landmine
Monitor’s database and regional research coordinator for the Americas.
Norwegian People’s Aid (Maria Gjorwad Hagen, Emil Jeremic, Per Nergaard
and Christian Ruge) is thematic coordinator for mine action and regional
research coordinator for Europe.
Landmine Monitor Report 1999 was edited by the Arms Division of Human
Rights Watch. Mary Wareham served as the overall coordinator for the production
of the report. The editing team consisted of Stephen Goose (chief editor), Mary
Wareham, Alex Vines, Kathleen Bleakley and Jody Williams (ICBL Ambassador and
member of the Advisory Committee of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch).
Editorial assistance and review was provided by Justin Brady, James Buckingham,
Sousa Jamba, Andrew Manley, Ahmed Rajab, Frank Smyth, and Henry Thompson, as
well as various members of the Human Rights Watch staff. Jasmine Juteau and
Sharda Sekaran of the Arms Division provided production assistance. Human
Rights Watch was also responsible for the formatting and printing of
Landmine Monitor Report 1999.
We are grateful to the hosts of the three meetings necessary to establish
Landmine Monitor’s reporting network and facilitate production of its
First Report:
- Pax Christi Ireland and the Government of Ireland’s Department of
Foreign Affairs for co-hosting the September 1998 meeting in Dublin, Ireland;
- Mines Action Canada and the Government of Canada’s Mines Action Team
in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for co-hosting the
December 1997 meeting in Ottawa, Canada;
- Norwegian People’s Aid and the Government of Norway’s Royal
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for co-hosting the March 1999 meeting in
Oslo, Norway.
Finally, we wish to thank the donors to the Landmine Monitor initiative and
its first report. This work was carried out with the aid of grants from:
Government of Austria
Government of Belgium
Government of Canada
Government of Ireland
Government of Norway
Government of the Netherlands
Government of United Kingdom
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Open Society Institute Landmines Project
Jody Williams, ICBL Ambassador
We also thank the donors who have contributed to the individual members of
the Landmine Monitor Core Group and other participating organizations.
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