GPPlatform

The ICBL remains committed to pushing for the complete eradication of antipersonnel mines. The Mine Ban Treaty provides an effective framework for much of our work. At the same time it is crucial to engage those outside the treaty - non-member states and armed opposition groups - and urge them to abide by the spirit of the treaty. Many of our member campaigns are involved at an operational level in aspects of mine clearance or victim assistance. However, as a network our role is largely one of monitoring and advocacy.

We Lobby For: 1) Implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty, e.g. clearance of all mined areas, assistance to landmine victims, destruction of stockpiled mines, and financial assistance for mine clearance and victim assistance; 2) Humanitarian mine action programmes that are geared to efficient and safe clearance with prioritization of areas having the most impact on communities; 3) Support for landmine survivors, their families, and communities to enable them to deal with the immediate aftermath of an injury and the medium- and long-term consequences, plus protection of their rights; 4) Universal membership and the promotion of the norm of the Mine Ban Treaty through lobbying of non-members and of armed opposition groups to halt mine use, production or transfer, wherever this takes place.
Activities: 1) Participation in the Mine Ban Treaty processes, e.g. meetings of state parties and the intersessional standing committees; 2) Marking significant anniversaries through media work and public events, e.g. 1 March - the treaty's entry into force, 3 December - the treaty's signing, and the annual Nobel Peace ceremony; 3) Lobbying of international fora for inclusion of the landmine issue, e.g. Commonwealth, the Francophonie, the European Union; 4) Action to condemn mine use or urge non-members to join the Mine Ban Treaty; 5) Research and production of the Landmine Monitor Report which monitors implementation of and compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.