International Campaign to Ban Landmines
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines ( ICBL ) to German International Campaign to Ban Landmines, is a network of over 1,200 NGOs in 90 countries. The Federation has its headquarters in Geneva. Founded in 1995, The German Initiative to Ban Landmines (now Action Group Landmine.de ) is part of the ICBL. The campaign 's goal is the global ban on landmines.
In the course of 1991, some non-governmental organizations and persons have a discussion on the need began simultaneously to coordinate the initiatives to ban anti-personnel mines. In October 1992, the ICBL was officially founded by an association of Handicap International, Human Rights Watch, Medico International, Mines Advisory Group, Physicians for Human Rights and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
The campaign followed an international ban on use, production, storage and sale of anti-personnel mines, as well as an increased international commitment to humanitarian mine clearance and assistance to mine victims.
As of 1992, preparations were for an international treaty that would outlaw landmines. In September 1997, the text of the Mine Ban Treaty was written and signed in December in Ottawa, Canada by several states. In her death year, Lady Di dedicated much for this concern. For these efforts, in 1997 received the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Jody Williams Your coordinator the Nobel Peace Prize. This agreement is the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti -Personnel Mines and On Their Destruction (short: Ottawa Convention ) genannt.Dieses treaty was signed by 40 countries and ratified.