International Campaign to Ban Landmines
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, works with the Mine Ban Treaty for a world without landmines.
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The job is far from done. But today we pause for a second in appreciation of all humanitarians out there, especially mine action workers, for their hard work in making the land we walk on safer.
#MineFreeWorld #BanClusterBombs #ActForHumanity
#MineFreeWorld #BanClusterBombs #ActForHumanity
August 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The job is far from done. But today we pause for a second in appreciation of all humanitarians out there, especially mine action workers, for their hard work in making the land we walk on safer.
#MineFreeWorld #BanClusterBombs #ActForHumanity
#MineFreeWorld #BanClusterBombs #ActForHumanity
Read it now on the ICBL-CMC website (link in bio).
Got an idea for a blog post on landmines or cluster munitions? Write for the ICBL-CMC. Reach out in our DMs or at [email protected]
Got an idea for a blog post on landmines or cluster munitions? Write for the ICBL-CMC. Reach out in our DMs or at [email protected]
July 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Read it now on the ICBL-CMC website (link in bio).
Got an idea for a blog post on landmines or cluster munitions? Write for the ICBL-CMC. Reach out in our DMs or at [email protected]
Got an idea for a blog post on landmines or cluster munitions? Write for the ICBL-CMC. Reach out in our DMs or at [email protected]
New blog post: "Lebanon Bans Landmines While at War; Fearing One, Europe Wants Them Back"
As five European states leave the Mine Ban Treaty, Lebanon joins it, mid-conflict. A timely piece by Sarah Njeri, PhD, Priscyll Anctil Avoine, PhD, and Henrique Garbino, Doctoral Researcher.
As five European states leave the Mine Ban Treaty, Lebanon joins it, mid-conflict. A timely piece by Sarah Njeri, PhD, Priscyll Anctil Avoine, PhD, and Henrique Garbino, Doctoral Researcher.
July 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
New blog post: "Lebanon Bans Landmines While at War; Fearing One, Europe Wants Them Back"
As five European states leave the Mine Ban Treaty, Lebanon joins it, mid-conflict. A timely piece by Sarah Njeri, PhD, Priscyll Anctil Avoine, PhD, and Henrique Garbino, Doctoral Researcher.
As five European states leave the Mine Ban Treaty, Lebanon joins it, mid-conflict. A timely piece by Sarah Njeri, PhD, Priscyll Anctil Avoine, PhD, and Henrique Garbino, Doctoral Researcher.
Wars may end, but landmines stay hidden in the ground for years, waiting for an innocent civilian—most likely a child—to kill or maim. This is why the world must uphold the Mine Ban Treaty. #MineFreeWorld
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June 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Wars may end, but landmines stay hidden in the ground for years, waiting for an innocent civilian—most likely a child—to kill or maim. This is why the world must uphold the Mine Ban Treaty. #MineFreeWorld
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Wars may end, but landmines stay hidden in the ground for years, waiting for an innocent civilian—most likely a child—to kill or maim. This is why the world must uphold the Mine Ban Treaty. #MineFreeWorld
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June 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Wars may end, but landmines stay hidden in the ground for years, waiting for an innocent civilian—most likely a child—to kill or maim. This is why the world must uphold the Mine Ban Treaty. #MineFreeWorld
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The ICBL-CMC 2025 Annual Report has been released, highlighting a year of advocacy, technical input, survivor support, research, youth engagement, and awareness-raising.
Read the full report here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/a...
Read the full report here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/a...
June 26, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The ICBL-CMC 2025 Annual Report has been released, highlighting a year of advocacy, technical input, survivor support, research, youth engagement, and awareness-raising.
Read the full report here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/a...
Read the full report here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/a...
Yesterday we learned the heartbreaking news that two colleagues at Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) were killed, and several others injured, in a reported attack in Ukraine.
June 25, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Yesterday we learned the heartbreaking news that two colleagues at Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) were killed, and several others injured, in a reported attack in Ukraine.
ICBL comments on the thematic panel "Standing up for International Humanitarian Law: Global Frameworks and the Place of the Convention".
Full statement is available on our website: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
Full statement is available on our website: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
June 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
ICBL comments on the thematic panel "Standing up for International Humanitarian Law: Global Frameworks and the Place of the Convention".
Full statement is available on our website: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
Full statement is available on our website: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
“Mines take lives. Mines do not save them.”
The whole room needed to hear this message from Mirsad Tokić, a landmine survivor and former deminer from Croatia. Words he delivered as he opened this week’s Mine Ban Treaty intersessional meetings in Geneva.
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
The whole room needed to hear this message from Mirsad Tokić, a landmine survivor and former deminer from Croatia. Words he delivered as he opened this week’s Mine Ban Treaty intersessional meetings in Geneva.
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
June 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM
“Mines take lives. Mines do not save them.”
The whole room needed to hear this message from Mirsad Tokić, a landmine survivor and former deminer from Croatia. Words he delivered as he opened this week’s Mine Ban Treaty intersessional meetings in Geneva.
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
The whole room needed to hear this message from Mirsad Tokić, a landmine survivor and former deminer from Croatia. Words he delivered as he opened this week’s Mine Ban Treaty intersessional meetings in Geneva.
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4uG1WiC
#Lebanon joins the Mine Ban Treaty as its 162nd State Party. A powerful signal that humanitarian norms can prevail even during wars. 🔗 bit.ly/4wfy2np #MineFreeWorld #MineFreeLebanon
May 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
#Lebanon joins the Mine Ban Treaty as its 162nd State Party. A powerful signal that humanitarian norms can prevail even during wars. 🔗 bit.ly/4wfy2np #MineFreeWorld #MineFreeLebanon
Poland and Finland are now preparing to produce AP mines, and politicians in other European states are suggesting they leave the Mine Ban Treaty.
Sign the petition to protect civilians and keep landmines out of Europe:
action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04-ban-landmines-europe-petition-EN
#MineFreeEurope
Sign the petition to protect civilians and keep landmines out of Europe:
action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04-ban-landmines-europe-petition-EN
#MineFreeEurope
April 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Poland and Finland are now preparing to produce AP mines, and politicians in other European states are suggesting they leave the Mine Ban Treaty.
Sign the petition to protect civilians and keep landmines out of Europe:
action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04-ban-landmines-europe-petition-EN
#MineFreeEurope
Sign the petition to protect civilians and keep landmines out of Europe:
action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04-ban-landmines-europe-petition-EN
#MineFreeEurope
Joint Statement: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Read the full statement here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/j...
Read the full statement here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/j...
April 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Joint Statement: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Read the full statement here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/j...
Read the full statement here: icblcmc.org/our-impact/j...
Today, together with Handicap International, we launched The Nobel Piece. And yes, we broke our Nobel Peace Prize to do it.
Five countries have abandoned the Mine Ban Treaty so far. Landmines are being used in active conflicts. A norm that has protected millions for nearly 30 years is under threat.
Five countries have abandoned the Mine Ban Treaty so far. Landmines are being used in active conflicts. A norm that has protected millions for nearly 30 years is under threat.
March 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Today, together with Handicap International, we launched The Nobel Piece. And yes, we broke our Nobel Peace Prize to do it.
Five countries have abandoned the Mine Ban Treaty so far. Landmines are being used in active conflicts. A norm that has protected millions for nearly 30 years is under threat.
Five countries have abandoned the Mine Ban Treaty so far. Landmines are being used in active conflicts. A norm that has protected millions for nearly 30 years is under threat.
On 20 February, #Poland withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty took legal effect.
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
Full release: bit.ly/4rVsN9b
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
Full release: bit.ly/4rVsN9b
February 23, 2026 at 10:29 AM
On 20 February, #Poland withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty took legal effect.
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
Full release: bit.ly/4rVsN9b
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
Full release: bit.ly/4rVsN9b
According to the Landmine Monitor Report 2025, 9 in 10 recorded landmine casualties are civilians. Almost half are children.
Let these figures sink in. States using, producing, or considering the deployment of landmines should take note of this documented reality.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Let these figures sink in. States using, producing, or considering the deployment of landmines should take note of this documented reality.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
February 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
According to the Landmine Monitor Report 2025, 9 in 10 recorded landmine casualties are civilians. Almost half are children.
Let these figures sink in. States using, producing, or considering the deployment of landmines should take note of this documented reality.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Let these figures sink in. States using, producing, or considering the deployment of landmines should take note of this documented reality.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Why are we still using weapons in 2026 that can’t tell the difference between a soldier and a child?
Landmines are a legacy of danger and they belong in the past.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Landmines are a legacy of danger and they belong in the past.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Why are we still using weapons in 2026 that can’t tell the difference between a soldier and a child?
Landmines are a legacy of danger and they belong in the past.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Landmines are a legacy of danger and they belong in the past.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
Lebanon is joining the Mine Ban Treaty!
Officials signed the accession decree & the country will become an official Member State 6 months after it deposits with the UN. This is the result of decades of hard work by Lebanese civil society and ICBL partners. Congratulations!
Officials signed the accession decree & the country will become an official Member State 6 months after it deposits with the UN. This is the result of decades of hard work by Lebanese civil society and ICBL partners. Congratulations!
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Lebanon is joining the Mine Ban Treaty!
Officials signed the accession decree & the country will become an official Member State 6 months after it deposits with the UN. This is the result of decades of hard work by Lebanese civil society and ICBL partners. Congratulations!
Officials signed the accession decree & the country will become an official Member State 6 months after it deposits with the UN. This is the result of decades of hard work by Lebanese civil society and ICBL partners. Congratulations!
What does it take to convince a nation that landmines are a weapon that harms its own future? ICBL camapigner Vidya Abhayagunawardena is the right person to answer this question. Read his interview here bit.ly/3NHVyY7
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
What does it take to convince a nation that landmines are a weapon that harms its own future? ICBL camapigner Vidya Abhayagunawardena is the right person to answer this question. Read his interview here bit.ly/3NHVyY7
This comes at a time when the @minemonitor.bsky.social records a sharp rise in casualties: 6,279 people were killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war in 2024, the highest annual total since 2020.
Read the full ICBL’s statement in here.
bit.ly/4aSJgWA
Read the full ICBL’s statement in here.
bit.ly/4aSJgWA
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This comes at a time when the @minemonitor.bsky.social records a sharp rise in casualties: 6,279 people were killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war in 2024, the highest annual total since 2020.
Read the full ICBL’s statement in here.
bit.ly/4aSJgWA
Read the full ICBL’s statement in here.
bit.ly/4aSJgWA
This pre-holiday deep dive examines the most severe crisis in the history of the Mine Ban Treaty, why it threatens the entire framework of international humanitarian law, and how diplomats fought back at last month Meeting of States Parties in Geneva. Read the full article here bit.ly/3Yv3iiu
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This pre-holiday deep dive examines the most severe crisis in the history of the Mine Ban Treaty, why it threatens the entire framework of international humanitarian law, and how diplomats fought back at last month Meeting of States Parties in Geneva. Read the full article here bit.ly/3Yv3iiu
What would be the consequences if Ukraine suspended the Mine Ban Treaty? 👇
ICBL urges States Parties to submit their formal objections to Ukraine’s suspension, and calls on #Ukraine to immediately retract its decision to suspend its treaty obligations.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
ICBL urges States Parties to submit their formal objections to Ukraine’s suspension, and calls on #Ukraine to immediately retract its decision to suspend its treaty obligations.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What would be the consequences if Ukraine suspended the Mine Ban Treaty? 👇
ICBL urges States Parties to submit their formal objections to Ukraine’s suspension, and calls on #Ukraine to immediately retract its decision to suspend its treaty obligations.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
ICBL urges States Parties to submit their formal objections to Ukraine’s suspension, and calls on #Ukraine to immediately retract its decision to suspend its treaty obligations.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
🧵1/2 #Latvia declared at 80th UNGA that “The effectiveness of all non-proliferation and disarmament instruments depends on our collective adherence, transparency, and rigorous implementation of them. It is a non negotiable to ensure this architecture continues to serve its fundamental purpose”
October 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🧵1/2 #Latvia declared at 80th UNGA that “The effectiveness of all non-proliferation and disarmament instruments depends on our collective adherence, transparency, and rigorous implementation of them. It is a non negotiable to ensure this architecture continues to serve its fundamental purpose”
Lloyd Axworthy joined us as the guest of the 6 ep. of #SilentKillers.
In the episode he reflects on his political journey, the lasting impact of the Ottawa Treaty, and the urgent challenges still posed by antipersonnel mines.
Listen now: bit.ly/47aVGWh
#MineFreeWorld
In the episode he reflects on his political journey, the lasting impact of the Ottawa Treaty, and the urgent challenges still posed by antipersonnel mines.
Listen now: bit.ly/47aVGWh
#MineFreeWorld
October 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Lloyd Axworthy joined us as the guest of the 6 ep. of #SilentKillers.
In the episode he reflects on his political journey, the lasting impact of the Ottawa Treaty, and the urgent challenges still posed by antipersonnel mines.
Listen now: bit.ly/47aVGWh
#MineFreeWorld
In the episode he reflects on his political journey, the lasting impact of the Ottawa Treaty, and the urgent challenges still posed by antipersonnel mines.
Listen now: bit.ly/47aVGWh
#MineFreeWorld
At the First Committee, we urge delegations to:
➡️ Condemn all use of #landmines and #ClusterMunitions, under any circumstances;
➡️ Denounce withdrawals from the treaties;
➡️ Urging all states to join and stop withdrawal plans;
➡️ Vote in favour of the resolutions promoting these life-saving treaties.
➡️ Condemn all use of #landmines and #ClusterMunitions, under any circumstances;
➡️ Denounce withdrawals from the treaties;
➡️ Urging all states to join and stop withdrawal plans;
➡️ Vote in favour of the resolutions promoting these life-saving treaties.
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
At the First Committee, we urge delegations to:
➡️ Condemn all use of #landmines and #ClusterMunitions, under any circumstances;
➡️ Denounce withdrawals from the treaties;
➡️ Urging all states to join and stop withdrawal plans;
➡️ Vote in favour of the resolutions promoting these life-saving treaties.
➡️ Condemn all use of #landmines and #ClusterMunitions, under any circumstances;
➡️ Denounce withdrawals from the treaties;
➡️ Urging all states to join and stop withdrawal plans;
➡️ Vote in favour of the resolutions promoting these life-saving treaties.
🎙️ New Episode Alert!
In this latest episode of #SilentKillers, we sit with the photographer and photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti, whose powerful reportage has illuminated critical humanitarian issues in over twenty countries.
👉 Listen now: bit.ly/3IATCyI
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
In this latest episode of #SilentKillers, we sit with the photographer and photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti, whose powerful reportage has illuminated critical humanitarian issues in over twenty countries.
👉 Listen now: bit.ly/3IATCyI
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
September 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🎙️ New Episode Alert!
In this latest episode of #SilentKillers, we sit with the photographer and photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti, whose powerful reportage has illuminated critical humanitarian issues in over twenty countries.
👉 Listen now: bit.ly/3IATCyI
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope
In this latest episode of #SilentKillers, we sit with the photographer and photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti, whose powerful reportage has illuminated critical humanitarian issues in over twenty countries.
👉 Listen now: bit.ly/3IATCyI
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope