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The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a global network working to rid the world of landmines

A global network working for a world free of landmines

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a global network in some 100 countries that works for a world free of antipersonnel landmines, where landmine survivors can lead fulfilling lives.

20/10/2026

Just one week after the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) appealed to senior United Nations officials, heads of humanitarian organizations, and foreign ministers to intervene urgently to prevent renewed production of antipersonnel mines by Finland and Poland, Colonel Riku Mikkonen of the Finnish Army Command confirmed yesterday that his country is on track to acquire one million antipersonnel mines.

The ICBL strongly condemns Finland’s plans, which threaten to reverse decades of humanitarian progress and undermine the global norm against these indiscriminate weapons.

The ICBL calls on Finland to immediately halt its plans to acquire and produce antipersonnel mines, publicly commit not to use or transfer these weapons, and rejoin the Mine Ban Treaty without delay. We also urge States Parties and international leaders to speak out against these plans and engage the Finnish government to uphold the ban.

Finland must not reverse decades of progress by reintroducing weapons that will put its own civilians at risk for generations to come.

Read more about Finland's plans: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/finland-seeking-one-million-land-mines-as-it-eyes-russian-threat

Read more on ICBL's appeal: https://icblcmc.org/our-impact/icbl-calls-on-global-leaders-to-prevent-renewed-production-of-antipersonnel-mines-by-poland-and-finland

15/10/2026

The ICBL-CMC is at the Geneva Peace Forum 2026, joining peacebuilders, policymakers, and organizations from around the world to exchange ideas, strengthen collaboration, and reaffirm our shared commitment to lasting peace.

13/10/2026

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) has written to senior United Nations officials, heads of humanitarian organizations, and foreign ministers, urging them to intervene as Poland and Finland move towards renewed production and potential use of antipersonnel mines following their withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty earlier this year.

In ICBL’s view, the withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty does not make renewed production, transfer, or use inevitable. These remain separate policy decisions that Poland and Finland can still reconsider.

We are calling for proactive international engagement before these decisions lead to further proliferation, long-term landmine contamination, and civilian suffering.

Read the full article here: https://icblcmc.org/our-impact/icbl-calls-on-global-leaders-to-prevent-renewed-production-of-antipersonnel-mines-by-poland-and-finland

09/10/2026

The ICBL-CMC congratulates Navi Pillay on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Her recognition recalls the importance of defending international law even in the most challenging circumstances. It is precisely in times of conflict and insecurity that the rules protecting civilians matter most.

As 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate, the ICBL knows this well. The Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Mu*****ns exist to protect people when the pressure to abandon those protections is greatest.

09/10/2026

The Cluster Mu****on Coalition is looking forward to working with Ambassador Alexander Kmentt of Austria as President of the 14th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Mu*****ns.

Austria has long been a strong supporter of humanitarian disarmament, international law, and the ICBL-CMC — and Ambassador Kmentt has been part of that work throughout much of his career.

In a recent episode of ICBL’s Silent Killers podcast, he made the stakes clear: if treaty obligations become conditional on changing security situations, the rule of law itself is weakened.

For countries including Austria, that should be the red line: standing behind international law, the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Mu*****ns, especially when they come under pressure.

Strong treaties depend on states willing to defend them.

Listen to Ambassador Kmentt on the Silent Killers podcast here: https://icblcmc.org/our-impact/silent-killers-an-icbl-special-series-podcast

15/09/2026

(Live from the Third Review Conference in Vientiane, Lao PDR)

Timor-Leste has just declared its commitment to accede to the Convention on Cluster Mu*****ns. This moment has been 18 years in the making. Congratulations, Timor-Leste 🇹🇱

That the announcement came here in Lao PDR, the most cluster munition-contaminated country in the world, gives it real weight.

Timor-Leste has yet to deposit its instrument of accession with the UN Secretary-General in New York. Only then does the clock start, with the Convention entering into force for Timor-Leste on the first day of the sixth month after the date of deposit.

The Cluster Mu****on Coalition looks forward to welcoming Timor-Leste as the Convention’s newest State Party.

14/09/2026

The 3rd Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Mu*****ns opened in Vientiane. CMC’s opening remarks were given by survivor Umarbek Pulodov, who urged states to: universalize the ban with no exceptions, fund survivor support long-term, and center survivors in decisions. The full statement as well as an overview of the coalition activities during this week is available on ICBL-CMC website through this link https://bit.ly/4cHpFbY

07/09/2026

€28.3 million is going to a mine purchase Latvia says is planned under the EU's SAFE programme. It will not say what kind.

Latvia left the Mine Ban Treaty in December to regain the option to use antipersonnel mines.

Latvia: It is crucial that you clarify whether you are buying antipersonnel or anti-vehicle mines.

European Commission: Say whether SAFE funds can or will be used to buy antipersonnel mines.

22 EU member states who are still bound by that treaty: Article 1 commits you never to encourage or induce, in any way, anyone to do what the treaty forbids. It applies whether or not the other party is still bound by it. Therefore, EU funds you approve should not pay for the production or purchase of a weapon you have banned.

Source:
https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/04.09.2026-latvia-to-spend-eur-28-million-on-land-mines.a661726/

19/08/2026

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.

24/07/2026

Who makes our work possible? Meet the donors and supporters behind the ICBL-CMC.

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Permanent Mission of Austria in Geneva
Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva
Etat de Genève
Représentation permanente de la France auprès de l’ONU à Genève
The German Permanent Missions in Geneva
Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva
Luxembourg in Geneva
New Zealand Permanent Mission to the UN
Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva
Slovenia Permanent Mission to the UN
Permanent Mission of the Holy See in Geneva

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