Lebanon’s decision to join the #MineBanTreaty is an important #milestone for communities affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war, and demonstrates a strong commitment to humanitarian #MineAction.
FSD congratulates everyone who worked hard for years to make this possible.
@minefreeworld.bsky.social Ein starkes Signal aus dem Libanon: Die Entscheidung zum Beitritt zur #Ottawa-Konvention zeigt, was zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement bewirken kann. Ein wichtiger Schritt für die Zivilbevölkerung und eine minenfreie Zukunft. #MineBanTreaty #StopLandmines #ProtectCivilians
3/3 At this #22MSP side event, #Colombia 's progress on #VictimAssistance (VA) included these key learnings:
👉 Support survivor networks
👉 Work closely with survivors on VA design & implementation
👉 Help governments integrate international VA standards into law
#MineFreeWorld #MineBanTreaty
2/3 #VictimAssistance helps survivors rebuild their lives under new circumstances - a core obligation under the #MineBanTreaty!
📢 Julia, 22 y/o, Ukraine: “It happened during a normal day: in an instant I lost both my legs, my sight & my freedom. Behind every mine accident is a life changed forever”
Panel of speakers at side event
Side event room with participants
Panel of speakers at side event
1/3 At the Meeting of States Parties to the #MineBanTreaty #22MSP, @hi-federation.bsky.social (HI) hosted a side event with @drcngo.bsky.social and @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social isiert.bsky.social to share experiences on #VictimAssistance from Colombia & Ukraine, on strengthening survivor support.
HI Explosive Ordnance Risk Education session in the school © R. Crews / HI
1/2 At #22MSP, as part of the ICBL @minefreeworld.bsky.social, we remind States Parties: Educating civilians about mine dangers is a core legal duty under Art. 5 of the #MineBanTreaty. Yet in 2024, only 2% of global mine action funding went to risk education.
We need more financial commitment – now!
Zoran Ješić von der ICBL sharing his testimony / © HI
1/2 During the meeting of States Parties #22MSP of the #MineBanTreaty @ungeneva.bsky.social, landmine survivor and military veteran Zoran Ješić from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines @minefreeworld.bsky.social shared his testimony as a powerful stand against the use of landmines 👇
Victim Assistance: Comparing best practices from long-term projects in Colombia with recent findings from the crisis context in Ukraine The Mine Ban Treaty recognize victim assistance (VA) as both a core obligation and a humanitarian priority. Colombia has made notable progress in reforming its laws and policies, developing long-term, inclusive, and community-based VA approaches shaped by its experience with internal conflict. In contrast, Ukraine faces a rapidly evolving challenge as ongoing hostilities create new contamination and victim assistance needs. Emerging evidence from Ukraine highlights both difficulties and innovative responses that may guide future best practices. This side event aims to discuss both challenging and inspiring examples from Ukraine and Colombia with the aim to strengthen Victim Assistance through inclusive, non-discriminatory strategies, fostering coordination, survivor participation, and sustainable, rights-based support. Friday, 5 December 13:00-15:00 Room: XII
📆Tomorrow at the Meeting of States Parties #22MSP to the #MineBanTreaty #Geneva, @hi-federation.bsky.social will organise a side event on #VictimAssistance to discuss challenges & examples from #Ukraine & #Colombia
@minefreeworld.bsky.social
@drcngo.bsky.social
@hi-deutschland.bsky.social
Join us👇
#Children have made up over 40% of all civilian casualties from #landmines and explosive remnants of war since 1999.
▶️ Read our new fact sheet on the impact of mines on children: bit.ly/ICBLImpactOnChildren1Dec2025
@minefreeworld.bsky.social #MineBanTreaty #22MSP
Aderito Ismael (HI Colombia) at a side-event on environmental responsibility in mine action
🌎 "Climate change can move explosive ordnance and displace populations, sometimes into areas more endangered by explosive risks."
- Aderito Ismael (HI Colombia) at a side event on environmental responsibility in mine action by @npaid.bsky.social during the #22MSP of the #MineBanTreaty in #Geneva
New #Monitor fact sheet available:
▶️ Download the fact sheet: bit.ly/ICBLFundingC...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social #MineBanTreaty #22MSP
I have heard very disturbing stories of mines taking out people's parents and blinding/breaking people's bodies for life!
We must keep mines banned at all costs! #MineBanTreaty #Humanrights
Landmine casualties hit four-year high, driven by conflicts in Syria, Myanmar @sightmagazine.bsky.social #landmines #Syria #Myanmar #OttawaConvention #Ukraine #Estonia #Finland #Latvia, #Lithuania #Poland #MineBanTreaty
sightmagazine.com.au/news/landmin...
We’re in @ungeneva.bsky.social for the #22MSP of the #MineBanTreaty and ready for a week of critical discussions to strengthen the protection of civilians, uphold the norm, and push for timely implementation💚 #solidarityinaction #minefreeworld
HI presents its Rehabilitation Matters exhibition & 3D printer creating prosthesis socket. Among visitors: Princess Astrid from Belgium, Prince Mired from Jordan & Izumi Nakamitsu UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
📍Meeting of States Parties to the #MineBanTreaty #Geneva
@hi-federation.bsky.social presents its #RehabilitationMatters exhibition & 3D printer creating prosthesis socket. Among visitors: Princess Astrid #Belgium, Prince Mired #Jordan & Izumi Nakamitsu #UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
📢The 'Clearing the Mines 2025' report is now online at mineactionreview.org, together with the 2025 Monitoring of the Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan for survey and clearance. Read up on global progress in #landmine #clearance ahead of the #MineBanTreaty #22MSP in @ungeneva.bsky.social 1-5 December.
Building on the legacy of the #MineBanTreaty, the #ClusterMunitionsConvention, and the #TPNW, Colombia 🇨🇴 is stepping up to host a major international conference on phasing out fossil fuels. A new Oslo/Ottawa moment is on the horizon. Way to go! fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
Looking for strong statements on the importance of the #MineBanTreaty at First Committee.
In a year of increased harm by #landmines, @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social writing for @minefreeworld.bsky.social calls on the #FirstCommittee to denounce withdrawals from the #MineBanTreaty and counter any efforts to further erode the norm against landmines reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
Landmines belong in museums, not on battlefields.
In the new episode of #SilentKillers, @almatas.bsky.social and Kasia Derlicka-Rosenbauer discuss the impact of the #MineBanTreaty and why the return of landmines to Europe is a danger to everyone.
Listen now 👉https://bit.ly/41HAKo0
#Tonga ist seit dem 25. Juni der neueste Vertragsstaat des Landminen-Verbotsvertrags #MineBanTreaty!
Eine erfreuliche Nachricht - besonders in Anbetracht der parlamentarisch beschlossenen Austritte der drei baltischen Staaten und #Finnlands.
Welcome, Tonga!
Tonga has officially acceded to the #MineBanTreaty becoming the newest state to join.
Earlier this year, the #MarshallIslands also ratified the treaty, bringing us closer to a #MineFreePacific.
Only #Micronesia remains outside the treaty in the region.
bit.ly/44zrCDv
#Tonga acceded to the #MineBanTreaty, becoming the 166 States Party to the treaty. Congratulations, Tonga!
@minefreeworld.bsky.social #ProtectMineBan
Today at the Intersessional Meetings, #Estonia, #Finland, #Latvia, #Lithuania, and #Poland announced their intention to withdraw from the #MineBanTreaty.
#MineBanIM @minefreeworld.bsky.social
#Parliament of #Finland has just finalized that it will withdraw from the #OttawaConvention the so called #MineBanTreaty with 157 YES and 18 NO votes.
So the result of the #putin #war in #Ukraine is that Finland is a #NATO member and they will re-mine the border.
Source […]
Broken Chair on Place des Nations in Geneva, (c)HI.
[APMBC Meetings] @hi-federation.bsky.social calls for renewed commitment:
📢𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀
📢𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
#MineBanTreaty
Kaitlin Hodge, HI, at the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention intersessional meetings in Geneva, (c)HI.
🔴Civilians still face deadly consequences from landmines!
👉At the #APMBC intersessionals, @hi-federation.bsky.social ’s Kaitlin Hodge joined @hrw.org to call for renewed commitment to the #OttawaTreaty & stronger action on civilian protection.
#Landmines #MineBanTreaty
My article on the #Baltics / #Poland potentially withdrawing from the #OttawaConvention ( #MineBanTreaty ) came out today with @warontherocks.bsky.social.
#Anti-Personnel #Mines are not a nice thing, but if they can reduce the likelihood of #War, worth considering.
warontherocks.com/2025/06/embr...
NPA strongly condemns the Estonian Parliament's decision to withdraw from the #MineBanTreaty – a treaty that has saved countless lives since it was negotiated and adopted in Oslo in 1997. www.npaid.org/mine-action-...
Broken Chair on the place des Nations, in Geneva. The picture also shows ICBL and HI's logos.
📅 Join us in Geneva at Place des Nations tomorrow as we rally to prevent retreat from the #OttawaTreaty .
📢 Civilians must not pay the price!
#ProtectCivilians #MineBanTreaty #RejectLandmines @minefreeworld.bsky.social @hi-federation.bsky.social
