the problem with landmines... © tim grant 1997 is the human impact… 15000 – 20000 new landmine...
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THE PROBLEM WITH LANDMINES. . .
© Tim Grant
1997
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IS THE HUMAN IMPACT…
15000 – 20000 NEW LANDMINE VICTIMS PER YEAR
IN MOST OF THE WORLD’S POOREST COUNTRIES
Courtesy of the ICBL Image Library
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Almost 500 000 known survivors in 2009. . .
©Tim Grant
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Thousands of km2 are invested with these hidden killers
© John Rodsted 1997
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There are over 350 types of landminesfound in approximately 80 countries and territories
since World War I
AfghanistanBosniaCambodiaColombiaIraq
KosovoLebanonMozambiqueRussiaSudan
plus many more
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LM MAP 2006
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Cluster bombs have been used in over 20 countries
Iraq : In just three weeks, 13, 000 cluster bombs were used containing 1.8-2
million bomblets by the U.K. and U.S.
The most contaminated areas are: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Laos, Kosovo and Vietnam
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Courtesy of the ICBL Image Library
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“Toy-size bombs designed to kill tanks and soldiers appear as white
lawn darts, green baseballs,orange-striped soda cans- and have
proved deadly to children…’When you see a 5-year-old boy come
to the hospital without any limbs,’ asked Kuwait City surgeon
Dr. Mohammed Khaled,’ how can you forget that sight?”
Ft. Worth Star Telegram” January 12, 1992 Mennonite Central Committee
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SOLUTIONS ?
Clear landmines and teach people about the dangers
Stockpile DestructionMine Clearance
©Sean Sutton, Reuters
©ICRC/V. Ivleva-Yorke/ao-e-00249h
Mine Risk Education
©Gaëtan de Beaupuis
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SOLUTIONS ?
Provide for the needs and rights of survivors EVERYWHERE
Institute For Rehabilitation, Slovenia 2005
Emergency assistanceNew limbs and rehabilitation
Social reintegration© Amaya Valcárcel
©ICBL-Georgian Committee
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SOLUTIONS ?
•All landmines must be found and destroyed
•All landmines survivors must be fully cared for
•All countries must never use or produce landmines again
International Law
The Ottawa Convention
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156 countries have joined the Ottawa
Convention (80% of the world)
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The number of new landmine victims is less now than ten years ago
The amount of land cleared is increasing
More countries continue to become members of the Ottawa Convention
But the job is not done yet. . .
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Canada is a leader in the international movement
to ban landmines
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CANADIAN SUPPORT AND ACTION
IS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE
REMAIN A WORLD LEADER
IT’S ABOUT ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKING
AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT
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Become part of the global network of activists and
campaigners to make a mine-free world the realityreality
and not just a dream!
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THE SOLUTION IS NEAR!
ACT NOW to ensure that we can end the suffering of these “weapons of mass destruction
in slow motion” Courtesy of the ICBL Image Library
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Do your part for a mine-free world!
©IC
RC
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TAKE ACTION NOW!
www.minesactioncanada.org