CALM meeting with US embassy
On 16 March 2011, representatives of the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) met with officials from the United States (US) Embassy in Wellington. The meeting was part of a global action by members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, 1997 Nobel Peace laureate, to influence the ongoing US government review of its policy on banning landmines. Continue Reading…
Mongoose/Robot mine detection
Interesting article in New Scientist about engineers at a Sri Lankan university mating Robots and Mongeese to find landmines. You can read the introduction to the article here (access to the full article needs a subscription to New Scientist). Luckily there is a link to the research article http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~thrish/Books/Hedem_chap.pdf
John V. Head Memorial Lecture
Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall Tuesday 19 February 2008 6pm-7.30pm Light reception to follow RSVP is essential as space is limited
Nobel Peace Laureate Ms. Jody Williams will deliver this lecture to honour the legacy of long-time disarmament campaigner John Vernon Head. In her only public talk during her visit to the Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions, Jody will talk about similarities and differences between the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and current efforts to establish an agreement to prohibit cluster munitions. Continue Reading…
New Zealand Launch of LM 2007
The New Zealand launch of Landmine Monitor Report 2007 took place today (12 November) at Rangitoto College in Auckland. Landmine Monitor’s Pacific researcher, Mary Wareham of Oxfam NZ, handed the report over to David Hodge, principal of the high school, at the conclusion of a day of activities on landmines and cluster bombs. Rangitoto College hosted the launch to mark the conclusion of a school term that had seen all 640 of the school’s Year 10 (Form 4) students learn about mines as part of a national curriculum piece on social action that drew on Wareham’s “Disarm” documentary film and other resources relating to landmines.
National television network TV 3 covered the report launch. Sincere thanks to Peter Harwood of Rangitoto for putting together the day’s events as well as for preparing the teaching unit on landmines.
Fundraiser: Run, Walk, Cycle or Swim
Goal: To raise funds for 50 new legs for landmine survivors
Sunday 21 October 2007 Continue Reading…
Launch of Landmine Monitor Report 2006
Phil Goff squeezing tomato sauce from the CALM fundraising sauce sachet on to his fish and chips at the 2006 Landmine monitor launch.
The New Zealand Launch was held at the Beehive in Parliament Buildings at 0600 hrs GMT on 13 September 2006. We took the opportunity not only to launch LM 2006 but also to launch an Appeal for funds for the British Mine Action Group who are now clearing landmines and unexploded cluster munitions in Lebanon.
Speeches
The CALM Convenor, David Zwartz welcomed guests and in his speech talked about the Report and confirmed that the information in this report was exhaustively checked and referenced and this provided an outstanding example of how an NGO can provide verification for an international treaty. He drew the Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon Phil Goff’s attention to the drop in Mine Action funding by the New Zealand Government quoting from the LM page 81 and asked the Minister for an assurance that this drop in funding will be corrected. Continue Reading…
Funding for mine action decreases
Landmine Monitor Report 2006: Toward a Mine-Free World will be launched by the Minister for Disarmament, Hon Phil Goff, at Parliament today (13 September) to coincide with the international release of this year’s report on the global landmine situation and the implementation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
The treaty comprehensively prohibits use, production, and trade of antipersonnel landmines. It requires clearance of mined areas within 10 years and the destruction of stockpiled antipersonnel mines within four years.
Make a donation to Lebanon
Campaign Against Landmines, CALM, is appealing to New Zealanders to donate money to help clear landmines in Southern Lebanon.
On the 13th of September, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, the Hon Phil Goff, will launch the appeal with a dinner, flavoured with a special sachet of ketchup. A young boy’s legs are printed on the sachet with the perforated tearing section cutting across his right ankle. The back of the sachet invites Kiwis to donate $3 by texting the word, “CALM”, to 336. The shocking sachet is one of 20,000 which will be distributed throughout restaurants in the North and South island.
Launch of Landmine Monitor 2006
On Wednesday 13 September, the major, global findings of Landmine Monitor Report 2006 will be released in wellington. A function hosted by Hon. Phil Goff, Minister for Disarmament and organized by the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) will be held at Parliament Buildings.
At the event CALM will be presenting the global report findings and launch of a fundraising appeal to support Mines Advisory Group’s mine action program in Lebanon.
CALM Convenor David Zwartz, Hon. Phil Goff, Minister of Disarmament and the Executive Officer of Publicis Mojo will be speaking at the event.