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國際身心障礙組織獲得希爾頓人道獎

ICBL Member Handicap International Receives Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize

譯者：蔣一心

希爾頓基金會副主席與希爾頓人道獎理事Judy M. Miller、國際身心障礙組織執行長Jean-Baptiste Richardier，希爾頓人道獎評審委員之一的印度公主Aga Khan 和雷傷者Mom Sok。

攝影：Eric Roset / 國際身心障礙組織

2011年3月15日希爾頓基金會宣布，國際反地雷組織成員「國際身心障礙組織」將獲得2011希爾頓人道獎，並頒予獎金150萬美元。在九零年代早期，國際身心障礙組織是國際反地雷組織的共同創立者，該組織是全球最具規模為身心障礙者倡議並提供支援的非政府組織。他們的服務包括清除地雷、提供義肢、心理支持、經濟支持和在地工作人員培訓。

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced on 15 March 2011 that ICBL member Handicap International will receive the 2011 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of US$1.5 million. A co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines in the early nineties, Handicap International is the world's largest non-governmental organization providing assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities. The organization's services range from clearing landmines to providing artificial limbs, psychological and economic support and training of local staff.

國際身心障礙組織執行長，博士Jean-Baptiste Richardier表示「獲得希爾頓人道獎是很大的榮譽，也是再次強調我們為世界上最邊緣與弱勢群體服務的集體責任。」、「從現在開始，我們處於更有利的位置，來說服捐贈者關心因意外而成為最弱勢的族群，並確保該族群長期全面性的發展是常態而不是特例」。博士Jean-Baptiste Richardier和Claude Simonnot同樣是國際身心障礙組織原始創辦人之一，Claude Simonnot已於2004年退休。

"Receiving the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is a great honor and underscores our collective responsibility to serve the world's most marginalized and vulnerable people," said Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier, CEO of Handicap International and one of the original founders along with Claude Simonnot who retired from the NGO in 2004. "We will, from now on, be in a much stronger position to convince donors to include the most vulnerable from the onset of an emergency and to ensure that long-term inclusive development for all becomes the norm rather than the exception."

希爾頓基金會頒發每年度全球最大的人道獎給減少人類痛苦有卓越成就的非營利組織。國際身心障礙組織由獨立評審委員會選為2011年得主。希爾頓基金會副主席、希爾頓人道獎理事Judy M. Miller和希爾頓人道獎評審委員之一的印度Salimah Aga Khan公主在瑞士日內瓦招待會上宣佈人道獎得主，招待會上聚集國際外交官、人道主義領導者和政府官員。

The Hilton Foundation presents the annual award, the world's largest humanitarian prize, to an organization that is doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering. Handicap International was selected for the 2011 Prize by a prestigious independent international jury. Judy M. Miller, Vice President of the Hilton Foundation and Director of the Hilton Prize, and Princess Salimah Aga Khan, a member of the Hilton Prize jury, announced the winner at a reception for international diplomats, humanitarian leaders and government officials in Geneva, Switzerland.

Judy M. Miller在希爾頓基金會的新聞稿表示「在社會上身心障礙者是最弱勢的一群，國際身心障礙組織致力於改變大眾對待身心障礙者的態度。」

"Those who have been disabled are the most vulnerable in societies and Handicap International has transformed the way the world deals with this overlooked and underserved group," said Judy M. Miller in a press release issued by the Hilton Foundation.

2011年正式頒獎禮，將在4月13日的全球公益慈善論壇舉行，地點在加洲紅木市。

The official 2011 Prize Award Ceremony will take place during the Global Philanthropy Forum in Redwood City, California, on 13 April 2011.

更多資訊：

More information:
Handicap International's press release // Communiqué de presse Handicap International // Hilton Foundation's press release

關於國際身心障礙組織

About Handicap International

國際身心障礙組織是獨立與公正的國際援助組織，在貧窮、邊緣化、衝突、災難的情況下工作。他們與身心障礙者、弱勢族群一同努力，採取行動以回應這些族群的需要，提升他們的生活條件，促進對身心障礙者尊嚴與基本權利的尊重。

網址：http://www.handicap-international.org/

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Handicap International works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. http://www.handicap-international.org/

關於希爾頓基金會

About the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

希爾頓基金會是由國際商業的先鋒者希爾頓先生於1944年所創立，希爾頓先生建立了希爾頓飯店並留下他的財富以幫助世界上的弱勢。每年由一個獨立的評審委員會選出就減少人類痛苦有卓越成就的非營利組織為獲獎者，由該基金會頒與150萬美金。

網址：http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was created in 1944 by international business pioneer Conrad N. Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels and left his fortune to help the world's disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation annually awards the $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human suffering. http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/

原文連結：http://www.icbl.org/index.php/icbl/Library/News-Articles/National-Campaigns/hiltonprize

地雷是什麼？

What is a Landmine?

譯者：陳博文

伊朗型號YM-1的爆破型人員殺傷性地雷。J. Rodsted攝影。

An Iranian YM-1 blast antipersonnel mine. Photo: J. Rodsted

人員殺傷性地雷每日在世界各地造成無數的受難者。人員殺傷性地雷無法區辨軍人與兒童，而使在戰爭結束後，人員殺傷性地雷對平民仍然是一個很大的威脅。

Antipersonnel landmines claim victims in every corner of the globe each day. Incapable of distinguishing between the footfall of a soldier and that of a child, they remain a threat long after the end of a conflict.

人員殺傷性地雷是一種設計來傷人或殺人的爆炸性設備。人員殺傷性地雷可以在地表或地底潛伏數年到數十年，直到人或動物觸發引爆裝置。人員殺傷性地雷無法瞄準：它們不加選擇地殺害或傷害公民、軍人、和平製造者與援助工作者。

Antipersonnel landmines are explosive devices designed to injure or kill people. They lie dormant for years and even decades under, on or near the ground until a person or animal triggers their detonating mechanism. Antipersonnel mines cannot be aimed: they indiscriminately kill or injure civilians, soldiers, peacekeepers and aid workers alike.

人員殺傷性地雷由塑膠、金屬或其他物質所製作，包含了炸藥與彈片。他們可以由前述的壓力所引爆，或是藉由拉動電門上的金屬絲或燈絲、以無線電訊號或是其他遙控點火方式，或是設定人員在一定的距離內出現即引爆。

Made of plastic, metal or other materials, they contain explosives and some contain pieces of shrapnel. They can be activated by direct pressure from above, by pressure put on a wire or filament attached to a pull switch, by a radio signal or other remote firing method, or even simply by the proximity of a person within a predetermined distance.

地雷的引爆是會造成無法形容的傷害。爆炸所可能引起的傷害包含失明、燒傷、肢體毀壞與受彈片的傷害。有時候受難者會因為失血或因為沒有獲得即時的醫療照護而死亡。獲得醫療照護的生存者則可能需要截肢、長時間居住於醫院以及大量的復健。

When triggered, a landmine unleashes unspeakable destruction. The blast causes injuries like blindness, burns, destroyed limbs and shrapnel wounds. Sometimes the victim dies from the blast, due to loss of blood or because they don't get to medical care in time. Those who survive and receive medical treatment often require amputations, long hospital stays and extensive rehabilitation.

踩到爆破型人員殺傷性地雷無可避免的會造成腳或腿的傷害，常常也因為會感染而需要截肢。破片地雷會射出許多金屬碎片，造成受難者巨大的傷害。跳雷則具有更強大的殺傷力：它們會騰起大約一公尺的距離然後爆炸，大範圍地射出金屬碎片。

Stepping on a blast antipersonnel mine will invariably cause foot and leg injuries, and secondary infections usually resulting in amputation. Fragmentation mines project hundreds of metal fragments, showering the victim with deep wounds. Bounding fragmentation mines are more powerful versions: they spring up about 1 meter and then explode, firing metal fragments to a large radius.

型號MM-1的破片地雷（上）與MM-2爆破型人員殺傷性地雷（下）。「緬甸防衛產品工業」所製造的地雷，由孟加拉與緬甸邊境的反叛軍所挖出。Nonviolence Intl攝影。

An MM-1 fragmentation antipersonnel mine (upper) and an MM-2 blast antipersonnel mine (lower). Myanmar Defense Products Industries mines lifted by insurgents on Bangladesh-Burma border. Photo: Nonviolence Intl

《禁雷公約》對於人員殺傷性地雷的定義是：一種藉由人的存在、接近或接觸而爆炸的地雷，而使一個人或多數人被殺死、傷害或使人無力。

The Mine Ban Treaty defines an antipersonnel mine as: "a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and that will incapacitate, injure or kill one or more persons." (Article 2.1)

地雷是無所不在的。根據地雷監督組織，國際上目前仍有66個國家與7個區域雖未被確認為雷區，但極可能已受地雷所影響。

Landmines are everywhere. According to Landmine Monitor, 66 states and seven areas not internationally recognized are confirmed or suspected to be mine-affected.

沒有人知道地底下有多少的地雷，但實際上數字的意義遠遠小於地雷所造成的衝擊：他們可能僅僅有兩到三個地雷或是僅僅懷疑他們的存在，但可致使一整片的土地無法被使用。

Nobody knows how many mines are in the ground. But the actual number is less important than their impact: it can take only two or three mines or the mere suspicion of their presence to render a patch of land unusable.

原文連結：http://www.icbl.org/index.php/icbl/Problem/Landmines/What-is-a-Landmine

伊甸基金會投入對美國之行動倡議

Eden Social Welfare Foundation in Taiwan join the March Action on US for campaigners

 

On March 10, 2011, Eden Social Welfare Foundation, a disability NGO and the only member of ICBL (International Campaign to Ban Landmines) in Taiwan, organized a meeting with American Institute in Taiwan (AIT, the de facto American Embassy in Taipei) to urge the U.S. to join the Mine Ban Treaty.

2011年3月10日，在台灣為身心障礙者服務，同時也是國際反地雷組織(International Campaign to Ban Landmines, ICBL)於台灣唯一會員的伊甸基金會，安排了一場與美國在台協會(AIT, the de facto American Embassy in Taipei)的會面，為的是敦促美國加入禁雷公約(the Mine Ban Treaty)。

This is a global mobilization of the ICBL members and campaigners around the world to act in concert. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning, ICBL seized the occasion of the of the Mine Ban Treaty entry into force in 12^th anniversary to call on the United States to ban antipersonnel landmines immediately. Campaigners will meet with U.S. ambassador in their own countries. The number of countries up to date is 58 as campaigners are taking action.

這是ICBL動員全球的會員以及倡議者於世界各地共同行動。曾獲得諾貝爾和平獎的ICBL，趁著禁雷公約生效的12週年，呼籲美國立即停止使用人員殺傷性地雷。各國的倡議者將拜會駐自己國家的美國大使。目前已有58國的倡議者參與行動。

The AIT referred our request to Ms. Deanna Kim, the Political Section Officer of AIT. Ms. Kim is working on issues of human rights and has met other colleagues of Eden before. We therefore invited Ms. Kim to visit Eden’s sheltered coffee in Taipei and enjoyed bakery and drinks prepared by our staffs with disabilities. We had a nice one-hour meeting on mine-ban issues.

AIT由政治組的官員金玲女士(Ms. Deanna Kim)代表與我們會面，金女士投入於人權議題並曾與伊甸有過交流。因此，我們邀請金女士於伊甸在台北的庇護性咖啡屋會面，享用由伊甸身心障礙員工製做的餐飲。彼此對於反地雷的議題進行一小時良好的互動。

We introduced Eden’s work in mine ban campaign to Ms. Kim. We told her that Eden has been donating wheelchairs to landmine survivors and raising mine-ban awareness in Taiwan over 15 years. Eden has successfully pushed the Taiwanese government to implement “the Anti-personnel Landmine Regulations Act”, which requires the government to demine within seven years and the military has made significant progress on demining. There is one step away from making Taiwan to fully comply with the Ottawa treaty: to destroy stockpiles and to fully ban the use of landmines in any circumstance.

我們向金女士介紹伊甸在台灣超過15年的反地雷運動，如捐贈輪椅至雷傷生還者以及提升台灣的反地雷意識。並且伊甸成功地使政府通過” 殺傷性地雷管制條例”，要求政府必須在7年內排雷完成，而目前軍方在排雷已有重大的進展。但因為台灣並無規定銷毀儲存的地雷以及任何情況下不再使用地雷，使我們距離渥太華公約(即禁雷公約)仍有一步之遙。

We went on explaining that the ICBL has organized a global campaign to urge the US government to accede to Mine Ban Treaty. With a smile, Ms. Kim asked why the ICBL campaigners around the world “pick on us.” “Why not Russia, or China?” she asked.

我們說明這次行動是由於ICBL串聯全球的運動，敦促美國加入禁雷公約。金女士微笑反問為何ICBL對於美國但沒有對於俄羅斯或中國進行行動。

We told her that our colleagues around the world have been advocating mine-ban treaty in every country, including Russia and China. However, among the word’s super powers, US government is making the most significant progress, and we really hope that the US government can lead the trend of banning AP landmines among super powers. We also expressed that, since there is a close military link between Taiwan and the US, we hope that the U.S. would stop using and stockpiling anti-personnel landmines as a role model for Taiwanese Government. And we hope this change in US mine policy can have an influence on Chinese government’s mine policy and have a positive impact on cross-strait stability.

我們說明我們在世界各地的夥伴已經在各國進行禁雷公約的倡議，包括俄羅斯與中國。然而，做為世界強權國家之一的美國正面臨一個重大的進展，我們期望美國政府能引領強權國家禁用人員殺傷性地雷。並且，在台灣與美國軍事連結的密切關係下，美國禁用人員殺傷性地雷能成為台灣政府的借鏡。再者，我們希望在美國地雷政策的改變下，對於中國政府的地雷政策以及兩岸情勢穩定有正面的影響。

Ms. Kim replied that every government, including Taiwanese government, should make its own policy choice. She also expressed her strong disagreement on our speculation that the US government’s accession to the treaty would have an impact on Beijing’s policy making. However, she stated that the US is on the track to a total ban and is happy to lead the trend. From the humanitarian aspect, the US has stopped using the dumb mines, and is the leading donor in mine action. From diplomatic aspect, the US government has started to attend MSP. All these show positive trend towards our cause.

金女士回覆道，包括台灣在內的每個政府都應作出自己的政治選擇。她也表達反對的看法對於我們推測由美國政府加入公約來影響北京的政策制定。但是她表示美國在全面禁雷已上軌道，並樂意引領這趨勢。從人道主義方面來看，美國已停止使用舊式地雷(dumb mines)以及在反雷行動中成為主要的捐助國。從外交方面，美國政府已經開始參加公約締約國會議。這些對於我們的目標都展現正向的趨勢。

When being asked when the review of US landmine policy would accomplish, Ms. Kim said that there is no specific deadline. She said she doesn’t know what the obstacle is, but probably it’s the concern for national security. We shared with her our view that the mine policy in both Taiwan and the US are indeed very similar. Both countries do not use the landmines anymore but refuse to destroy stockpiles because of concern for national security. Therefore, the same argument we talked to our own military might apply to the US military: if eventually all these legacy landmines will be desolate and will have to be destroyed, why don’t we destroy now in exchange for great political gain? Ms. Kim felt this argument quite compelling. She also agreed that civil society’s action would make differences to the government; especially mine-ban campaign got strong support from the US Senate.

當問到美國地雷政策的檢視將完成與否，金女士表示目前沒有明確的時間點。她不清楚癥結點為何，但可能是考慮到國家安全因素。在我們分享意見中，台灣與美國的地雷政策實際上非常相近。兩邊都沒有使用地雷，但都因國家安全考量拒絕銷毀儲存。也因此，我們說服國軍的論點可同樣提供給美國軍方：如果這些留存的地雷終將面臨擱置與銷毀，我們何不現在就銷毀做為政治效益的交換。金女士認為這種說法值得讚賞。她也同意公民社會的行動會影響政府，特別是反地雷運動是獲得美國參議院的強力支持。

At the end of the meeting, we asked Ms. Kim to pass our message and ICBL materials to the Department of State, in Washington DC. (When we followed up with Ms. Kim few days later, she already passed the materials back to Department of State). In addition, since she is transferring very soon, she recommended the contacts of her substitutes (Political Military Officer and Human Right Officer) in AIT. At the end of the meeting, we presented Ms. Kim a copy of Landmine Monitor Report and the Chinese-version of Taiwan Landmine Monitor Report 2009. Before she left, she was shortly briefed by our passionate colleagues in our sheltered store about our vocational training and employment program for persons with disabilities, and she hoped to bring her friends to visit our sheltered coffee again!

在會談結束時，我們請金女士遞交我們的訊息以及ICBL的倡議資料到位於華盛頓特區的國務院(我們在幾天之後確認，她已遞交這些資料回國務院了)。此外，因她將面臨轉調，她推薦往後我們在AIT的聯絡對象(負責政治軍事以及人權議題的官員)。最後，我們提供給金女士新一期的全球地雷監督報告，以及中文版本的2009年台灣地雷監督報告。在她離開前，由我們庇護咖啡屋熱情的同工為她簡介伊甸為身心障礙者提供的職業訓練以及就業計畫，而她也希望往後能帶朋友再度光臨我們的庇護咖啡屋！

集束彈藥公約締約國應反對利比亞使用集束彈藥

States Parties should warn against use of cluster munitions in Libya

譯者：陳博文、蔣一心

2011年3月18日  倫敦

(London, 18 March 2011)

全球反集束彈藥聯盟呼籲，在這次利比亞戰事中，簽署集束彈藥公約的締約國應確保尚未簽署的國家不要使用集束彈藥。

The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) urges all countries that have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) to help ensure that cluster munitions are not used by states that have not yet joined the Convention in any military action in Libya.

聯合國安全理事會1973號決議請求各國盡全力保護平民與平民居住區。任何集束彈藥的使用都是違背此項決議，因為已有資料顯示，在戰事中使用集束彈藥，必定會造成平民傷害。

UN Security Council resolution 1973 calls on states to take all measures to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas. Any use of cluster munitions would run contrary to purpose of the resolution, as cluster munitions have been well documented to cause predictable harm to civilians in every conflict in which they have been used.

所有集束彈藥公約締約國皆有落實並倡議公約規範的義務，如同公約第二十一條規定，會員國應阻止非會員國使用集束彈藥。全球反集束彈藥聯盟號召所有加入集束彈藥公約的國家共同呼籲，在此次利比亞的軍事活動中，非集束彈藥公約會員國不應使用集束彈藥。

All States Parties to the CCM have a legal obligation to implement the Convention and promote its norms, including discouraging States not Party to the Convention from using cluster munitions, as stated under Article 21 of the Convention.  The CMC calls on all states that have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions to urge States not Party to the Convention to explicitly rule out any use of cluster munitions in military operations in Libya. 

集束彈藥公約於寮國永珍所舉辦的第一次會議中，締約國通過了「永珍行動計畫」，該行動計畫重申所有國家應呼籲禁止集束彈藥的使用。全球反集束彈藥聯盟同時也呼籲利比亞不要使用庫存的集束彈藥，並應加入集束彈藥公約。

At the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions that took place in Vientiane, Lao PDR, States Parties reiterated their obligations under the Convention by adopting the 2010 Vientiane Action Plan, which urges all States Parties to “discourage in every way” any use of cluster munitions.  The CMC also calls on Libya not to use any of its stockpile of cluster munitions, and to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

原文連結：http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/news/?id=3067)

Israel Should Clear All Minefields, Join the Mine Ban Treaty

以色列應該全面清除雷區，加入禁雷公約

譯者：蔣一心

2011年3月16日，日內瓦

Geneva, 16 March 2011

今天，諾貝爾和平獎得主國際反地雷組織表示，以色列的地雷危機將會持續到所有雷區排除和政府當局禁止使用地雷為止。以色列國會於2011年3月14日通過立法，將清除以色列「非軍事行動」雷區，但保持「軍事行動」雷區。國際反地雷組織贊同這項立法，但是認為不管在非軍事行動雷區或軍事行動雷區，任何地雷對人民都是潛在威脅。

The landmine hazard in Israel will remain until all mined areas are cleared and the government bans any new use of mines, said the Nobel Peace Prize laureate International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today. The Knesset adopted on 14 March 2011 legislation that plans for Israel's "non-operational" mined areas to be cleared, while "operational" mined areas will be kept. The ICBL welcomes this legislation as a first step, but notes that any landmine is a potential threat for civilians, be it in an operational minefield or not.

國際反地雷組織執行長Sylvie Brigot說「考慮以色列大部份的雷區將被排除，這項新立法是正確的決定。但是該立法未達到國際標準：全面禁止使用人員殺傷性地雷，並排除所有雷區。」「以色列人民非常清楚人員殺傷性地雷的破壞性。該政府應該正式禁止地雷的使用，並加入禁雷公約以確保排除所有雷區，不再造成任何新的受害者。」

"By allowing for the vast majority of Israel's mined areas to be cleared, the new legislation is a step in the right direction. But it falls short of the international norm that fully rejects any antipersonnel mine use and calls for all mined areas to be cleared," said Sylvie Brigot, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. "The Israeli people know all too well the devastating effects of antipersonnel mines. Israel should formally renounce the use of these horrific weapons and join the Mine Ban Treaty to ensure all mined areas will be cleared and mines won't claim any new victims."

這項立法缺失是沒有將國際人道標準運用在所有地雷排除行動。

Among its shortcomings, the legislation does not require that international humanitarian standards be applied to all mine clearance activities.

以色列無雷組織是國際反地雷組織的一員，其聯絡人Dhyan表示「我們認同民間團體成功的說服政府有系統的解決地雷威脅。但是強烈建議以色列政府立法採用國際認可的人道排雷標準，而不是較鬆散的軍事排雷標準。」、「如此將促使政府盡全力排除所有雷區，特別是民眾經常活動的地區。」

"We celebrate the success of civil society in convincing the government to systematically address the landmine threat. But we strongly encourage the use of internationally recognized humanitarian demining standards instead of the less rigorous military demining standards permitted by the legislation," said Dhyan Or, Coordinator of the Mine-Free Israel Campaign, a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. "This would ensure a higher confidence rate that every effort has been made to clear contaminated areas to the fullest extent possible, especially at sites frequented by thousands of civilians."

國際反地雷組織呼籲以色列政府應展現誠意加入禁雷公約，承諾消除以色列地區和其他地區的地雷威脅。國際反地雷組織鼓勵以色列政府和新的排雷行動單位出席今年六月開始的禁雷公約會議。

The ICBL calls on Israel to show that it is truly committed to eliminating the threat of mines in Israel and elsewhere by joining the Mine Ban Treaty. As a step in this direction, the ICBL encourages the government and its new Mine Action Authority to start attending meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty beginning in June this year.

國際反地雷組織執行長Sylvie Brigot補充「透過多數國家皆會出席的會議，以色列不僅會遵守禁止使用地雷的承諾，以避免非人道的傷害，更會展現實際行動與政策以達最大的改善。」

"By joining the majority of the world's states at these meetings Israel will not only demonstrate its commitment to ending the humanitarian harm caused by these weapons, but it will also be exposed to the best practices and policies which will greatly improve its efforts," added Brigot.

世界有超過8成的國家參與禁雷公約(1997)。根據國際反地雷組織2010年地雷監督，近年只有緬甸政府依然持續設置人員殺傷性地雷，而全世界正迫切的進行排雷。依禁雷公約規定，國家必須禁止使用人員殺傷性地雷，銷毀庫存，清除所有雷區，並提供雷傷者綜合性支持方案。

More than 80 percent of the world's nations have joined the Mine Ban Treaty since it was adopted in 1997. According to the ICBL's Landmine Monitor 2010, the only country where governmental forces have actively laid antipersonnel mines in recent years is Myanmar/Burma. Throughout the world, intense humanitarian mine clearance efforts are underway. Under the Mine Ban Treaty, states must renounce use of antipersonnel mines, destroy their stockpiles of the weapon, clear all their mined areas, and provide comprehensive assistance to landmine survivors.

國際反地雷組織是超過90個國家與地區的網絡組織，致力於達成「無雷世界，並讓雷傷者擁有完整充實的生活」。該組織因1997年促成禁雷公約而獲得諾貝爾和平獎。

The ICBL is a network in over 90 countries and areas, working for a mine-free world, where landmine survivors can lead fulfilling lives. The ICBL received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its efforts to bring about the Mine Ban Treaty.

聯絡資訊：

國際反地雷組織工作人： Amelie Chayer

(位於日內瓦，標準時間 +1)

電子信箱：media@icbl.org

行動電話：+33 6 89 55 12 81

Contact:
Amelie Chayer, Communications Officer, ICBL (In Geneva, GMT +1)
email : media@icbl.org
mobile : +33 6 89 55 12 81

更多以色列地雷資訊：Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor

Facts and figures on the landmine situation in Israel:Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor


原文連結：http://www.icbl.org/index.php/icbl/Library/News-Articles/Universal/pr-16march2011