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The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Convention) marks its 25 th anniversary in December 2022, and this year also marks the 25th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Peace to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the civil society movement that tirelessly campaigned for and ultimately persuaded governments to adopt the global ban landmines.However, challenges in achieving a global ban remain, as shown by the surge in landmine use next door in Myanmar since the military’s February 2021 coup d’état ignited an even wider civil war. Myanmar remains one of the two countries where significant landmine use has continued, the other being use by Russia in Ukraine.
Join us for an evening of discussion on the achievements and continuing challenges to what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a “near universal convention” brought about by what Dr. Moser-Puangsuwan calls “the most successful social movement of our time.”
In November 2022, the Mine Ban Treaty saw a further increase in governments affirming the landmine ban, even from those which have yet to formally join the treaty. The highest number of UN member states to date voted in favor of the convention and its activities at the most recent meeting of the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security.
A panel of experts will discuss recent global and regional achievements in mine clearance and assistance for mine victims, including building international disapproval for any use of these weapons, while tackling challenges to change practices in important outlier nations like Myanmar.
Panellists will include:
Ms Marion Loddo, representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and editor of its annual report, the Landmine Monitor
Dr Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, Research Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, Landmine Monitor.
Ms Michelle Yesudas, Myanmar Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International)
Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (via video message)
Representative of the Government of Canada (TBC)
Moderator: Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch, and FCCT Board Member.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand - FCCT, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Maneeya Center, Penthouse, Bangkok, Thailand