The international campaign to ban landmines is a global network in some 100 countries that works for a world free of antipersonnel landmines, where landmine survivors can lead fulfilling lives. The name originated with early french explorers who identified copper mines at cape dor as les mines and the name was gradually transferred. Common african position on antipersonnel landmines. Rapport sur le fonds canadien contre les mines terrestres. This was done in response to mounting evidence that antipersonnel mines pose a significant threat to soldiers, which has prompted the development of new ppe in several countries. Common african position on antipersonnel landmines posted by tchioffo kodjo we use cookies on our website and mobile app to improve content display and overall user experience. Other articles where antipersonnel mine is discussed. The international campaign to ban landmines is a coalition of nongovernmental organizations working for a world free of antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions, where mine and cluster munitions survivors see their rights respected and can lead fulfilling lives.
Translations in context of mines antipersonnel in frenchenglish from reverso context. Convention sur linterdiction des mines united nations. Antipersonnel mines are indiscriminate weapons that injure and kill civilians in every corner of the globe, every day. What makes them different from most antitank mines, however, is their smaller size, which enables large numbers to be simultaneously deployed over a large area. Section 20 of the french version of the antipersonnel mines convention implementation act is replaced by the following. Ce quil faut savoir sur les mines antipersonnel us m2. In 1997 the coalition was awarded the nobel prize for peace, which it shared with its founding coordinator, american jody williams. Antipersonnel mines are used in a similar manner to antitank mines, in static mine fields along national borders or in defense of strategic positions as described in greater detail in the land mine article. Les mines was the name generally applied the acadian settlements in the western minas basin in nova scotia. On 4 april, at the bookstore pantera rosa in zaragoza, spain, and on the occasion of the international day against antipersonnel mines, the association engineering without borders with the collaboration of asavim and the saharawi representation in aragon, organised a conference on antipersonnel mines and the moroccan wall of shame in western sahara. Regional seminar for asian military and strategic studies experts.
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