ICBL

The problem of anti-personnel mines has been one of the main concerns of NGOs. As a result, NGOs founded the ICBL : the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

The ICBL is considered by several analysts as being of the most successful campaigns lunched by NGOs. Meetings, conferences, manifestations and petitions were among the major actions undertaken by NGOs to reach the Ottawa Treaty. In 1997, this treaty was signed by 122 governments. 2 years later, in March 1999, the Ottawa Treaty became binding under international law.

The ICBL is one of the major axes of the debate that is going to take place on the 12th and 13th of February in the International Conference on the Role of NGOs in Global Governance. Mr Lakhdar Brahimi, Mr Pascal Boniface, and several other esteemed and renowned personalities will discuss some points related to the present and future of NGOs:

- What influence do NGOs have on the international scene?
- To what extent can NGOs contribute in the emergence of new regulations and rights in international law?
- Can we consider the work of NGOs as a natural corollary to the lack of adequate governmental actions and decisions?

Contact us or join us in the International Conference on the Role of NGOs in Global Governance for further comprehensive details on the role of Handicap International and the ICBL in the protection of human rights.