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INCORE
Guide to Internet sources on Landmines
Version 1/98 (February 1998)
Contents
Inclusion in this guide does not imply an endorsement by INCORE
of the views expressed in any of these sources.
- Prime sources (A select list drawn from
the categories below)
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- News Sources
- Institutions
- Non Governmental Organisations
- Academic Articles
- Various sources
- Maps
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This is a short list of internet sources which have a lot of content
relating directly to Landmines. This list does not imply a recommendation
of the sources or an endorsement of the views expressed in any of
these sources. It is a select list drawn from the other categories
in this document.
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- Oneworld
Online
This is a UK-based news service in partnership with numerous NGOs,
and has a number of recent reports on landmines.
http://www.oneworld.org/news/world/landmines.html
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International Committee of the Red Cross: Antipersonal Mines (News)
The International Red Cross provides news reports on developments
in mine-affected countries and the progress being made to ban landmines.
http://WWW.ICRC.CH/UNICC/ICRCNEWS.NSF/360e12a0c3e0035d41256200002a84e0?OpenView
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- Canadian Department
of Foreign Affairs: SafeLane News
The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs offers a number of news
releases from 1997, mainly to do with Canada's initiative to ban landmines.
http://www.mines.gc.ca/releas-e.htm
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- Human
Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch Arms Project works to both ban and interrupt
the transfer of indiscriminate and inhumane weapons, including
landmines. The web site provides abstracts and order forms for
various publications on landmines.
http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/arms.html
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CARE
CARE's web sit provides links to demining efforts around the world,
explanations of thir own initiatives, as well as various articles
of the effect of landmines written by the CARE staff.
http://www.care.org/newscenter/landmines/index.html
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International Red Cross
Supplies the latest news on landmines, a photo journey of seven
days in a minefield in Cambodia, and various ICRC treatment and
rehabilitation programs.
http://www.icrc.org/unicc/icrcnews.nsf/DocIndex/home_eng?OpenDocument
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- Vietnem Veterans of America
Foundation and U.S. Campaign to End Landmines
As an international humanitarian and educational organization
dedicated to assisting victims of war, VVAF's web site provides
links to the U.S. and International campaigns to ban Landmines.
http://www.vvaf.org/
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Oneworld
This UK-based service includes the latest news, background information,
statistics, and contact numbers and addresses for many actions
and campaigns against landmines.
http://www.oneworld.org/guides/landmines/front.html
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- Canadian Association for Mine
and Explosive Ordnance Security
CAMEO Security's mission is to provide safe, professional, and
cost-effective humanitarian mine clearance. Their web site provides
a description of their project on Mozambique, comprehensive technical
information on landmines, and a speech given about the Canadian
initiative in Angola.
http://www.cameo.org
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- The Canadian
International Demining Centre
CIDC is a non-profit organization formed solely to address the
impact of landmines.
http://www.eagle.uccb.ns.ca/demine/
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- Mines Advisory
Group
The Mines Advisory Group, in association with Oneworld, runs awareness
campaigns in mines-affected areas of the world. The web site provides
a status of landmines in Cambodia, Laos, and Iraqi-Kurdistan.
http://www.mag.org.uk/exang1.html
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- Students Against Landmines
Coordinated by the Atlanta International School, this web site
offers a student perspective on landmines. While still in development,
this site includes information on the Adopt-a-Minefield project,
opinions on the Ottowa Conference, and a basic factsheet.
http://www.minefield.org
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- Landmine
Survivors Network
This is the first international organization created by landmine
survivors. While still in development, it's aim is to help other
landmine survivors.
http://www.landminesurvivors.org/index.html
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- United Nations
Demining Database
This comprehensive web site provides information on mine-affected
countries, landmine casualty data, updates on conferences , a
landmine magazine, and the latest news developments.
http://www.un.org/Depts/Landmine/
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- Canadian Department
of Foreign Affairs
The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs has created an extremely
comprehensive web site that offers information on youth and the
landmine issue, the Ottawa Process, information on various treaties
and conferences, and the latest news releases.
http://www.mines.gc.ca/menu-e.htm
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- British
Policy on Anti-personal Landmines
Explains Britain's policy on the clearance of landmines including
what has been done, and what the government plans to do.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/reference/briefs/landmines.html
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- Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief is a Christian Organisation working towards
relief for landmine victims in over 50 countries.
http://www.lwr.org/landmine.html
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- World Vision's
Lowdown on Landmines
World Vision's web site includes a fact sheet, a biography of
a landmine victim, and World Vision's initiative in conducting
a Mines Awareness Program.
http://www.wvi.org/aus/aab.html#Top
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- Map
of Countries that Manufacture Landmines
Taken from CARE's web site, a detailed map of all countries that still
manufacture landmines. http://www.care.org/newscenter/landmines/map.html
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- Landmine Programme Map
This map shows the countries that the Mines Advisory Group is targeting.
http://www.mag.org.uk/map1.html
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- "110
Million Hidden Killers"
The Canadian International Demining Centre's detailed map shows every
country in the world that is affected by landmines.
http://eagle.uccb.ns.ca/demine/map.html
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