Campaign Materials to Protect the Mine Ban Treaty & Save Lives!

The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty stands as one of the greatest achievements in humanitarian disarmament efforts, setting a gold standard for a comprehensive and highly effective treaty to protect civilians from indiscriminate weapons. Recently, however, it is facing unprecedented challenges as several countries are now contemplating withdrawal from this life-saving treaty, a move that risks reversing decades of progress in protecting civilians from the indiscriminate horrors of landmines. 

This page serves as a central hub for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines’ (ICBL) global efforts to counter these dangerous decisions and inform the politicians and people in these countries why landmines were banned and should never be used again. Here you’ll find resources and actions from the ICBL and member organizations from around the world to protect lives and defend the Mine Ban Treaty, including: 

• Action alerts and other campaign materials 

• Social media toolkit 

• ICBL member statements and press releases 

• ICBL letters to governments  

Together, we can hold nations accountable to their legal and moral obligations. Explore the resources below, join the global call to #ProtectMineBan, and help ensure these indiscriminate weapons remain banned, for good.  

Action Alerts

• Action Alert: Urgent action request on possible Mine Ban Treaty withdrawals (18 March 2025) 

  • Alert requests engagement with governments and media and includes sample social media messages. 
     

• Action Alert: Send One Email to Stop Withdrawals from the Mine Ban Treaty! (20 March 2025)

  • Alert includes template of a letter to send to the governments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, and Contacts to email the letters to.  

Campaign materials 

• ICBL Briefing Paper: Debunking myths on military “utility” of AP mines

• Why the Ban on Landmines Must be Protected

• A History of Landmines

• What is a Landmine?

• Why the Ban on Landmines?
   

Social Media Kit 

The social kit, available at this link includes sample social media messages, handles and hashtags for target audiences, the ICBL logo, photos, and social media tips for online advocacy.  

Remember to tag ICBL on Instagram (@icbl_cmc), Facebook (@International Campaign to Ban Landmines), LinkedIn (@International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), X (@mineefreeworld), and BlueSky (@minefreeworld.bsky.social).  

ICBL Member Statements and Press Releases  (send additional statements to media@icblcmc.org)

• Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas Statement 

• Cambodian Survivors Letter

• Congolese Campaign to Ban Landmines Statement

• Dan Church Aid Statement

• Danish Refugee Council Statement 

• HAMAP-Humanitaire Statement 

• Humanity & Inclusion Press Release 

• ICBL Media Pack for Lithuania

• ICBL Media Pack for Poland

• ICBL Press Release

• ICBL Statement - ACANU Press Briefing

• INEW, ICAN, ICBL-CMC, Control Arms, Stop Killer Robots Joint Statement 

• Jesuit Refugee Service Statement 

• Mine Action Canada Statement 

• Mine Advisory Group Statement  

• Norwegian People's Aid Statement 

• Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines and Nonviolence International Southeast Asia Joint Statement

• United States Campaign to Ban Landmines Statement

• Humanity & Inclusion Op-Ed: Why anti-personnel landmines are not the answer to Europe’s security concerns

• Withdrawing from the Mine Ban Treaty Would Be a Self-Inflicted Strategic Defeat for European Security By Professor Matthew Breay Bolton
   

ICBL Letters to Governments 

• ICBL letter to Estonia 

• ICBL letter to Finland

• ICBL letter to Latvia

• ICBL letter to Lithuania

• ICBL letter to Poland

• ICBL Testimony to the Latvian Parliament (Saeima)