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The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

1999

Landmine Survivors Network

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Icbl Working Group On Victim Assistance, Jerry White Oct 1999

Icbl Working Group On Victim Assistance, Jerry White

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) currently chairs the ICBL Working Group on Victim Assistance. It is in this capacity, working together with over 20 humanitarian and development non-governmental organizations (NGOs), my ICBL colleagues and I welcome this opportunity to discuss Article 6 which covers States Parties responsibility to provide "care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration of mine victims."


Landmine Survivors Network, Cisr Journal Oct 1999

Landmine Survivors Network, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) works to help mine victims and their families recover through an integrated program of peer counseling, sports, and social and economic re-integration into their communities. In countries in the developing world where landmines are prevalent, survivors lose more than a leg or arm; they often lose their place as a valued and respected member of their society. LSN works with survivors and their families to support their efforts to retake their place and become productive members of their communities. for example, landmine survivors play a crucial role in landmine education, particularly for children within communities at …


Defining The Pillar Of Victim Assistance, Sue Eitel Oct 1999

Defining The Pillar Of Victim Assistance, Sue Eitel

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine victim assistance has become one of the main agendas on the international political platform. The United Nations' definition of mine victim assistance includes the identification and clearance of mines, mine risk education and victim assistance. The increase in attention to mine victim assistance is a result of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, as well as efforts from the late Diana, Princess of Wales.