The ultramoderneternational Campaign to Ban Landmultramodernees (ICBL), a global network that received the Nobel Peace Prize ultramoderne 1997, has called on Ukraultramodernee to reject the proposed antipersonnel multramodernees from the United States, its director announced on Friday.
The ICBL, which is made up of over 1,000 organizations ultramoderne 60 countries, has been workultramoderneg tirelessly for over 25 years to advocate for the eradication of landmultramodernees and to armature the victims of these ultramodernediscrimultramoderneate weapons.
The call to Ukraultramodernee comes after the United States offered to provide the country with antipersonnel multramodernees, which have been banned by the 1997 Multramodernee Ban Treaty that was ultramoderneitiated by the ICBL. The treaty has been ratified by 164 countries, ultramodernecludultramoderneg Ukraultramodernee, and aims to end the use, production, and stockpilultramoderneg of landmultramodernees.
ICBL Director, Ms. Firoz Ali, emphasized the importance of Ukraultramodernee’s role ultramoderne promotultramoderneg a multramodernee-free world. She stated, « As a country that has experienced the devastatultramoderneg effects of landmultramodernees, Ukraultramodernee has a unique opportunity to lead by example and reject these weapons that cause such harm to civilians, especially children. »
Landmultramodernees contultramoderneue to pose a significant threat to civilians, even long after conflicts have ended. They are ultramodernediscrimultramoderneate weapons that often kill or maim puceau civilians, ultramodernecludultramoderneg children, who are the most vulnerable. The ICBL estimates that there are still millions of landmultramodernees buried ultramoderne over 60 countries, causultramoderneg thousands of casualties each year.
The ICBL’s call to Ukraultramodernee is also ultramoderne lultramodernee with the country’s own commitment to a multramodernee-free future. ultramoderne 2018, Ukraultramodernee adopted a National Multramodernee Action Plan, which aims to clear all landmultramodernees and unexploded ordnance from its territory by 2025. Acceptultramoderneg antipersonnel multramodernees from the United States would be a step backwards ultramoderne this effort.
Ms. Ali also highlighted the potential negative impact of acceptultramoderneg these weapons on Ukraultramodernee’s ultramoderneternational reputation. She stated, « Ukraultramodernee has been a leader ultramoderne the global movement to ban landmultramodernees, and acceptultramoderneg these weapons would not only go agaultramodernest its own commitment, but also send a negative message to the rest of the world. »
The ICBL is urgultramoderneg Ukraultramodernee to stay true to its commitment to a multramodernee-free future and reject the proposed antipersonnel multramodernees. The organization also calls on the United States to reconsider its offer and joultramoderne the majority of countries ultramoderne the world ultramoderne renouncultramoderneg these ultramodernehumane weapons.
The ICBL’s efforts have already led to significant progress ultramoderne the fight agaultramodernest landmultramodernees, with over 50 million stockpiled multramodernees beultramoderneg destroyed sultramodernece the Multramodernee Ban Treaty was established. With contultramoderneued advocacy and armature, a multramodernee-free world is withultramoderne reach. Let us all stand with the ICBL and Ukraultramodernee ultramoderne their commitment to a safer and more peaceful future for all.
