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Adopt-A-Minefield®
is a program of the United Nations
Association of the USA, which engages
individuals, community groups, and
businesses in the United Nations effort
to resolve the global landmine crisis.
The Campaign helps save lives by
raising funds for mine clearance and
survivor assistance and by raising
awareness
about the
problem of
landmines
and cluster
bombs.
is a program of the United Nations
Association of the USA, which engages
individuals, community groups, and
businesses in the United Nations effort
to resolve the global landmine crisis.
The Campaign helps save lives by
raising funds for mine clearance and
survivor assistance and by raising
awareness
about the
problem of
landmines
and cluster
bombs.
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Since 2004, the Greater OKC Chapter of the
United Nations Association has raised over $4,000
for the UNA-USA's Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign.
Landmines, cluster bombs, and other anti-personnel
weapons have taken a devastating toll on civilian
populations across the globe. Through the
Adopt-A-Minefield campaign, we are committed to
curbing the use of these horrific weapons, restoring
affected lands to their original purpose, and supporting
the recovery and rehabilitation of survivors.
United Nations Association has raised over $4,000
for the UNA-USA's Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign.
Landmines, cluster bombs, and other anti-personnel
weapons have taken a devastating toll on civilian
populations across the globe. Through the
Adopt-A-Minefield campaign, we are committed to
curbing the use of these horrific weapons, restoring
affected lands to their original purpose, and supporting
the recovery and rehabilitation of survivors.
Real Life Stories
Focus on
Cluster Bombs
Cluster Bombs
(IRAQ) Munir, 13, waits on a stretcher for a
doctor at a military Saudi hospital in Baghdad,
Iraq, Saturday, May 31, 2003. Munir was
severely injured loosing an eye and several
fingers from his right hand by a small cluster
bomb while playing soccer near his home in
southern Baghdad. Chief medical doctor
Ibrahim Mirad said over 50 people, mostly
children, had been treated at the hospital for
injuries related to unexploded ordnance in
the first six weeks after the hospital
was set up. (Photo: Victor R. Caivano/AP)
(AFGHANISTAN) Nickwalli, an Afghan boy
who said he was wounded after he touched
an unexploded bomblet of a U.S. cluster
bomb dropped from a plane during air strikes,
sits on his bed in a hospital in Kabul in
November 22, 2001. The United States has
taken criticism from human rights groups for
using cluster bombs. (Photo: Reuters/Damir)
(LEBANON) The mother of Ramy Shible
smells his t-shirt in their home in Halta village
in south Lebanon October 26, 2006. Eleven-
year-old Ramy Shible died when a cluster
bomb he picked up, thinking it was a rock,
exploded the month before. (Photo: Reuters)
(LEBANON) Twelve-year-old Ali Jouma, a
victim of an Israeli cluster bomb that exploded
in his right hand cutting off his thumb and
another finger, stands near the place where
he was injured during Israel's offensive in
southern Lebanon, 20 September 2006.
Ali's future is in tatters as the right-hand
writing young boy is obliged to start
practicing to use his left hand to continue
his studies. (Photo: AFP/Marwan
Naaman/Scanpix)
(SERBIA) Branislav and Vucko were both
injured during clearing operations after the
NATO bombings of 1999. (Photo: Serena
Olgiati / Cluster Munition Coalition)
doctor at a military Saudi hospital in Baghdad,
Iraq, Saturday, May 31, 2003. Munir was
severely injured loosing an eye and several
fingers from his right hand by a small cluster
bomb while playing soccer near his home in
southern Baghdad. Chief medical doctor
Ibrahim Mirad said over 50 people, mostly
children, had been treated at the hospital for
injuries related to unexploded ordnance in
the first six weeks after the hospital
was set up. (Photo: Victor R. Caivano/AP)
(AFGHANISTAN) Nickwalli, an Afghan boy
who said he was wounded after he touched
an unexploded bomblet of a U.S. cluster
bomb dropped from a plane during air strikes,
sits on his bed in a hospital in Kabul in
November 22, 2001. The United States has
taken criticism from human rights groups for
using cluster bombs. (Photo: Reuters/Damir)
(LEBANON) The mother of Ramy Shible
smells his t-shirt in their home in Halta village
in south Lebanon October 26, 2006. Eleven-
year-old Ramy Shible died when a cluster
bomb he picked up, thinking it was a rock,
exploded the month before. (Photo: Reuters)
(LEBANON) Twelve-year-old Ali Jouma, a
victim of an Israeli cluster bomb that exploded
in his right hand cutting off his thumb and
another finger, stands near the place where
he was injured during Israel's offensive in
southern Lebanon, 20 September 2006.
Ali's future is in tatters as the right-hand
writing young boy is obliged to start
practicing to use his left hand to continue
his studies. (Photo: AFP/Marwan
Naaman/Scanpix)
(SERBIA) Branislav and Vucko were both
injured during clearing operations after the
NATO bombings of 1999. (Photo: Serena
Olgiati / Cluster Munition Coalition)
Action Alert:
Ask President Obama to
Sign the New Cluster
Bomb Ban!
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Nearly 100 nations have signed
the new Oslo Convention on
Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions,
the most significant disarmament and
humanitarian treaty of the decade,
opened for signature in Norway in
December, '08. Heads of State,
Foreign Ministers, and senior
government representatives from 94
countries gathered to sign this
worldwide ban on the use, production,
transfer, and stockpiling of cluster
bombs. As a member of the Cluster
Munition Coalition and Chair of the US
Campaign to Ban Landmines & Cluster
Bombs, UNA-USA's Adopt-A-Minefield
Campaign was present at the signing.
To understand the importance of this
treaty, we need only look to the 1997
Mine Ban Treaty as evidence. Prior to
that treaty, there were 25,000 plus new
landmine casualties every year. But
due to the push of international civil
society, the Mine Ban Treaty was
created, resulting in drastic curbing of
new landmne use and an equally
dramatic increase in funding for
clearance of already contaminated
areas. As a result, last year there were
only 6,000 new casualties reported,
and the rate is still dropping.
Over the past eight years, the United
States has again and again distanced
itself from the world community. This
new treaty presents an opportunity for
the US to show a renewed commitment
to supporting the development of
international law, international civil
society movements, and the work of
the UN.
| Click here to join us! |
Ask President Obama to
Sign the New Cluster
Bomb Ban!
-----------------------
Nearly 100 nations have signed
the new Oslo Convention on
Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions,
the most significant disarmament and
humanitarian treaty of the decade,
opened for signature in Norway in
December, '08. Heads of State,
Foreign Ministers, and senior
government representatives from 94
countries gathered to sign this
worldwide ban on the use, production,
transfer, and stockpiling of cluster
bombs. As a member of the Cluster
Munition Coalition and Chair of the US
Campaign to Ban Landmines & Cluster
Bombs, UNA-USA's Adopt-A-Minefield
Campaign was present at the signing.
To understand the importance of this
treaty, we need only look to the 1997
Mine Ban Treaty as evidence. Prior to
that treaty, there were 25,000 plus new
landmine casualties every year. But
due to the push of international civil
society, the Mine Ban Treaty was
created, resulting in drastic curbing of
new landmne use and an equally
dramatic increase in funding for
clearance of already contaminated
areas. As a result, last year there were
only 6,000 new casualties reported,
and the rate is still dropping.
Over the past eight years, the United
States has again and again distanced
itself from the world community. This
new treaty presents an opportunity for
the US to show a renewed commitment
to supporting the development of
international law, international civil
society movements, and the work of
the UN.
| Click here to join us! |
The Adopt-A-Minefield
Campaign is a multi-
dimensional project involving
fund-raising, education, and
advocacy. Through the
campaign, UNA-USA supports
landmine clearance projects,
survivor rehabilitation, and
worldwide adherence to the
Oslo Convention on Cluster
Munitions.
Are you willing to devote several
hours a month to helping our
chapter achieve these goals?
Please contact our Volunteer
Coordinator, Lowell Adams, for
additional information.
A helpful resource is available
for members of our volunteer
team. Thanks to the good work
of our student intern, DeEtta
Cravens, our chapter
possesses an action plan
describing practical fund-
raising strategies for the
Adopt-A-Minefield project in
Oklahoma City. To review
DeEtta's 35-page report,
CLICK HERE. The document
will open as a 'pdf' file.
Campaign is a multi-
dimensional project involving
fund-raising, education, and
advocacy. Through the
campaign, UNA-USA supports
landmine clearance projects,
survivor rehabilitation, and
worldwide adherence to the
Oslo Convention on Cluster
Munitions.
Are you willing to devote several
hours a month to helping our
chapter achieve these goals?
Please contact our Volunteer
Coordinator, Lowell Adams, for
additional information.
A helpful resource is available
for members of our volunteer
team. Thanks to the good work
of our student intern, DeEtta
Cravens, our chapter
possesses an action plan
describing practical fund-
raising strategies for the
Adopt-A-Minefield project in
Oklahoma City. To review
DeEtta's 35-page report,
CLICK HERE. The document
will open as a 'pdf' file.
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| "This treaty sets the highest standard to date for victim assistance and will make a real difference to affected people and communities around the world." – Branislav Kapetanovic, Cluster Munition Survivor, 30 May 2008 "In a world in which so much seems to be beyond our control we have demonstrated that humanity, collectively, can summon the capacity, the will and the wisdom to eliminate a weapon which should not exist." – Peter Herby, head of the arms unit of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 30 May 2008 |
Watch a 6-minute video featuring highlights of the signing
conference for the international Convention on Cluster
Munitions. (Oslo, Dec. '08).
conference for the international Convention on Cluster
Munitions. (Oslo, Dec. '08).
The Path to a Safer World Begins . . .
