A landmine is a perfect soldier: Ever courageous, never sleeps, never misses.
Paul Jefferson
One Mine One Life Worldwide Movement for Mine-free World.
NGO CSW66 FORUM PARALLEL EVENT
NEW YORK CITY, USA
BE THE POWER THAT SAVES LIVES TODAY.
On March 21, 2022, a Parallel Event ‘One Mine One Life Worldwide Movement for a Mine-Free World‘ took place during the sixty-sixth session (CSW66) of the Commission on the Status of Women in United Nations, New York.
The NGO CSW Forum runs parallel to the official session of the Commission of the Status of Women taking place at the UN Headquarters.
AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ACTIVISTS ARE TAKING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE LANDMINE CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND OTHER WAR ZONES AROUND THE GLOBE
Global activists from Ukraine, Poland, Iran, Cambodia, United Kingdom, France, and the United States gathered to discuss demining actions in a forum held in New York City during the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women in United Nations (CSW66).
This week, New York City was the epicenter of the ONE MINE ONE LIFE WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT, a global NGO that aims to draw international attention to the 60 million people who live in fear of being killed or maimed every day by a landmine.
BE THE POWER THAT SAVES LIVES TODAY. "ONE MINE ONE LIFE WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT FOR A MINE-FREE WORLD"
Global activists from Ukraine, Poland, Iran, Cambodia, United Kingdom, France, and the United States gathered to discuss demining actions in a forum held in New York City during the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women in United Nations (CSW66).
This week, New York City was the epicenter of the ONE MINE ONE LIFE WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT, a global NGO that aims to draw international attention to the 60 million people who live in fear of being killed or maimed every day by a landmine.
ONE MINE ONE LIFE PARALLEL EVENT DURING THE 66TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
PRINCESS ANGELIKA JAROSŁAWSKA SAPIEHA
POLAND
One Mine One Life Campaign Initiator, International Peace Ambassador, Patron of Demining Organizations, Head of The Board of the Geopolitical Alliance of Women.
HEIDI KUHN
THE UNITED STATES
Founder & CEO of Peace of Roots. Heidi Kuhn founded Roots of Peace in 1997 to help remove landmines in war-torn nations. Her organization has taken out 100,000 landmines from countries.
H.E AMBASSADOR MALIK NADEEM ABID
THE UNITED STATES
Secretary General & Ambassador to UN : International Human Rights Commission-RFT
SVITLANA SALAMATOVA
UKRAINE
President of the Geopolitical Alliance of Women, Author and Project Manager of Ukrainian Women in Support of UN Activities, Co-founder of ICA Ukraine.
BILL MORSE
CAMBODIA
President of Landmine Relief Fund, International Project Manager for Cambodian Self Help Demining, Project Manager at Aki Ra’s Cambodia Landmine Museum.
BRENDAN MORIARTY
THE UNITED STATES
American film director and producer, director of The Road to Freedom. He is preparing a movie “The Lost Pearls”
– A story of two young Cambodian children who have been affected by landmines near their neighboring village.
In Cambodia, more than 64,000 wounded and more than 25,000 amputees have been registered since 1979.
60 000 000 people everyday life in a fear of being killed or maimed by landmines. The number of children who fell victim to landmines in the past year has increased significantly. Children account for 54 percent of all civilian casualties. There are landmines around the globe that were planted years ago.
Panelists from 3 continents, 7 countries
Landmines cause injuries and deaths of people all over the world every day. That is why the panelists from three continents gathered together to discuss global demining action.
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION (CSW66)
The Fourth Review Conference for a Mine Free World took place in Oslo, on November 25-29. State parties to the Mine Ban Treaty adopted a five-year action plan, containing 50 points. That will ensure mine clearance and other treaty obligations are met by the year 2025.
ONE MINE ONE LIFE
The Fourth Review Conference for a Mine Free World took place in Oslo, on November 25-29. State parties to the Mine Ban Treaty adopted a five-year action plan, containing 50 points. That will ensure mine clearance and other treaty obligations are met by the year 2025.
'Today, Ukraine has a wide field of mining. Almost all key routes throughout the country are mined. All key infrastructure interchanges are mined. Key agricultural infrastructure as well. In the event of damage to major roads, the movement of humanitarian goods is at high risk of death'.
Svitlana Salamatova
Svitlana Salamatova, President of the Geopolitical Alliance of Women, Head of the Ukrainian Women in the UN Project, Co-founder of ICA Ukraine, Head of the independent delegation of Ukrainian women in the UN in emotional speech stressed, that there are newly planted landmines in Ukraine along humanitarian corridors that were supposed to be designed for the safe evacuation of civilians, children.
The Parallel Event was led by Princess Angelika Jarosławska Sapieha, an International Peace Ambassador, philanthropist, businesswoman. The Princess is the initiator of the ’One Mine, One Life’ movement and campaign for a mine-free world.
'Today we are here to raise awareness and to encourage the international community to treat demining action as one of the most important goals for our human global family'.
Princess Angelika Jarosławska Sapieha
'Landmines are cancer to the Earth'.
Heidi Kuhn
Over the past years, Heidi has grown Roots of Peace across the world. She has been recognized by numerous world leaders including UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, His Holiness Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, the Grand Mufti of the Dome of Jerusalem, and many heads of state and government.
Brendan Moriarty is preparing a movie “The Lost Pearls”, which might create a very important impact, raise awareness about landmines and life of landmine victims, who need long-term medical assistance. This is a story of two young Cambodian children who have been affected by landmines near their neighboring village. Landmines hurt bodies, minds, and hearts. Landmine victims not only need urgent physical rehabilitation, prostheses, and assistive devices but also psychological and social support.
'Right now definitely is a global need to bring a real sense of what can be achieved in the coming years. So that this can be behind us. We talk about landmines from decades'.
Brendan Moriarty
'Risk education is one of the five pillars of mine action. Most injuries today don’t happen in minefields. Half of the injuries in Cambodia last year happened outside the minefield. Happened because of the unexploded ordnance'.
Bill Morse
Due to the great efforts of Bill Morse and his wife, Jill, who moved to Cambodia and devoted their life to two missions: clearing Cambodia from landmines and supporting education growth, significant work has been done.
