Introduction

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is an initiative providing research for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). It is the de facto monitoring regime for the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor produces several research products including the annual Landmine Monitor and Cluster Munition Monitor reports, online country profile reports, as well as factsheets and maps. All Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor research products are available for purchase and as a free online resource.

Recent Publications Landmine Monitor Report 2009 Landmine Monitor Report 2009 is the eleventh annual report published by the ICBL, and reports on ban policy, demining, casualties, risk education, victim assistance, and support for mine action in every country in the world. It also includes a special ten-year review of progress since the entry into force of the Mine Ban Treaty in 1999. Banning Cluster Munitions: Government Policy and Practice This 288-page report contains entries on 150 countries, including signatories to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, countries that stockpile the weapon, and affected states. The report documents governments' engagement in the creation of an international treaty banning cluster munitions. Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Updates Reporting on Land Release in Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Published on: 30/06/2010 The term ‘Land Release’ has become an important part of Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor’s reporting on progress in mine action. The term formally means the release of formerly contaminated l... more » Monitor Launches Country Profiles Webpage Published on: 30/06/2010 On 22 June, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor will launch its Country Profiles website at www.the-monitor.org, which includes dedicated webpages for every country in the world with informatio... more »