March 1, 2012 marks 13 years since the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force and the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines is using the occassion to renew its call to President Barack Obama to conclude the landmine policy review with a decision to accede without delay.
The Obama administration initiated a comprehensive interagency review of its landmine policy in late 2009. Over the past two and a half years, President Obama and his administration have received letters of support for the Mine Ban Treaty from 68 Senators, nearly 100 leaders of prominent U.S. nongovernmental organizations, key NATO allies, retired senior military officers, 16 Nobel Peace Prize recipients, landmine survivors and countless citizens from around the world.
