Celebrate Canadian Landmine Awareness Week (CLAW), February 27 - March 5, 2006! Canadian Landmine Awareness Week is an annual civil society initiative, led by Mines Action Canada that marks the anniversary of the entry-into-force of the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines (March 1, 1999) and highlights the contributions of Canadians to global mine action efforts. This year marks the seventh anniversary of the entry-into-force and the theme for this year’s festivities is "Act Now! For a mine free world!" Mines Action Canada, has adopted four taglines around which activities can be organized: No reservations, No exceptions, No loopholes, No excuses. Each tagline is linked to messaging on a specific issue of concern: namely, universalization of the Mine Ban Convention, mine clearance deadlines, victim assistance and the role of Canadian leadership. For more information about CLAW, please visit MAC's website at www.minesactioncanada.org/claw

• The First Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa Convention)

The Convention's first Review Conference - called The Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World - was convened at the United Nations facilities in Kenya from 29 November to 3 December, 2004. The Nairobi Summit is considered to be the most important event in the life of the Convention since the international signing ceremony in Ottawa in 1997. For more information, please click on the graphic.