CROSSING CARTAGENA!UNA-USA will successfully conclude its Adopt-A-Minefield® Campaign at the end of 2009!As planned and in alignment with 10th anniversary and second review conference of the Mine Ban Treaty, UNA-USA will successfully cross the finish line and conclude its Adopt-A-Minefield (AAM) Campaign on December 31, 2009. UNA-USA is very proud of AAM's work over the past ten years. To date, we have raised over $25 million for mine action, cleared over 1,000 minefields, and assisted thousands of survivors. There are lots of reasons to celebrate! Globally, now there are only 6,000 new casualties each year—as opposed to the 25,000 annual rate recorded in the late 1990’s. There are 156 signatories to the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT)—that’s 80% of the world’s nations! Only two countries used landmines last year—rather than the previously widespread use in over 80 countries. The second MBT review conference will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, in early December. By signing the MBT, the original state signatories pledged that landmines laid within their own country would be removed within 10 years. The conference in Cartagena will mark this ten year clearance point. Join us this year in our efforts to provide additional funds for clearance to help mine impacted countries meet their final 2009 clearance obligations. Please help us finish out the last year of the campaign with the greatest show of support yet, as we help the world fulfill one of the most important disarmament treaties in history.  Click here to learn more. NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS®Cooking for Cartagena? Join our Night of a Thousand Dinners (N1KD) initiative.N1KD is an annual event that brings thousands of individuals together around the world. It couldn't be easier -encourage your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues to join the global community by hosting social, food-related gatherings to raise funds in support of mine action. In many countries mine removal is the first and vital step toward a clean and productive environment, enabling civilians to reclaim their land from the terror of landmines, rebuild their economy and regain their lives. Click here to register to help Adopt-A-Minefield and the United Nations in the effort to resolve the global landmine crisis.
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