Reports indicate that every twenty minutes, a farmer or child becomes an innocent victim of this kind of latent explosive. Startling figures reveal that some 100 million land mines are planted in 64 countries with civilian casualties mounting to over 500 per week. This outrage has prompted a number of nations including the United States to promote and enact legislation banning the production and use of land mines. This campaign is likewise advocated by the United Nations, and regional organizations such as the Caribbean Community of Nations in this hemisphere. In the United States, concerned citizens are encouraging our Congress to continue efforts to ban the land mine menace.
Private groups are likewise active.
The contest is open to students between the ages of 12 and 22. Reconciliation A two-week institute with joint Protestant and Catholic sponsorship will take place in Ireland in August and September 1996. Its focus will be on the long running Northern Ireland conflict and the reconciliation process. Other American clergy and lay leaders will join with religious and political leaders from both parts of Ireland in a series of lectures, seminars and workshops. Go back to the main page.