Representatives of more than 80 States Parties , 30 other States ( Signatories and non-Signatories ) , the relevant United Nations bodies , the International Campaign to Ban Landmines ( ICBL ) , the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) and numerous other international and non-governmental organizations participated in the work of the Standing Committee . The meetings were held in Geneva with the support of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ( GICHD ) .