Canadian Landmine Foundation
- Canadian Landmine Foundation
The Canadian Landmine Foundation (French: "La Fondation des Mines Terrestres du Canada") is a Canadian charity that seeks to "raise awareness and funds to end the human and economic suffering caused by anti-personnel landmines".[ [http://www.clearlandmines.com/about.cfm Canadian Landmine Foundation - about] ] ]The organisation was launched in 1999 with backing from Queen Noor of Jordan, the then-Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson, the then-Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and United States Senator Patrick Leahy.[ [http://www.jordanembassyus.org/120599006.htm Jordanian Embassy to the United States] , quoting the Jordan Times of 5 December 1999] ]The Foundation has worked in Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Mozambique and Cambodia[Kreger, N [http://maic.jmu.edu/Journal/7.2/focus/kreger/kreger.htm Profile: The Canadian Landmine Foundation] , Journal of Mine Action, Issue 7.2, August 2003] and is one of the funders of the Canadian International Demining Corps.][McLeod, J [http://www.canadafreepress.com/2002/edesk121602.htm 00-Woof] , Canadian Free Press, 16 December 2002] ]"Peacekeepers' Day", August 9, was established by the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping with the support of the Foundation.[McSheffrey M [http://www.elliotlakestandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1160527 Elliot Lake celebrates first National Peacekeepers' Day] , The Standard] with support from Bernard Lord, then-Premier of New Brunswick. [Press release [http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e1016pr.htm Premier's message regarding Peacekeepers Day campaign] Office of the Premier/Communications New Brunswick, 2 August 2006] ]Honorary directors of the Foundation are Norman Jewison, Patrick Leahy and Maurice Strong,[ [http://www.clearlandmines.com/clfBoard.cfm Canadian Landmine Foundation - board] whilst the board of directors includes the former ambassador for Mine Action Daniel Livermore, former Canadian Senator Sheila Finestone and statesman Lloyd Axworthy.]The Foundation runs the Canadian arm of "Adopt-A-Minefield", a global mine action campaign that has raised over C$22 million for mine clearance and survivor assistance. [ [http://www.clearlandmines.com/AdoptMinefield.cfm Adopt-A-Minefield] ]
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