The U.S. bypasses conference on land mines.(Columns)

National Catholic Reporter | January 7, 2005| | Copyright

Catholic groups were visible and articulate at the U.N. World Conference on Land Mines that concluded on Dec. 3 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Vatican was an early signatory of the Land Mine Treaty of 1999, known as the Ottawa Convention.

The Jesuit Refugee Service was present in Nairobi with a number of land mine survivors from Cambodia. Pax Christi's national groups were there joined with other religious non-governmental organizations. The 149 Catholic bishops of India urged the strengthening of the anti-land mine treaty even though India has not yet ratified it.

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