Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor

What Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor does

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is a Geneva-based civil society research initiative that has served since 1999 as the dedicated monitoring and reporting arm of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and, since 2010, the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). The organization operates from Avenue de France 23 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the legal entity International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC). It tracks global landmine and cluster munition issues — including treaty compliance, contamination levels, casualty data, clearance progress, and international funding flows — across more than 100 countries and territories, producing country profiles and serving as the recognized independent monitor for the 166-State-Party Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

The Monitor's product portfolio centers on two flagship annual research reports — the Landmine Monitor (published since 1999; the 2025 edition released November 2025) and the Cluster Munition Monitor (published since 2010; the 2025 edition released September 2025) — supported by a country profiles database covering 100+ nations, a Resource Hub of factsheets and briefing papers, an Impact Resources page, and a historical archive spanning 1999-2019. Its technology stack is a research and monitoring platform rather than a software product: data is aggregated from field operators (HALO Trust, MAG, NPA, ICRC, UNMAS, UNDP, APOPO, IRMAC), national mine action authorities (DMA, IKMAA), and donor governments, then synthesized into structured reports and country profiles distributed free of charge via the-monitor.org.

The organization employs approximately 8 people and operates on donor funding from government and international sources. All research outputs are distributed at no cost; there is no commercial revenue, pricing model, or paywall. Distribution is entirely self-serve through the website, supplemented by an email newsletter and a broad social media footprint (Bluesky, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook). The business model is a grant-funded civil society research and advocacy platform, not a commercial enterprise.

Name

Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor

Legal name

International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC)

Website

https://the-monitor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is a Geneva-based civil society research initiative under ICBL-CMC that publishes annual reports and country profiles tracking global landmine and cluster munition treaty compliance, contamination, casualties, and clearance progress for governments, NGOs, and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Mine Action Research & Monitoring

NAICS

Remediation Services (562910)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

Keywords

• Mine action monitoring
• Humanitarian disarmament research
• Treaty compliance tracking
• Cluster munition reporting
• Explosive remnants data

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding: The organization is part of ICBL-CMC and receives support from government donors and international organizations to fund monitoring and research activities. Funding is used to produce annual reports on landmine and cluster munition status globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor is a civil society research initiative that produces annual flagship reports — Landmine Monitor (since 1999) and Cluster Munition Monitor (since 2010) — tracking global contamination levels, casualty data, clearance progress, and treaty compliance for the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions. It maintains a country-level database covering over 160 nations and territories, supplemented by factsheets, briefing papers, and an archive of historical reports, all distributed free of charge.

Product overview

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is a civil society research initiative providing comprehensive monitoring and reporting services for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). The organization operates as a unified research platform delivering two flagship annual publications: the Landmine Monitor (published since 1999) and the Cluster Munition Monitor (published since 2010). These core products are supported by a Country Profiles database covering over 160 nations, a Resource Hub for supplementary materials, and archived historical reports spanning back to 1999. The monitoring system tracks treaty status, casualty data, contamination levels, clearance progress, and policy implementation across affected countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Landmine Monitor: Annual report tracking landmine issues globally
• Cluster Munition Monitor

Products and services

• Landmine Monitor Annual comprehensive research report providing in-depth analysis of the global landmine problem, including casualty data, contamination levels, clearance progress, and Mine Ban Treaty implementation status across affected countries. Published since 1999 and used by governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and researchers.
• Cluster Munition Monitor Annual comprehensive research report providing analysis of cluster munition use, contamination, clearance efforts, and Convention on Cluster Munitions implementation status across affected countries. Published since 2010.
• Country Profiles Database

Quantifiable outcome

• 166 State Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty as of 2025
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Monitor provides research and monitoring services for ICBL, the global civil society coalition that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. The organization has been reporting on landmine issues since 1999.
• Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Monitor provides research and monitoring for CMC, tracking cluster munition issues globally since 2010.
• Mine Ban TreatycoreOthersThe Monitor provides monitoring and compliance tracking for the Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty), which has 166 State Parties as of 2025.
• Convention on Cluster MunitionscoreOthersThe Monitor provides monitoring and compliance tracking for the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin Convention).
• The HALO TrustmajorTechnology or IntegrationInternational demining organization receiving significant funding from Ireland (€3.8 million/$4.2 million in 2024) and other donors. One of the largest implementing partners for mine action programs globally.
• United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)majorTechnology or IntegrationUN body responsible for coordinating international mine action efforts, receiving approximately 15% ($8.9 million) of all international contributions to Iraq's mine action in 2024.
• Danish Refugee CouncilmajorTechnology or IntegrationInternational NGO receiving funding for mine action operations in Iraq, part of the network of implementing partners tracked by the Monitor.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)majorTechnology or IntegrationHumanitarian organization engaged in clearance, risk education, and advocacy. Receives funding from multiple donor governments including Norway, Ireland, and referenced in Iraq operations.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG)majorTechnology or IntegrationInternational mine action NGO receiving funding for clearance and risk education activities in Iraq, Zimbabwe, and other affected countries.
• Humanity & Inclusion (HI)majorTechnology or IntegrationInternational NGO involved in mine action operations in Iraq, providing clearance, risk education, and victim assistance.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorTechnology or IntegrationReceiving funding from Ireland for capacity-building and advocacy activities in Lao PDR as part of Ireland's mine action support program.
• Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Authority (IKMAA)majorTechnology or IntegrationNational mine action authority in Iraqi Kurdistan receiving and coordinating international support, reporting national contribution of $9 million.
• Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)majorTechnology or IntegrationIraq's national mine action authority coordinating clearance activities and receiving international contributions.
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)majorTechnology or IntegrationOrganization referenced for developing the Iraq National Mine Action Strategy 2023-2028 in partnership with DMA and IKMAA.
• Iranian Mine Action Center (IRMAC)majorTechnology or IntegrationIran's national mine action center established in 2005, responsible for planning, data management, survey, procurement, and operator accreditation.
• Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs (FMVA)majorTechnology or IntegrationIranian government agency providing comprehensive assistance to war victims including mine/ERW survivors and families of those killed.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)majorTechnology or IntegrationSupporting Iran in mine action efforts, providing physical rehabilitation services and partial sponsorship for civilian victim identification projects.
• Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS)majorTechnology or IntegrationProviding physical rehabilitation services to civilian mine/ERW survivors through agreement with ICRC, referred by IRMAC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• HALO Trust: The world's largest humanitarian demining organization, operating in dozens of affected countries. Referenced as a major implementing partner in the Monitor's reports; HALO is operationally a peer in mine action but a downstream user of the Monitor's data rather than a monitoring peer.

Emerging players

• Article 36: A specialist NGO working to prevent harm from weapons through policy research and monitoring of weapons use. Comparable as a civil society research and policy monitoring organization in the humanitarian disarmament space, though smaller in scope.
• Reaching Critical Will: The disarmament programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, producing research and monitoring on multilateral disarmament processes. A peer in producing independent civil society research on weapons-related treaties.

Broad incumbents

• UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS): The UN's coordinating body for mine action, which both relies on the Monitor's data and produces complementary mine action reporting. UNMAS is a broader incumbent in the same humanitarian disarmament space with overlapping coverage of clearance, risk education, and victim assistance.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Referenced as supporting mine action efforts in Iran and providing victim rehabilitation. ICRC is a broad incumbent in the humanitarian space that publishes complementary research on the human impact of weapons, overlapping with the Monitor's victim assistance reporting.

Direct peers

• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): The recipient of the Monitor's research and a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICBL is the campaign coalition that the Monitor directly serves. It is the closest peer — the Monitor is in effect the research arm of ICBL-CMC, making them deeply operationally intertwined.
• Small Arms Survey: A Geneva-based independent research project providing evidence-based analysis on small arms and armed violence. Directly comparable as a civil society research and monitoring initiative producing annual reports and country-level data for the disarmament community.
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): A Geneva-based center of excellence that supports national mine action authorities with research, standards, and strategy development (e.g., the Iraq National Mine Action Strategy 2023-2028). Highly comparable as a research/information-services peer in the same humanitarian disarmament niche.
• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): A Nobel Peace Prize (2017) winning coalition advocating for a global ban on nuclear weapons, with a research and monitoring function analogous to the Monitor's role for ICBL. Strong structural peer in the humanitarian disarmament civil society ecosystem.
• Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC): ICBL's sister coalition focused on cluster munitions and a direct recipient of the Monitor's research. CMC and the Monitor co-produce the annual Cluster Munition Monitor report, making them co-dependent peers in the same organizational ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UConje8PMHNFOSR_eGjI5QiA
• Facebookfacebook.com/minefreeworld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landmine-cluster-munition-monitor
• Instagraminstagram.com/icbl_cmc

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