Ms. Jody Williams was the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was formally launched by six NGOs in October of 1992. In that capacity, Ms. Williams oversaw the growth of the ICBL to more than 1,300 NGOs in over eighty-five countries and served as the chief strategist and spokesperson for the campaign. Working in a unprecedented cooperative effort with governments, UN bodies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICBL achieved its goal of an international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines during the diplomatic conference held in Oslo in September 1997. Ms. Williams now serves a Campaign Ambassador for the ICBL, speaking on its behalf all over the world. She is also a member of the Coordination Committee of the Campaign, which carries out the strategies and action plans of the ICBL.
 
In her work with the ICBL, she has written and spoken extensively on the problem of landmines and the movement to ban them. In recognition of her expertise on the issue, Ms. Williams was invited to serve as a technical adviser to the UN's Study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, led by Ms. Graca Machel, former first lady of Mozambique.