Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

Authors

UN, United Nations

Document Type

Other

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Publication Date

9-18-1997

Keywords

Advocacy and International Law, Mine Ban Treaty, Ottawa Convention, Convention, Prohibition, Stockpiling, Production, Transfer, Anti-Personnel Mines, Destruction, Casualties, Landmine, APMBC, Law, Treaty, Humanitarian Mine Action, HMA, UN, United Nations, Mine Ban, UNMAS

Abstract

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction is the cornerstone of the international effort to end the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines.

The Convention was adopted on 18 September 1997 and it entered into force on 1 March 1999.

To date, 164 States have formally agreed to be bound by the Convention.

The Convention provides a framework for mine action, seeking both to end existing suffering and to prevent future suffering. It bans the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

In addition, States that accede to the Convention accept that they will destroy both stockpiled and emplaced anti-personnel mines, and assist the victims of landmines.