Abstract
At the Ninth Meeting of States Parties in November 2008, Ecuador was one of 15 countries to request an extension on the Ottawa Convention deadline for completing landmine clearance. These 15 States Parties were the first group to do so since the adoption of the Convention in 1997. Delegates agreed unanimously to grant Ecuador’s request, extending the original 2009 deadline a full eight years to 1 September 2017. In its request, Ecuador reported fulfilling its Article 52 obligations in 53 of 128 suspect areas—totaling 118,707 square meters (29 acres) of cleared area. Approximately 498,633 square meters (123 acres) in the existing suspect areas remain to be demined before the new deadline.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2009)
"Ecuador,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 13
:
Iss.
1
, Article 31.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol13/iss1/31
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