Mine ban treaty pdf file

The mine ban treaty prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines. Antipersonnel mines and on their destruction, 18 september 1997. Treaty is making land mines weapon of past, group says. The mine ban treaty, new diplomacy and human security ten years later article pdf available in european political science 74. The mine ban treaty remains an ongoing success in stigmatizing the use of land mines and mitigating the suffering they cause, said jeff abramson. Reported mine fatalities, meanwhile, have fallen to fewer than 4,000 per year, a fraction of. The impact of the international campaign to ban landmines icbl is analyzed ten years after the signature of the mine ban treaty and it is compared to the role. International campaign to ban landmines the treaty icbl. It will be participating in an upcoming meeting on landmines in moscow. The 1997 mine ban treaty is the best framework for solving the problems still posed by antipersonnel mines all over the world.

For now, the land mine treaty is surviving and thriving 164 countries are signatories, and there have been more every year since the treaty was created, ms. Article 7 of the mine ban treaty requires that each state party report to the secretarygeneral of the united nations as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 180 after the entry into force of this convention for that state party regarding steps taken to implement the treaty. The fact that over 140 countries have consented to be bound by the treaty constitutes a remarkable achievement. Since the treaty, some 47 million mines have been destroyed and mine clearance programs have spread. Recognizing that a total ban of antipersonnel mines would also be an important. Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production. Twenty years on from the historic antipersonnel mine ban treaty, the world is facing a new landmine emergency. Mbt mine ban treaty mcpa mine clearance and planning agency mdd mine detection dog mds mine dog set mdu mechanical demining unit. The antipersonnel mine ban convention ap mine ban convention. Issue brief landmine emergency united nations mine.

The convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines and on their destruction, known informally as the ottawa treaty, the antipersonnel mine ban convention, or often simply the mine ban treaty, aims at eliminating antipersonnel landmines apmines around the world. Formerly a leader on land mine ban, obama now balks the. Pmd6 2 of the mines found in afghanistan ozm72 1 total. Human rights watch is working to support the speedy ratification, universalization and implementation of the mine ban treaty. The antipersonnel mines convention the united nations. Sometimes referred to as the ottawa convention, the mine ban treaty is officially titled. Pursuant to the decision of the 8msp, as contained in paragraph 29 of the final report of the meeting, document aplcmsp. The letter of the convention indicates that the states parties shall meet regularly in order to consider any matter with regard to the application of implementation of the convention. The progress registered with the putting the treaty into effect is of great credit to all. To date, there are 164 state parties to the treaty. Overview and convention text ap mine ban convention. During the 1997 negotiations for the mine ban treaty, the us sought unsuccessfully to exempt selfdestructing mines from the ban as well as to include a. In a statement released friday, the white house said the ban. The 1997 mine ban treaty is a legally binding international agreement that bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines and places obligations on countries to clear affected areas, assist victims, and destroy stockpiles.

The trump administration has lifted a ban on the u. The process was a bold gamble that paid off largely as a result of the advocacy work of the international campaign to ban landmines and the international committee of the red cross working in partnership with a core group of states that were equally committed to a ban on antipersonnel mines. Global deaths and injuries from landmines hit a tenyear high in 2015 a staggering 75% increase on those recorded in 2014. Kuow trump administration loosens obamaera restrictions. It is the most comprehensive international instrument for eradicating landmines and deals with everything from mine use, production and trade, to victim assistance, mine clearance and stockpile destruction. Washington in 2005, thensenator barack obama vowed to use his position to help advance a treaty to ban landmines around the world. Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines and on their destruction. The regional conflict in iraq and syria has resulted in a scale of contamination not seen for decades.

Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of. Pdf the mine ban treaty, new diplomacy and human security. The antipersonnel mine ban treaty apmbt, signed in ottawa in 1997, intends to eliminate a whole class of conventional weapons. Johannesburg, 4 april 2008 irin it is unlikely that the majority of the 20 countries supposed to clear all their mined areas by 2009 as. Universalization of the mine ban treaty is key to ensure that the goal of ending the suffering caused by landmines can be achieved and that the emerging.