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 (AP) mines. The Convention was adopted on 18 September 1997 and it entered into force on 1 March 1999. As of March 2012, 159 States have ratified or acceded to the Convention.
The Convention provides a framework for mine action, seeking both to end existing suffering and to prevent future suffering. The Convention 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 mines. The Convention was adopted on 18 September 1997 in Oslo, Norway and signed on 3 December 1997 in Ottawa, Canada. The Eleventh Meeting of State Parties took place in Phnom Penh from 28 November to 2 December 2011. The Twelfth Meeting of States Parties will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 3 to 7 December 2012. In the meantime, an Intersessional meeting is scheduled in Geneva, Switzerland from 21 to 25 May 2012.
Text of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
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AP Mine Ban Convention website
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