Landmines

Landmines come in two varieties: anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines. Both have caused great suffering in the past decades.
Anti-personnel landmines are prohibited under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (or Mine Ban Convention), adopted in 1997.
More than 150 countries have joined this treaty. Its positive impact includes a marked reduction of casualties, an increased number of mine-free States, destroyed stockpiles and improved assistance to victims.

The Secretary-General calls on all countries to also regulate the use of anti-vehicle landmines. Such weapons continue to cause many casualties, often civilian.
They restrict the movement of people and humanitarian aid, make land unsuitable for cultivation, and deny citizens access to water, food, care and trade.


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Landmines under the Convention on certain Conventional Weapons


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States Parties 94
Ratifications 89
Accessions 5
Signatories 130
GA vote adopting the ATT 154-3-23
Next annual reporting deadline 31 May 2018
Adopted by the GA 2 April 2013
Entry into force 24 December 2014
No treaty amendments possible until 24 December 2020

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Anti-personnel Landmine Convention


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Full text of Amended Protocol II

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State Parties

States Parties 94
Ratifications 89
Accessions 5
Signatories 130
GA vote adopting the ATT 154-3-23
Next annual reporting deadline 31 May 2018
Adopted by the GA 2 April 2013
Entry into force 24 December 2014
No treaty amendments possible until 24 December 2020

National reports