Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
States that are party to the Ottawa Treaty
Drafted
18 September 1997
Signed
3 December 1997
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Effective
1 March 1999
Condition
Ratifications by 40 states
Signatories
133
Parties
164 (Complete List)[1]
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (APLs) around the world.[2]
By August 2022, 164 states had ratified or acceded to the treaty.[3] Major powers, which are also past and current manufacturers of landmines, are not parties to the treaty.[4] These include the United States, China, and Russia.[5][6] Other non-signatories include India and Pakistan.[4]
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