Geneva and Skopje, 10 May 2012 – The Macedonian armed forces have destroyed a previously unknown stockpile of anti-personnel mines in compliance with the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. At destruction events near Skopje yesterday and today, 1,248 PFM-1S anti-personnel mines were destroyed. These mines had been discovered in 2011 when the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia sought to determine which munitions under its possession would need to be destroyed in accordance with its international obligations.
Phnom Penh and Geneva, 4 April 2012 – The President of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, H.E. PRAK Sokhonn of Cambodia, is joining thousands around the world in rolling up a pant-leg in solidarity with landmine survivors on the occasion of the United Nations’ international day for landmine action.
Geneva, 14 March 2012 – The president of the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines has called on Syria to cease its use of anti-personnel landmines. “The vast majority of States have banned this insidious weapon,” said H.E. PRAK Sokhonn of Cambodia, who presides over the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. “Syria needs to recognise the inhumanity of landmine use and that by planting these weapons Syrians will be harmed for years to come.”
Geneva, 1 February 2012 – Guinea-Bissau has become the latest country to declare that it has cleared all known mined areas according to its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention.
Geneva, 5 September 2011 – A high-level delegation from Cambodia is in Geneva today for meetings with the diplomatic community and non-governmental organisations to finalise details for the Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties (11MSP) of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, also known as the Ottawa Convention.
Suva, Fiji, 5 August 2011 – The global movement to eradicate anti-personnel landmines welcomes the news that the island nation of Tuvalu could join the international ban on these brutal and indiscriminate weapons in coming months. “I am pleased that the Government of Tuvalu is seriously considering joining the Mine Ban Convention,” said His Royal Highness Prince Mired Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan, who visited the country from 2 to 4 August.
Geneva, 24 June 2011 – “Two decades after the movement to ban anti-personnel mines was born in the border regions of Cambodia, the Convention is returning to a place where it all started,” said H.E. Gazmend Turdiu, the senior Albanian diplomat presiding over the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
Genève, le 24 Juin 2011 - «Deux décennies après la naissance du mouvement d'interdiction des mines antipersonnel dans les régions frontalières du Cambodge, la Convention est de retour à l’un endroit où tout a commencé », a déclaré SE Gazmend Turdiu, le diplomate albanais qui préside la Convention anti-personnel d'interdiction des mines.
Geneva, 23 June 2011 – Experts participating in the meetings of the Standing Committees of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have highlighted the link between their efforts and those of all others concerned about removing barriers to persons with disabilities.
Geneva, 20 June 2011 – Nigeria has become the latest country to declare that it has cleared all mined areas according to its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention.
“Nigeria is proud to declare today that it is confident that it has ensured the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti-personnel mines were known or suspected to be emplaced, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention”, said Mr. Kayode Laro of Nigeria’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
Geneva, 17 June 2011 – The President of the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines has expressed “deep concern” about reports of new mine use in Libya. “New deployments of mines in Libya run counter to the norms that are accepted by the majority of States”, said Gazmend Turdiu, the senior Albanian diplomat who presides over the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention.
Geneva, 3 December 2010 - The international
community has once again come together to renew its commitment to a mine-free
world and has agreed to take the necessary steps to guarantee the rights
of the survivors all over the world.
The Tenth Meeting of the States Parties
(10MSP) closed today in Geneva, with nations pledging to continue their
work to clear minefields in mine affected countries.
"We welcome the commitment made
at this meeting to strengthen efforts to implement the Convention"
said Ambassador Gazmend Turdiu of Albania, President of the 10MSP. "In
El Plan de Acción de Cartagena ha sido
adoptado por la comunidad internacional, culminando así cinco días de trabajo
de la Convención de Minas Antipersonal. "Este plan explica de manera
concreta lo que haremos para suplir de mejor manera las necesidades de
los sobrevivientes de las minas antipersonal," dijo la Presidente
de la Cumbre de Cartagena, Susan Eckey de Noruega. "Es un plan fuerte
que requerirá la implementación de un compromiso compartido, que nos acercará
a nuestro objetivo de un mundo sin minas antipersonal."
The Cartagena Action Plan has been adopted
by the international community, finalizing five days of work of the Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention. "This plan spells out in concrete terms what
we will do to better meet the needs of landmine survivors," said the
Cartagena Summit President, Susan Eckey of Norway. "It is a strong
plan that will require a shared commitment to be implemented. Doing so
will get us closer to our aim of a world without anti-personnel mines."
