Landmine Monitor 2020
Status of the Convention
1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (1997 Mine Ban Treaty)
Under Article 15, the treaty was open for signature from 3 December 1997 until its entry into force, which was 1 March 1999. On the following list, the first date is signature; the second date is ratification. Now that the treaty has entered into force, states may no longer sign rather they may become bound without signature through a one step procedure known as accession. According to Article 16 (2), the treaty is open for accession by any state that has not signed. Accession is indicated below with (a) and succession is indicated below with (s).
As of 31 October 2020 there were 164 States Parties.
States Parties
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Afghanistan 11 Sep 02 (a) Albania 8 Sep 98; 29 Feb 00 Algeria 3 Dec 97; 9 Oct 01 Andorra 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98 Angola 4 Dec 97; 5 Jul 02 Antigua and Barbuda 3 Dec 97; 3 May 99 Argentina 4 Dec 97; 14 Sep 99 Australia 3 Dec 97; 14 Jan 99 Austria 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98 Bahamas 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98 Bangladesh 7 May 98; 6 Sep 00 Barbados 3 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99 Belarus 3 Sep 03 (a) Belgium 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98 Belize 27 Feb 98; 23 Apr 98 Benin 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 98 Bhutan 18 Aug 05 (a) Bolivia 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 98 Botswana 3 Dec 97; 1 Mar 00 Brazil 3 Dec 97; 30 Apr 99 Brunei Darussalam 4 Dec 97; 24 Apr 06 Bulgaria 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98 Burkina Faso 3 Dec 97; 16 Sep 98 Burundi 3 Dec 97; 22 Oct 03 Cambodia 3 Dec 97; 28 Jul 99 Cameroon 3 Dec 97; 19 Sep 02 Canada 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97 Cape Verde 4 Dec 97; 14 May 01 Central African Republic 8 Nov 02 (a) Chad 6 Jul 98; 6 May 99 Chile 3 Dec 97; 10 Sep 01 Colombia 3 Dec 97; 6 Sep 00 Comoros 19 Sep 02 (a) Congo, Rep 4 May 01 (a) Cook Islands 3 Dec 97; 15 Mar 06 Costa Rica 3 Dec 97; 17 Mar 99 Côte d Ivoire 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00 Croatia 4 Dec 97; 20 May 98 Cyprus 4 Dec 97; 17 Jan 03 Czech Republic 3 Dec 97; 26 Oct 99 Dem Rep Congo 2 May 02 (a) Denmark 4 Dec 97; 8 Jun 98 Djibouti 3 Dec 97; 18 May 98 Dominica 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99 Dominican Republic 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00 Ecuador 4 Dec 97; 29 Apr 99 El Salvador 4 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99 Equatorial Guinea 16 Sep 98 (a) Eritrea 27 Aug 01 (a) Estonia 12 May 04 (a) Eswatini 4 Dec 97; 22 Dec 98 Ethiopia 3 Dec 97; 17 Dec 04 Fiji 3 Dec 97; 10 Jun 98 Finland 9 Jan 12 (a) France 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98 Gabon 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00 Gambia 4 Dec 97; 23 Sep 02 Germany 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98 Ghana 4 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00 Greece 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 03 Grenada 3 Dec 97; 19 Aug 98 Guatemala 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99 Guinea 4 Dec 97; 8 Oct 98 Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 97; 22 May 01 Guyana 4 Dec 97; 5 Aug 03 Haiti 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 06 Holy See 4 Dec 97; 17 Feb 98 Honduras 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98 Hungary 3 Dec 97; 6 Apr 98 Iceland 4 Dec 97; 5 May 99 Indonesia 4 Dec 97; 16 Feb 07 Iraq 15 Aug 07 (a) Ireland 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97 Italy 3 Dec 97; 23 Apr 99 Jamaica 3 Dec 97; 17 Jul 98 Japan 3 Dec 97; 30 Sep 98 Jordan 11 Aug 98; 13 Nov 98 Kenya 5 Dec 97; 23 Jan 01 Kiribati 7 Sep 00 (a) Kuwait 30 Jul 07 (a) Latvia 1 Jul 05 (a) |
Lesotho 4 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98 Liberia 23 Dec 99 (a) Liechtenstein 3 Dec 97; 5 Oct 99 Lithuania 26 Feb 99; 12 May 03 Luxembourg 4 Dec 97; 14 Jun 99 Macedonia, North 9 Sep 98 (a) Madagascar 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 99 Malawi 4 Dec 97; 13 Aug 98 Malaysia 3 Dec 97; 22 Apr 99 Maldives 1 Oct 98; 7 Sep 00 Mali 3 Dec 97; 2 Jun 98 Malta 4 Dec 97; 7 May 01 Mauritania 3 Dec 97; 21 Jul 00 Mauritius 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97 Mexico 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98 Moldova 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00 Monaco 4 Dec 97; 17 Nov 98 Montenegro 23 Oct 06 (s) Mozambique 3 Dec 97; 25 Aug 98 Namibia 3 Dec 97; 21 Sep 98 Nauru 7 Aug 00 (a) Netherlands 3 Dec 97; 12 Apr 99 New Zealand 3 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99 Nicaragua 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98 Niger 4 Dec 97; 23 Mar 99 Nigeria 27 Sep 01 (a) Niue 3 Dec 97; 15 Apr 98 Norway 3 Dec 97; 9 Jul 98 Oman 20 Aug 14 (a) Palau 18 Nov 07 (a) Palestine 29 Dec 2017 (a) Panama 4 Dec 97; 7 Oct 98 Papua New Guinea 28 Jun 04 (a) Paraguay 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 98 Peru 3 Dec 97; 17 Jun 98 Philippines 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 00 Poland 4 Dec 97; 27 Dec 12 Portugal 3 Dec 97; 19 Feb 99 Qatar 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 98 Romania 3 Dec 97; 30 Nov 00 Rwanda 3 Dec 97; 8 Jun 00 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98 Saint Lucia 3 Dec 97; 13 Apr 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 Dec 97; 1 Aug 01 Samoa 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98 San Marino 3 Dec 97; 18 Mar 98 São Tomé & Príncipe 30 Apr 98; 31 Mar 03 Senegal 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98 Serbia 18 Sep 03 (a) Seychelles 4 Dec 97; 2 Jun 00 Sierra Leone 29 Jul 98; 25 Apr 01 Slovak Republic 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99 Slovenia 3 Dec 97; 27 Oct 98 Solomon Islands 4 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99 Somalia 16 Apr 12 (a) South Africa 3 Dec 97; 26 Jun 98 South Sudan 11 Nov 11 (s) Spain 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 99 Sri Lanka 13 Dec 2017 (a) Sudan 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 03 Suriname 4 Dec 97; 23 May 02 Sweden 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98 Switzerland 3 Dec 97; 24 Mar 98 Tajikistan 12 Oct 99 (a) Tanzania 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 00 Thailand 3 Dec 97; 27 Nov 98 Timor-Leste 7 May 03 (a) Togo 4 Dec 97; 9 Mar 00 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Dec 97; 27 Apr 98 Tunisia 4 Dec 97; 9 Jul 99 Turkey 25 Sep 03 (a) Turkmenistan 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 98 Tuvalu 13 September 2011 (a) Uganda 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99 Ukraine 24 Feb 99; 27 Dec 05 United Kingdom 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98 Uruguay 3 Dec 97; 7 Jun 01 Vanuatu 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 05 Venezuela 3 Dec 97; 14 Apr 99 Yemen 4 Dec 97; 1 Sep 98 Zambia 12 Dec 97; 23 Feb 01 Zimbabwe 3 Dec 97; 18 Jun 98 |
Signatory
| Marshall Islands 4 Dec 97 |
Non-signatories
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Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Burma/Myanmar China Cuba Egypt Georgia India Iran Israel Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, South Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Lebanon
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Libya Micronesia Mongolia Morocco Nepal Pakistan Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Syria Tonga United Arab Emirates United States Uzbekistan Vietnam |