Landmine stockpiles and their destruction

Most anti-personnel landmines possessed by States that joined the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention were swiftly destroyed before it entered into force on 1 March 1999. In the 20 years since, there has been steady progress in destroying remaining stocks, resulting in the destruction of more than 55 million anti-personnel landmines by 92 States parties. The vast majority of those stockpiled anti-personnel mines were destroyed within the treaty’s four-year deadline. This was facilitated by the treaty’s unique cooperative compliance provisions and mechanisms, as well as by its community of supporters. However, the impressive compliance record by most States parties was unfortunately not met by all as a handful missed deadlines, some significantly, in completing their stockpile destruction obligations. Two States remain in serious violation of the treaty’s stockpile destruction obligation.

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