• Overview and Convention Text
  • Status of the Convention
    • Ensuring Universal Adherence
    • Destroying Stockpiled Mines
    • Clearing Mined Areas
      • Overview
      • Article 5 Extensions
        • Article 5 Extensions
        • States Parties’ Requests for Extension / Deadlines
    • Assisting the Victims
    • Cooperation and Assistance
    • Transparency and the Exchange of Information
  • States Parties to the Convention
  • Presidency
  • Committees
  • Meetings of the States Parties
    • 17MSP
      • What was the 17MSP and why was it important?
      • What happened at the 17MSP?
        • Day 1 | Monday 26 November
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 27 November
        • Day 3 | Thursday 29 November
        • Day 4 | Friday 30 November
        • Victim Assistance Experts Meeting
      • What was considered at the 17MSP?
      • How can delegations prepare and register for the 17MSP?
      • 17MSP documents
    • 16MSP
      • What is the 16MSP and why is it important?
      • What happened at the 16MSP?
        • Day 1 | Monday 18 December
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 19 December
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 20 December
        • Day 4 | Thursday 21 December
      • What was considered at the 16MSP?
      • How did delegations prepare for the 16MSP?
      • 16MSP documents
    • 15MSP
      • What is the 15MSP and why is it important?
      • What happened at the 15MSP?
        • Day 1 | Sunday 27 November
        • Day 2 | Monday 28 November
        • Day 3 | Tuesday 29 November
        • Day 4 | Wednesday 30 November
        • Day 5 | Thursday 1 December
      • What was considered at the 15MSP?
      • How did delegations prepare for the 15MSP?
      • 15MSP documents
    • 14MSP
      • What was the 14MSP and why was it important?
      • What happened at the 14MSP?
        • Day 1 | Monday 30 November
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 1 December
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 2 December
        • Day 4 | Thursday 3 December
        • Day 5 | Friday 4 December
      • What was considered at the 14MSP?
      • How did delegations prepare for the 14MSP?
    • 13MSP
      • What was the 13MSP ?
      • What happened at the 13MSP?
        • Day 1 | Monday 2 December
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 3 December
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 4 December
        • Day 4 | Thursday 5 December
      • What was considered at the 13MSP?
      • How did delegations prepare for the 13MSP?
    • 12MSP
      • What was the 12MSP ?
      • What happened at the 12MSP?
        • Day 1 | Monday 3 December
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 4 December
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 5 December
        • Day 4 | Thursday 6 December
        • Day 5 | Friday 7 December
        • Throughout the 12MSP
      • What was considered at the 12MSP?
      • How did delegations prepare for the 12MSP?
    • 11MSP
      • What was the 11MSP
      • What happened
        • Day 1 | Sunday 27 November
        • Day 2 | Monday 28 November
        • Day 3 | Tuesday 29 November
        • Day 4 | Wednesday 30 November
        • Day 5 | Thursday 1 December
        • Day 6 | Friday 2 December
        • Throughout the 11MSP
      • What was considered
      • How did delegations prepare
    • 10MSP
      • What was the 10MSP
      • What happened
        • Day 1 | Monday 29 November
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 30 November
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 1 December
        • Day 4 | Thursday 2 December
        • Day 5 | Friday 3 December
        • Parallel Programme for Victim Assistance Experts
      • What was decided
      • How did delegations prepare
      • Latest News
    • 9MSP
      • What was the 9MSP
      • What happened
        • Day 1 | Monday 24 November
        • Day 2 | Tuesday 25 November
        • Day 3 | Wednesday 26 November
        • Day 4 | Thursday 27 November
        • Day 5 | Friday 28 November
        • Procedural Documents
      • What was decided
        • Article 5 Extension Requests | Analysis of Requests
      • How did delegations prepare
      • What else took place
    • 8MSP
      • What was the 8MSP
      • What happened
        • Day 1 | Sunday 18 November
        • Day 2 | Monday 19 November
        • Day 3 | Tuesday 20 November
        • Day 4 | Wednesday 21 November
        • Day 5 | Thursday 22 November
        • Procedural Documents
      • What was decided
      • How did delegations prepare
      • What else took place
    • 7MSP
      • Final Report
      • Conference Documents
        • President’s Paper
        • Proposed Extension Request Template
        • Proposed Voluntary Declaration of Competion of Art 5 Completion – Presented by Guatemala
        • Geneva Progress Report 2005-2006
      • Daily Summaries and Statements
        • Update Day 1
        • Update Day 2
        • Update Day 3
        • Update Day 4
        • Update Day 5
      • Procedural Documents
    • 6MSP
      • Final Report / Zagreb Progress Report
      • About the 6MSP
        • Zagreb Progress Report
        • General Operations of the Convention
      • Procedural Documents
      • Daily Summaries and Statements
        • Opening Ceremony
        • Update Day 1
        • Update Day 2
        • Update Day 3
        • Update Day 4
        • Update Day 5
    • 5MSP
      • Date and Venue
      • Daily Summaries and Statements
        • Update Day 1
        • Update Day 2
        • Update Day 3
        • Update Day 4
        • Update Day 5
      • Agenda and Conference Documents
        • Overview
        • Final Report
        • Agenda and Procedural Documents
        • Final Reports of the Standing Committees
        • 4MSP President’s Report on Preparations for the Convention’s First Review Conference
        • List of the Reports on Transparency Measures
        • President’s Action Programme
        • Report on the Functioning of the Implementation Support Unit, Sept. 2002 – Sept. 2003
      • Field Visit / Photo Gallery
      • News
    • 4MSP
      • Final Report and Procedural Documents
        • Final Report
        • Procedural Documents
      • Daily Summaries and Statements
        • Update Day 1
        • Update Day 2
        • Update Day 3
        • Update Day 4
        • Update Day 5
      • News
    • 3MSP
      • Summary of Decisions and Actions
      • Final Report
      • Procedural Documents
    • 2MSP
      • Summary of Decisions and Actions
      • Final Report
      • Procedural Documents
    • 1MSP
      • Summary of Decisions and Action
      • Final Report
      • Procedural Documents
  • Review Conferences
  • Intersessional Work Programme
    • Intersessional meetings, 22-24 May 2019
    • June 2018
      • Summary and Statements
      • Background Documents
    • June 2017
      • Background Documents
      • Summary and Statements
        • Statements
    • May 2016
      • Summary and Statements
        • Statements
    • June 2015
      • Summary and Statements
        • Statements
    • April 2014
      • Summary and Statements
        • Statements
      • Important information
    • May 2013
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme and Background Documents
      • General Status and Operation of the Convention
        • Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Statements
      • Mine Clearance
        • Statements
      • Side Events
      • Victim Assistance Experts’ Workshop
    • May 2012
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme
      • Discussion Papers
      • General Status and Operation of the Convention
        • Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Statements
      • Mine Clearance
        • Statements
      • Victim Assistance
        • Statements
      • Resources, Cooperation and Assistance
        • Statements
      • Parallel Programme for Victim Assistance Experts
      • Side Events
    • June 2011
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme
      • Background Documents
      • Opening of the Week of Meetings
      • General Status and Operation of the Convention
        • Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Statements
      • Mine Clearance
        • Statements
      • Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration
        • Statements
      • Resources, Cooperation and Assistance
        • Statements
      • Parallel Programme for Victim Assistance Experts
        • Statements
      • Side Events
      • Press Releases
    • June 2010
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme
      • Meetings of the Contact Groups and Side Events
      • Opening of the Week of Meetings
      • GS: Summary and Statements
      • SD: Summary and Statements
      • VA: Summary and Statements
      • MC: Summary and Statements
      • Special Session | Cooperation and Assistance
    • May 2009
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme
      • Meetings of the Contact Groups and Side Events
      • Opening of the Week of Meetings
      • General Status and Operation of the Convention
        • Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Statements
      • Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration
        • Statements
      • Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies
        • Statements
    • June 2008
      • Invitation Letter
      • Programme
      • Background Documents
      • Contact Group Meetings and Side Events
      • Opening Statements
      • GS: Summary and Statements
      • SD: Summary and Statements
      • VA: Summary and Statements
      • MC : Summary and Statements
    • April 2007
      • Invitation Letter
      • Background Documents
      • Opening Statements
      • GS: Summary and Statements
      • SD: Summary and Statements
      • VA: Summary and Statements
        • VA: Summary and Statements
        • Parallel Programme for Victim Assistance Experts
      • MC: Summary and Statements
      • Contact Group Meetings and Side Events
    • May 2006
      • Invitation Letter
      • Guide
      • Opening Statements
      • GS: Summary and Statements
      • VA: Summary and Statements
      • MC: Summary and Statements
      • SD: Summary and Statements
    • June 2005
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • Opening Statements
      • GS: Summary and Statements
      • MC: Summary and Statements
      • SD: Summary and Statements
      • VA: Summary and Statements
    • June 2004
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • Opening Statements
      • General Status: Summary and Statements
      • Mine Clearance: Summary and Statements
      • Victim Assistance: Summary and Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction: Summary and Statements
      • Closing Statements
    • Feb. 2004
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • Opening Statements
      • General Status: Summary and Statements
      • Victim Assistance: Summary and Statements
      • Mine Clearance: Summary and Statements
      • Stockpile Destruction: Summary and Statements
      • Closing Statements
    • May 2003
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • Daily Update: Monday 12 May
      • Daily Update: Tuesday 13 May
      • Daily Update: Wednesday 14 May
      • Daily Update: Thursday 15 May
      • Daily Update: Friday 16 May
      • General Status: Statements and Presentations
      • Victim Assistance: Statements and Presentations
      • Mine Clearance: Statements and Presentations
      • Stockpile Destrcution: Statements and Presentations
    • Feb. 2003
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • General Status: Statements and Presentations
      • Victim Assistance: Statements and Presentations
      • Mine Clearance: Statements and Presentations
      • Stockpile Destruction: Statements and Presentations
    • May 2002
      • Invitation Letter
      • Agenda and Background Documents
      • General Status: Statements and Presentations
      • Victim Assistance: Statements and Presentations
      • Mine Clearance: Statements and Presentations
      • Stockpile Destruction: Statements and Presentations
    • Jan. – Feb. 2002
      • Victim Assistance: Statements and Presentations
      • Mine Clearance: Statements and Presentations
      • Stockpile Destruction: Statements and Presentations
      • General Status: Statements and Presentations
    • May 2001
      • Victim Assistance
        • Final Agenda
        • Meeting Report
        • Statements and Presentations
      • Mine Clearance
        • Final Agenda
        • Meeting Report
        • Statements and Presentations
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Final Agenda
        • Meeting Report
        • Statements and Presentations
      • General Status
        • Final Agenda
        • Meeting Report
        • Statements and Presentations
    • Dec. 2000
    • March & May 2000
      • Mine Clearance
        • Agenda
        • Meeting Report
      • Victim Assistance
        • Agenda
        • Meeting Report
        • Network Group on Information and Data Co-ordination
        • Network Group on Victim Assistance Reporting
        • Network Group on Portfolio of Country and Regional Projects
        • Network Group on Collection and Disseminiation of Guidelines
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Agenda
        • Summary Report
        • Meeting Report
      • Technologies
        • Agenda
        • Summary Report
        • Meeting Report
      • General Status
        • Meeting Report
    • Sept., Dec. 1999 & Jan. 2000
      • Mine Clearance
        • Agenda
        • Issues for Discussion
        • Meeting Report
      • Victim Assistance
        • Summary Report
        • Meeting Report
      • Stockpile Destruction
        • Agenda
        • Issues for Discussion
        • Summary Report
        • Meeting Report
      • General Status
        • Agenda
        • Meeting Report
    • Intersessional Work Programme Background
  • Implementation Support Unit
    • Overview
    • Staff
  • Ottawa Process
    • Overview
    • 20th Anniversary Events
    • 10th Anniversary Events

BULLETIN BOARD

  • Landmine conference calls for increased condemnation of anti-personnel mines of an improvised nature and recognition of contamination by these weapons

    Greater gains in mine clearance and stockpile destruction also recorded

  • Sri Lanka, Palestine submit their first Article 7 transparency report

  • Oman fulfils Convention obligation by destroying its stockpile of anti-personnel mines

  • Mauritania 31st country to declare itself mine-free

  • Afghanistan leads world’s largest meeting of landmine experts and officials and highlights ever-growing use of improvised anti-personnel mines

The Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties (26-30 November 2018) gathered more than 600 delegates to take stock of the challenges that remain in implementing the Convention.

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