Treaty in Detail
Sometimes referred to as the Ottawa Convention, the Mine Ban Treaty is officially titled: the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction. It was adopted in 1997 and it entered into force on 1 March 1999.
Treaty Text
When they join the Mine Ban Treaty, states commit to:
- never use antipersonnel mines, nor to develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain, or transfer them
- destroy mines in their stockpiles within four years
- clear all mined areas in their territory within 10 years
- in mine-affected countries, conduct mine risk education and ensure the exclusion of civilians from mined areas
- provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims
- offer assistance to other States Parties, for example in providing for survivors or contributing to clearance programs
- adopt national implementation measures (such as national legislation) to ensure that the terms of the treaty are upheld in their territory
- report annually on progress in implementing the treaty.
The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish treaty texts are official and equally authentic.
Below you will also find additional translations, provided by governments and ICBL campaigns. The ICBL cannot vouch for the correctness of any of the non-official translations. In case of legal dispute, please refer to the UN original language texts.
Treaty Text
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Albanian
Translation by Anila Alibali (Landmine Monitor Researcher Albania) / Burimi: Znj. Anila Alibali, Hulumtuese-Monitoring i minave, Shaipëri
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Arabic
Authentic UN text. Digitized by Mona Abdeljawad, LSN Jordan.
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Azeri
Translated by the Azerbaijan Campaign to Ban Landmines.
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Bosnian
Unknown translator.
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Burmese
Translation provided by Nonviolence International SouthEast Asia.
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Chinese
Authentic UN text.
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Dutch
Translation by the Belgian Government.
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English
Authentic UN text.
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French
Authentic UN text.
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Georgian
Translation by ICBL Georgian Committee.
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Greek
Translation provided by P.A.S.S. Defence, Athens.
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Italian
Translation provided by the Italian government.
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Japanese
Translation by the Japanese goverment. Digitized by the Japanese Campaign to Ban Landmines
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Laotian
Translation provided by the Thai Campaign to Ban Landmines.
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Lithuanian
Translation by ICBL Lithuanian Committee.
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Macedonian
Translation provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the FYROM.
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Nepali
Translation provided by Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal.
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Polish
Translated by Katarzyna Derlicka.
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Portuguese
Translation by the government of Brazil
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Romanian
Handicap International Romania.
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Russian
Authentic UN text.
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Spanish
Authentic UN text.
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Turkish
This translation has been provided by Turkey Without Mines
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Vietnamese
Oxfam Hong Kong