Ottawa Convention

The Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, is a treaty that aims to eliminate anti-personnel landmines (APLs) worldwide. By August 2022, 164 states had ratified or acceded to the treaty, but major powers such as the US, China, Russia, India, and Pakistan are not parties to it. The treaty requires signatory nations to cease production and development of APLs, destroy their stockpiles within four years, and clear mined areas within ten years. Since the treaty's entry into force on March 1, 1999, signatory nations have destroyed over 48 million stockpiled mines, with 159 countries completing the destruction of their stockpiles or declaring they did not possess stockpiles to destroy.learn more on wikipedia