CONTENTS
ABOUT LANDMINE MONITOR
INTRODUCTION
BANNING ANTIPERSONNEL MINES
Universalization
Ratification / Entry into Force
Global Use of Antipersonnel Mines
Global Production of Antipersonnel Mines
Global Trade in Antipersonnel Mines
Global Stockpiles of Antipersonnel Mines
GLOBAL STOCKPILES OF ANTIPERSONNEL MINES
Estimated Global Total: More than 250 million
Antipersonnel Mines in Stockpiles
Special Issues of Concern
Antivehicle Mines with Antihandling Devices
National Implementation Measures
Joint Operations
Stockpiling and Transit of Foreign APMs
Mines Retained For Training Purposes
HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION
The Mine Ban Treaty and Mine Action
The Numbers Issue
Numbers and the Real Impact
Humanitarian Mine Action: Features And Principles
Commercial Contracting And Humanitarian Mine Clearance
Funding For Humanitarian Mine Action
Technology, Research and Development, Funding and Humanitarian Mine Clearance
Lack of baseline data
Challenges For Humanitarian Mine Action
Mine Awareness
ASSISTANCE FOR LANDMINE SURVIVORS
The Mine Ban Treaty and Victim Assistance
Data Collection Landmine Victims and the Numbers Issue
Landmine Survivors: Needs and Assistance
Addressing Survivors Needs
MINE ACTION FUNDING
Major Mine Action Donors
Demining Research and Development Funding
Major Mine Action Recipients
REGIONAL OVERVIEWS
AFRICA
AMERICAS
ASIA/PACIFIC
EUROPE/CENTRAL ASIA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION