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Maldives, Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Maldives

Key developments since 1999: Maldives ratified the Mine Ban Treaty on 7 September 2000 and became a State Party on 1 March 2001. Maldives has not reported the adoption of any national implementation measures.

The Republic of Maldives signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 1 October 1998, ratified it on 7 September 2000, and became a State Party on 1 March 2001. Maldives has not reported the adoption of any national implementation measures, though it has stated that it has “strict control of importation, exportation and transshipment of antipersonnel landmines in the country by any party, be it local or foreign.”[1]

Maldives did not participate in the Ottawa Process, and has not attended any of the annual meetings of States Parties or intersessional Standing Committee meetings. Maldives has voted in favor of all the pro-ban UN General Assembly resolutions, including the December 2003 resolution.

In its initial Article 7 transparency report, Maldives noted that it is not a mine-affected country and that it has never produced, transferred, or stockpiled antipersonnel mines. The report was due on 28 August 2001, but was officially received by the United Nations on 17 September 2002. Maldives did not provide the required annual updated Article 7 reports in 2003 and 2004.

Maldives acceded to the Convention of Conventional Weapons and its Amended Protocol II on 7 September 2000, but it has never participated in any Amended Protocol II meetings or submitted the required national annual report.

Maldives is not known to have contributed to any mine action program or taken part in any mine clearance operations.


[1] Article 7 Report, Form A. The date of submission on the form is 15 August 2002, though the UN website indicates it was received on 17 September 2002. The report covers the period from 7 September 2000 to 30 March 2001.