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.