The Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy continues with its training of outstation personnel for the Bureau of Mines.

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

Number of mines

Ministry of Mines

Working Group on Mines Other than Anti Personnel Mines

proposal on mines other than anti personnel mines (motapm)

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines

Colombia has the fourth largest number of mine victims in the world victims of anti personnel mines, booby traps and mines other than anti personnel mines.

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

The permitted purpose for which mines were used, the activity or project in which these mines were used, progress made or objectives realized in the use of these mines, the types and quantities of mines used and any other relevant information (e.g., the location of the use of the mines).

(vii) Mines.

The ICRC considers these mines to be anti personnel mines and banned for those States which are party to the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti personnel Mines.

Bureau

Composition of the Bureau

Members of the Bureau

Election of the Bureau.

Hand emplaced mines There are no specific references to hand emplaced mines in this section of the Coordinator's paper.

The field is too full of mines.

It is prohibited to use mines other than anti personnel mines outside the borders of the State which possesses them.

Work programme of the Bureau

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Twelfth session Geneva, 14 22 November 2005 Agenda item 8 Mines other than anti personnel mines (MOTAPM)

The threat of unexploded mines and explosive devices

We see above ground mines.

Destroying stockpiled anti personnel mines

Destroying Stockpiled Anti personnel mines

(2) A total of 134 States Parties now no longer hold stockpiled anti personnel mines, together having destroyed almost 38 million mines.

(b) establish the composition of the incoming Bureau at an early date so that incoming Bureau members can consult with the outgoing Bureau and take part in its work

Source Central Bureau of Statistics, 2004

Source Central Bureau of Statistics, 2004

Source Central Bureau of Statistics, 2004

Transfers of mines have virtually halted, large tracts of previously mined lands have been cleared and more than 31 million stockpiled mines have been destroyed.

Bangkok Tourist Bureau

International Peace Bureau

Pakistan supported the eventual elimination of anti personnel mines.

Waste time trying to find mines

The Bureau of the Board was as elected at its fifty first session. The Bureau was thus as follows

Actions following the decision of the Bureau

Decision of the Bureau of the Statistical Commission

International Catholic Child Bureau

prohibition of work in underground parts of the mines for women

Work is also starting on the replacement of 22 fields of pressure mines by controllable mines in areas where there are high risk government buildings or military bases.

Mali not only would never use anti personnel mines but also had voluntarily destroyed its stocks of such mines in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention.

(d) Landmines other than anti personnel mines