On March 1, 1999, the
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) came into force, prohibiting the
use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines; also calling
for the destruction of all existing stockpiles, together with the clearance of all
mined areas. Since 2019 marks the 20th year since it took effect,
Seiji KONNO, a program officer at our Tokyo office, provides in this article
some general information on mine action. We are going to focus on mine
clearance in this issue.
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