Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Law comes into force today - Jordan/Arms
Dalya Dajani; 1/4/08
The 2008 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Law officially comes into force in the Kingdom today following its endorsement by Royal Decree. Jordan, which signed the Mine Ban Convention in August 1998 and ratified it in November of the same year, has been committed to fulfilling its obligations to end the global threat of landmines. The convention prohibits some 156 signatory states from the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of anti-personnel mines and commits them to their destruction. It also obliges them to carry out a series of mine-action efforts to reduce the social, economic and environmental impact of mines on people and countries’ development. As a state party to the convention, Jordan has been taking the needed steps to remove all anti-personnel mines from its territory and render land safe for communities and national economic development plans.