The success of the Convention has been proved by the decreasing numbers of mine victims, minimization of the volume of mine production and trade, on-going destruction of stockpiles and the increasing number of state parties to the Ottawa Convention; 162 states are party to the Convention. The Czech Republic ratified the Convention on 26 October 1999.

The most important program document of the Convention is the Maputo Action Plan adopted at the 3rd Review Conference (Maputo, Mozambique, 23-27 June 2014). It contains 31 recommendations that ought to be respected by the states while implementing the Convention. To mark 15 years of joint efforts to achieve the mine-free world, the states also published a declaration titled Maputo+15.

Since entry into force, the state parties to the Convention have destroyed over 47,5 million pieces of stockpiled anti-personnel mines. As a result 157 member states no longer posses any anti-personnel mines. Thirty-four out of fifty historical anti-personnel mines producers (that is countries that reported mine production in the past) terminated their production in line with the Convention's committments. The majority of the states that are still not party to the convention nevertheless voluntarily apply a moratrium on production and export of mines. Twenty-nine out of fifty-nine states that reported mine contaminted areas have finished clearing these areas. On the other hand 26 states have been granted extension on their 10 years clearance deadlines (following Convention's entry into force in a respective country).

Next meeting of states parties will be held in Santiago de Chile between the 28 November and 2 December 2016.

The Czech Republic destroyed its anti-personnel mine stockpiles 3 years ahead of the plan.

priorities

The Czech Republic belongs to the active parties of the Ottawa Convention, it contributes to the humanitarian mine clearance through international organizations as well as through bilateral cooperation: in Afghanistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Angola, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania and Lebanon. The contributions of the Czech Republic between the years 2006 and 2013 provided with regard to the implementation of the Ottawa Convention’s commitments amount to USD $9 million. The Czech Republic allocated additional financial contributions in 2013 and in 2014. Based on the decision of the Government the Czech Republic will provide 809 000 CZK to ITF Enhancing Human Security in support of several projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina (victim assistance and mine clearance activities). Since 2014, the Czech Republis has been regularly contributing to the implementation support unit/ ISU on its activities.