Interim Measures

ICBL Campaigners meet with the Head of Chinese delegation to the 5th Meeting of the States Parties (2003). China participated as an observer. Photo: Kjell Knudsen

Interim steps that states can take on the road towards accession to the treaty include the following.

At the national level:

• adopting a moratorium on production, export, use;
• providing information about anti-personnel mine stockpiles and starting plans for stockpile destruction;
• assisting landmine survivors, their families and communities;
• engaging in mine clearance and mine risk education where needed;
• drafting national legislation or other process needed for accession (by states not party) or ratification (by the remaining two signatories);

At the international level:

• voting in favour of the annual United Nations General Assembly resolution on universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty;
• submitting a voluntary transparency report such as those required of States Parties under Article 7 of the treaty;
• sharing information on victim assistance, mine clearance, mine risk education;
• attending (as observers) the Meetings of States Parties and the Intersessional Standing Committee meetings