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LM Report 2002 
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GHANA

Ghana signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 4 December 1997 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 30 June 2000. The treaty entered into force for Ghana on 1 December 2000. Ghana’s initial Article 7 transparency report was due on 30 May 2001. As of 31 July 2002, the United Nations had not received the report. However, a report has been prepared, and a copy was provided to Landmine Monitor.[1] The report indicates that no national implementation measures have yet been enacted.

Ghana participated in the Third Meeting of States Parties in September 2001, in Managua, Nicaragua. Ghana participated in the intersessional Standing Committee meetings in January 2002, but not in May 2002. It cosponsored and voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 56/24M promoting the Mine Ban Treaty on 29 November 2001.

Ghana has never produced, exported, or used antipersonnel mines.[2] The Article 7 Report obtained by Landmine Monitor indicates that Ghana has no stockpile of antipersonnel mines, including for training purposes. It also indicates that there are no mined areas in Ghana. There have been no reports of mine casualties.

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[1] Article 7 Report, dated May 2002, covering calendar year 2001.
[2] See Landmine Monitor Report 2001, pp. 75-76.
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