The
Republic of Nauru acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 7 August 2000. It is not
believed to have any domestic implementation legislation in place and has not
submitted its initial Article 7 Report, due 31 July 2001. Nauru voted in
support of pro-ban UN General Assembly Resolution 56/24M in November 2001. It
is believed to have never produced, transferred, stockpiled, or used
antipersonnel mines. In August 2001, leaders attending the Thirty-Second
Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum encouraged early ratification of and
accession to the Ottawa Convention in the Forum
Communiqué.[1]
[1] Point 27 (Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons and Disarmament), Forum Communiqué, Thirty-Second Pacific Islands
Forum, Republic of Nauru, 16 - 18 August 2001, PIFS (01)12.
