Bahrain has not acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty.
While it did not attend any Mine Ban Treaty-related meetings during the
reporting period, Bahrain did vote in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution
57/74 in November 2002, promoting universalization and implementation of the
treaty. Bahrain is not believed to have produced or exported antipersonnel
mines. It remains one of the only countries for which Landmine Monitor does not
have a clear indication whether antipersonnel mines are stockpiled. Landmine
Monitor has reported in the past that the United States stockpiled 3,124
antipersonnel mines in Bahrain, but the status of this stockpile is not known
following the conflict in Iraq. Bahrain is not mine-affected. It is not
believed to have contributed to any international mine action programs in 2002
or 2003.
