FEEDBACK FROM CAMPAIGNS ON ARTICLE SEVEN REPORTS
This report lists those countries that have not submitted Article 7 reports. It also has some feedback from campaigners on submitted article 7 reports. If you have an update, please contact Liz Bernstein or Mary Wareham (wareham-at-hrw-org ).
I. LATE REPORTS
The list of countries that have not submitted their reports follows along with information from the campaign.
Late reports:
Andorra/Andorre
Bahamas/Bahamas
Belize/Belize
Benin/Benin
Bolivia/Bolivie
Bosnia Herzegovina/Bosnie-Herzegovine
Bulgaria/Bulgarie
Burkina Faso/Burkina Faso
Djibouti/Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea/Guinee equatoriale
FIJI, NIUE and SAMOA - Neil from the NZ Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) said that following consultations with the NZ Government over what CALM and the Government can do about Fiji, Niue and Samoa who have yet to send in their Section 7 report, it was agreed that our Government rep would speak to the appropriate people at the South Pacific Forum later this month about their responsibilities. In addition, he noted that Nauru, Kiribati and Tonga (all non-treaty signatories) have now been accepted as full members of the UN. Perhaps this may encourage them to more vigorous action on the Treaty, although non-membership of the UN has not been a barrier to participation for others. Follow up work on this was promised.
Grenada/Grenade
Holy See/Saint-Siege
Honduras/Honduras
Hungary/Hongarie
Jamaica/Jamaique
Malawi/Malawi
Mali/Mali
MAURITIUS - Sheila from Ban Landmines Group Mauritius reports that they wrote to the Deputy Prime Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, to ask whether there was any particular reason why the report of Mauritius was late and to encourage the Mauritian authorities to send a report as soon as possible.
MEXICO - Claudio from the Mexican Campaign to Ban Landmines said they are writing to Foreign Affairs Secretariat on 24 Sept. to request prompt submission of Article 7 report.
Mozambique/Mozambique
Namibia/Namibie
Peru/Perou
San Marino/Saint-Marin
Senegal/Senegal
SOUTH AFRICA - According to Richard from the South African Campaign to Ban Landmines, South Africa´s article seven report has been completed and awaiting signature.
Trinidad and Tobago/ Trinite-et-Tobago
Turkmenistan/ Turkmenistan
Yemen/Yemen
Zimbabwe/Zimbabwe
If you are in or near one of these countries, please find out why they are late and encourage them to report to the UN Secretary General now on steps taken to implement aspects of the Convention.
REPORTS SUBMITTED
Sixteen article 7 reports for the ban treaty have been posted to the web site of the United Nations Dept. of Disarmament Affairs. You can view them at http://domino.un.org/Ottawa.nsf
Of reports submitted to date,
JAPAN ­ Yasuhiro Kitagawahe from the Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines reported that they have identified an important misprint in the 31 pages Japanese Government Report submitted to the UN General Secretary on 27 Aug. 1999 which he pointed out to the Japanese Ministry of Foregn Affairs (MOFA) on 7 Sept. MOFA agreed that it was a mistake and said they would notify the UN GS. The misprint in the Table of the Form F in Page 19, 9th line from the bottom says that “About 22,000 mines will be destructed by the end of March 2001.” This should read “About 220,000.”
NORWAY ­ Christian from Norwegian People´s Aid has raised concerns over the lack of transparency on U.S. landmine stockpiles in Norway. Norway´s article 7 report states ”There are pre-stocked US mines on Norwegian territory. Due to previously concluded agreements, information on pre-stocked military material is not available for reporting.”
