South Sudan: UN Lauds Decision to Back Global Treaty Against Anti-Personnel Mines

11 November 2011

The United Nations today welcomed the decision of South Sudan to become the newest member of the global convention banning the use, stockpiling, production and sale of anti-personnel mines, describing it as an "historic step" for a country plagued by countless mines left behind from years of war.

This afternoon, South Sudan formally became the 158th State to either ratify or accede to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention - which was adopted in Oslo, Norway, in 1997 - when its representative acceded to the treaty at UN Headquarters in New York.

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