Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

SUMMARY: The Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties (18MSP) is the formal, diplomatic meeting of the 164 States that have accepted to be bound by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Production, Stockpiling and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction. The Convention covers over 80% of the world’s States including most that at one time used, stockpiled, produced or transferred anti-personnel mines, and are or have been affected by anti-personnel mines. Several States that are not party to the Convention will be attending as Observers. The 18MSP will be presided by Sudan and hosted by Switzerland.