Sri Lanka acceded to the Mine Ban Convention, very well known as the Ottawa Convention, in 2017 which came into force from 1 June. The objective of the Mine Ban Convention is to end the suffering and casualties caused by the Anti-Personal Mines (APM) and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) by banning the production, use, stockpiling, and transfer of APM and ERW, clearing the mine fields and providing support and assistance to victims and to educate on mine risk to those who are prone to the threat.
Sri Lanka has been working on demining programs through the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) of the Ministry of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs and the implementing partners were Sri Lanka Army Humanitarian Demining Unit (SLA-HDU), Halo Trust, Skavita Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Project (SHARP), the Mine Action Adversary Group (MAG), and Delvon Assistance for Social Harmony (DASH).
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Source: Daily FT