Colombia

In its initial transparency report submitted on 15 March 2002, Colombia reported stockpiled anti-personnel mines under its ownership or possession.

Notwithstanding the obligation to destroy all stockpiled anti-personnel mines, the Convention permits the retention of the minimum number of anti-personnel mines absolutely necessary for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques. Colombia had reported having retained 586 anti-personnel mines for these permitted purposes.

In its Article 7 Report submitted in 2014, Colombia reported having destroyed the 586 anti-personnel mines it had retained for permitted purposes in 2013.

In its initial transparency report submitted on 15 March 2002, Colombia reported stockpiled anti-personnel mines under its ownership or possession. 

In its transparency report submitted on 6 May 2005, Colombia reported that it had completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines. 

In total, Colombia reported having destroyed 19,026 mines.

In its initial transparency report, Colombia reported areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti-personnel mines were known or suspected to be emplaced. In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, Colombia undertook to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in these areas as soon as possible but not later than 1 March 2011.

On 31 March 2010, Colombia submitted a request to extend its mine clearance deadline, presenting a revised request on 13 August 2010. The request was granted at the Tenth Meeting of the States Parties and a new deadline set for 1 March 2021. Acting on this Decision, Colombia submitted an updated work plan 2016-2018 on 2 May 2017.

On 19 March 2020, Colombian submitted a second request to extend its deadline, and on 7 August 2020 Colombia submitted additional information to its request. The request was granted at the Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties and a new deadline set for 31 December 2025.

• Colombia's Strategic Plan for Mine Action 2020-2025
• Colombia's Operational Plan for Humanitarian Demining 2020-2025

• www.accioncontraminas.gov.co

Article 5 Extension Request Proces

Colombia has indicated having significant numbers – hundreds or thousands – of landmine survivors.

Colombia is also a State Party to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Annually and no later than 30 April, each State Party is to update information covering the previous calendar year. The latest Article 7 reports for this State Party can be found on this page. 

Article 9 of the Convention states that “each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control.”

Colombia has indicated having established national implementation measures or that it considers existing legislation to be sufficient.