The Canadian Cooperation Policy in the Assistance of the Anti personnel Landmines Victims in Colombia

Abstract

The landmines are a subject of world-wide concern since the 1990’s when the in¬ternational community undertook a campaign for their ban. The prohibition came with the Ottawa Convention, signed by two-thirds of the UN Members. However today, more than ten years after that declaration, many States, including Colom¬bia, face the threat of landmines. As international cooperation is one of the instru¬ments contained in the Convention, this article reviews the cooperation policies implemented by Canada as one of the nations committed in the search for a solu¬tion to Colombian landmine problem.