Six countries bordering Russia announced in the spring plans to leave the treaty, which bars the use of anti-personnel land ...

Finland has announced plans to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty as countries in Europe shore up against potential threats from Russia. The Ottawa Treaty is the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention ...

More than 180 nations at UN talks in Geneva from Aug 4 to 15 failed to agree on a globally binding treaty to curb growing amounts of plastic waste and impose bans or phase-outs for the most toxic ...

She told CNN that the arguments for banning landmines have not changed since the Ottawa Treaty was formed in the 1990s. “Once it’s in the ground, it’s a danger.

Finnish Parliament Votes to Exit Landmines Treaty Due to Russia Threat HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's parliament voted on Thursday in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put ...

OTTAWA — Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe's eastern flank move toward using the explosive ...

The treaty was signed in Ottawa, which is why it is sometimes called the “Ottawa Treaty” or, as we saw from Reuters, the “Ottawa convention.” Again, from my book, Peace, They Say: ...