South Korea

According to the Mine Response Activities Including Mine Clearance Bill, which was enacted in February 2024, a Mine Response Activities Committee will be established in February 2025. The Committee will assume responsibilities similar to a National Mine Action Authority (NMAA). In 2024, there were reports that North Korea was newly emplacing anti-personnel (AP) mines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea, with the risk that heavy rains could result in mines floating into South Korean territory.

• The Republic of Korea (South Korea) should accede to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) as a matter of priority.
• South Korea should establish a national mine action authority as soon as possible to assume responsibility for planning and implementing mine clearance.
• South Korea should clear AP mines in areas under its jurisdiction or control as soon as possible, consonant with its obligations under international human rights law.

Click here to download the "Clearing the Mines 2024" report for South Korea.