North Korea

In 2023 and 2024, there were reports that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) had emplaced mines on its border with China, and in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates North Korea from the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Little is known more broadly about contamination, and no survey or clearance of anti-personnel (AP) mines has been reported in North Korea in recent years.

• North Korea should cease all use of AP mines.
• North Korea should resume mine clearance in the DMZ as soon as possible and permit independent verification of clearance.
• North Korea should accede to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) as a matter of priority.
• North 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 2025" report for North Korea.