Correct Option: B

The Ottawa Treaty or the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines) around the world. To date, there are 160 States Parties to the treaty. The Convention gained 122 country signatures when it opened for signing on 3 December, 1997 in Ottawa, Canada. Currently, there are 160 States Parties to the Treaty. On 17 September, 1998, Burkina Faso became the 40th country to ratify the Landmines Treaty, triggering its entry into force in March 1999, record time for an international treaty. The Ottawa Process launched in October 1996 and concluding with the Convention’s opening for signature, won Jody Williams and the ICBL the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.