A/HRC/7/7 page 23 caused by acts of PMSCs or their staff that impair human rights.79 States which contract PMSCs to export their activities abroad have to respect their international legal obligations, which cannot be eluded by outsourcing some of its functions; − Frontier conflicts. The use of PMSCs for aerial fumigation of herbicides which may endanger the health of populations living in areas of a country bordering with another, such as under Plan Colombia, may create serious diplomatic incidents. IV. STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST THE RECRUITMENT, USE, FINANCING AND TRAINING OF MERCENARIES 52. The Working Group continues to promote universal accession to the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries as the only global instrument dedicated to addressing mercenaries and mercenary-related activities. During the year under review, the Working Group welcomes that the Governments of Cuba and Peru have deposited their instruments of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. It notes there are now 30 States parties to the Convention: Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Georgia, Guinea, Italy, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Suriname, Togo, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay and Uzbekistan.80 The Working Group notes and welcomes indications of treaty action towards acceding to the International Convention by Algeria, Bangladesh, Armenia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Venezuela and Yemen. The Working Group reiterates its availability to advise on and support these processes. V. FUTURE ACTIVITIES 53. During 2008, the Working Group will continue to promote the widest ratification/accession of States to the International Convention. It will also pursue its consultations with the delegations of Armenia, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Iraq, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, United States of America and Zimbabwe with a view to obtain invitations to carry out country visits. 54. The Working Group will hold a governmental consultation with representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean States in Panama City, hosted by the OHCHR Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean. The aim of this consultation is to gather a regional 79 General comment No. 31 (2004) on the nature of the general legal obligations imposed on States parties to the Covenant, para. 8. 80 For the status of the International Convention, please see annex I.