A/RES/71/72 Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices 21. Recognizes the important contribution of civil society to addressing the issue of improvised explosive devices, including in clearance, awareness -raising, risk education, victim assistance and preventing violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism, in particular at the local and community levels; 22. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session on the implementation of the present resolution, acknowledging and taking into account existing efforts and seeking the views of Member States; 23. Encourages States to hold open, informal consultations, where appropriate, in preparation for the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, focusing on matters of coordination between the various existing initiatives and approaches relating to improvised explosive devices within the United Nations system and beyond, with information provided by States, international and regional organizations, as well as experts from non-governmental organizations, on efforts to prevent, counter and mitigate the threat posed by improvised explosive devices, which could thus assist the Assembly in maintaining a comprehensive overview of relevant global activities; 24. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-second session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices”. 51st plenary meeting 5 December 2016 6/6