A/HRC/RES/58/22
Stressing that women and girls experience a differentiated impact as direct and
indirect victims of anti-personnel mines owing to multiple and aggravated forms of
discrimination, and concerned that, owing to gender stereotypes and negative social norms,
they are often expected to take on a caregiving role for survivors and provide financial
support for their families, in particular when the main provider is injured or killed,
exacerbating existing structural inequalities,
Acknowledging the profound physical injuries, including resulting disabilities, and
psychological trauma experienced by survivors of mine explosions, and recognizing the need
for comprehensive assistance of victims and the promotion of their full and equal inclusion
in society, taking into account the differentiated vulnerabilities and needs of victims and
survivors,
Emphasizing that the rights and the needs of survivors, their families and communities
should be at the core of efforts aimed at providing comprehensive and victim-centred support,
Welcoming the efforts of States, international organizations, civil society and other
stakeholders to address the humanitarian consequences of anti-personnel mines, including
through the implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the Convention on
Certain Conventional Weapons and other international agreements, as applicable,
Acknowledging the humanitarian nature of mine action and the significant financial,
technical and logistical challenges, among others, that many States may face, particularly
those with limited resources, in implementing comprehensive mine action programmes,
including demining, victim assistance and risk education,
Stressing the importance of international cooperation and the sharing of knowledge
and relevant information, resources and best practices in mine action, including demining,
risk education, victim assistance and advocacy for universal adherence to and implementation
of applicable international legal instruments relating to anti-personnel mines,
Recognizing the need to integrate assistance for survivors, their families and
communities into broader national policies, plans and legal frameworks relating to health,
disability, social protection, education, employment and development,
Acknowledging the importance of gender, age-appropriate and disability-inclusive
perspectives and of full involvement and equal opportunities for participation of both women
and men, including persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and their representative
organizations, in mine action programmes,
Noting national, regional and subregional efforts, including the work of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Mine Action Centre and the ongoing
development by the African Union of a new strategic framework on mine action, as well as
other relevant regional mine action strategies,
Noting also, in addition to the primary role of Member States, the efforts of the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the work of the Inter-Agency
Coordination Group on Mine Action, ensuring that human rights inform mine action across
the United Nations system, and the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy launched by
the Secretary-General on 11 June 2019,
Reaffirming the United Nations vision of a world free of the threat of anti-personnel
mines and explosive ordnance, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment
conducive to development and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies,
Recalling the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action,
observed every year on 4 April, which is an opportunity to raise awareness of the threat of
anti-personnel mines and their impact on human rights,
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Urges all States to strengthen and enhance their commitment to their
obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and
urges States parties to relevant international treaties, including the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban
Convention and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, to implement fully their
obligations;
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