A/RES/72/36 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 December 2017 Seventy-second session Agenda item 99 (dd) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 4 December 2017 [on the report of the First Committee (A/72/409)] 72/36. Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 70/46 of 7 December 2015 and 71/72 of 5 December 2016, Expressing grave concern over the devastation caused by the increasing use of improvised explosive devices by illegal armed groups, terrorists and other unauthorized recipients, 1 which has affected a large number of countries and has resulted in thousands of casualties, both civilian and military, and, in this regard, stressing the need for all actors to comply with applicable international law at all times, Expressing profound concern at the indiscriminate use and effects of improvised explosive devices and at the increasing humanitarian impact of such attacks on civilian populations worldwide, in particular through the perpetration of terrorist acts, and noting the need for a comprehensive approach in addressing this concern, Expressing concern at the serious harm that such improvised explosive device attacks have caused to United Nations staff and peacekeepers, and to humanitarian workers, by threatening their lives, increasing the cost of their activities, limiting their freedom of movement and affecting their ability to effec tively deliver on their mandates, Expressing concern also about the negative impact of these attacks on socioeconomic development, infrastructure and freedom of movement, and on the security and stability of States, and thus underlining the need to addres s this issue in order to achieve relevant goals and targets under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2 in particular target 16.1 on significantly reducing all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere, __________________ 1 2 17-21711 (E) See resolution 69/51, A/CONF.192/BMS/2014/2, A/71/187 and Security Council resolution 2370 (2017). Resolution 70/1. 131217 *1721711*

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