A/RES/70/80
Assistance in mine action
convinced of the necessity and urgency of strengthening mine action efforts by the
international community with a view to eliminating the threat and the humanitarian
impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war to civilians as soon as possible,
Recognizing the humanitarian threat posed by improvised explosive devices
following conflict,
Recognizing also that, in addition to the primary role of States, the United
Nations plays a significant role in the field of assistance in mine action, in particular
through the implementation of the Strategy of the United Nations on Mine Action
2013–2018 by members of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action, 3
chaired by the United Nations Mine Action Service at working level, considering
mine action to be an important and integrated component of United Nations
humanitarian assistance and development activities, and noting the integration of
mine action in numerous United Nations peacekeeping operations and special
political missions mandated by the Security Council,
Noting with appreciation the cooperation and coordination of the Inter-Agency
Coordination Group on Mine Action with non-governmental organizations and other
stakeholders through meetings of the Committee on Mine Action, 4 and its active
involvement in humanitarian coordination mechanisms, such as the Global Protection
Cluster, and encouraging further enhancement of that cooperation,
Recognizing the importance of the full involvement and equal opportunities for
participation of both women and men in mine action programmes,
Recognizing also the valuable mine action efforts of national, regional and
international mine action practitioners, including United Nations personnel and
peacekeepers, and also experts from relevant non-governmental organizations involved
in mine action, enabling local communities and mine survivors to resume normal
lives and reclaim their livelihoods by regaining access to previously contaminated
lands,
Noting with appreciation national, regional and subregional efforts, including
the African Union Mine Action and Explosive Remnants of War Strategic
Framework 2014–2017,
Noting with satisfaction the growing inclusion of mine action in humanitarian
appeals,
Stressing the pressing humanitarian need that exists when non-State actors
deploy mines, improvised explosive devices and other associated explosive devices,
Noting the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit and the elaboration
of the Strategy of the United Nations on Mine Action 2013–2018, including the
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3
Consisting of the United Nations Mine Action Service of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of
the Secretariat, the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat, the United Nations Development
Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for Project Services, the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs of the Secretariat, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
(UN-Women), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the World Health
Organization, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and the World Bank.
4
The Committee on Mine Action is an informal information-sharing forum. The members are the InterAgency Coordination Group on Mine Action, non-governmental organizations involved in mine action, the
International Committee of the Red Cross, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
and academic institutions.
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