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Taking note with interest, in this regard, of the recommendations made
by the Secretary-General in paragraph 58 of his report of 17 June 1992
entitled "An Agenda for Peace", 2/ as well as in his report of
15 June 1993, 3/
Recalling its resolution 47/120 B of 20 September 1993 on the "Agenda
for Peace",
Taking note of the statement made by the President of the Security
Council on 26 February 1993, 4/
Recalling also its resolution 47/56 of 9 December 1992 on the Convention
on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons
Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate
Effects, 5/ and in particular on the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions
on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II), 5/
Noting with interest, in this regard, the convening by the
Secretary-General of a review conference to amend the above-mentioned
Convention and in particular its Protocol II,
Noting with satisfaction the inclusion in the mandate of several peacekeeping operations of provisions relating to mine clearance,
Commending the activities already undertaken by the United Nations
system, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental
organizations to address the solution of problems relating to the presence of
mines,
Welcoming the establishment, within the Secretariat, of a coordinated
mine-clearance programme,
1.
Deplores the adverse consequences which can be caused by the
failure to remove mines and other unexploded devices remaining in place after
armed conflicts, and considers it a matter of urgency to correct the
situation;
2.
Stresses the importance of coordination by the United Nations of
activities, including those by regional organizations, related to mine
clearance, in particular those activities relating to information and training
with a view to improving the effectiveness of operations in the field;
3.
Invites all relevant programmes and bodies, multilateral or
national, to include, in a coordinated manner, activities related to mine
clearance in their humanitarian, social and economic assistance activities;
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2/
A/47/277-S/24111.
3/
A/47/965-S/25944.
4/
S/25344.
5/
See The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol. 5:
Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.IX.4), appendix VII.
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