A/RES/75/62 Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions Believing it necessary to contribute effectively in an efficient, coordinated manner to resolving the challenge of removing cluster munition remnants located throughout the world, and to ensure their destruction, Mindful of the need to adequately coordinate efforts undertaken in various forums, including through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 1 to address the rights and needs of victims of various types of weapons, and resolved to avoid discrimination among victims of various types of weapons, Reaffirming that in cases not covered by the Convention on Cluster Munitions 2 or by other international agreements, civilians and combatants remain under the protection and authority of the principles of international law, derived from established custom, from the principles of humanity and from the dictates of public conscience, Welcoming the steps taken nationally, regionally and globally in recent years aimed at prohibiting, restricting or suspending the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of cluster munitions, and welcoming also in this regard that, since 2014, all Central American States have joined the Convention, thus fulfilling their aspiration to become the first cluster munitions-free region in the world, Stressing the role of public conscience in furthering the principles of humanity, as evidenced by the global call for an end to civilian suffering caused by cluster munitions, and recognizing the efforts to that end undertaken by the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Cluster Munition Coalition and numerous other non-governmental organizations around the world, Noting that a total of 123 States have joined the Convention, 110 as States parties and 13 as signatories, Noting also that 2020 marks the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention, and emphasizing the need to make further efforts in accelerating the universalization process, Taking note of the initiative of the Secretary-General, Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament, in particular part III entitled “Disarmament that saves lives”, Taking note also of the 2015 Dubrovnik Declaration 3 and the Dubrovnik Action Plan adopted at the first Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 7 to 11 September 2015, 4 Taking note further of the political declaration establishing 2030 as a target date to implement all individual and collective outstanding obligations under the Convention as adopted by consensus under the presidency of the Netherlands at the sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, held in Geneva from 5 to 7 September 2016, 5 Welcoming the dialogue undertaken by the German presidency of the seventh Meeting of States Parties with States not parties to the Convention, including the military-to-military dialogue, in support of universal adherence to the Convention, and recognizing the assistance that the country coalition concept can provide to affected countries in the implementation of their obligations under the Convention, __________________ 1 2 3 4 5 2/4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2515, No. 44910. Ibid., vol. 2688, No. 47713. CCM/CONF/2015/7 and CCM/CONF/2015/7/Corr.1, annex I. Ibid., annex III. CCM/MSP/2016/9, annex I. 20-16878