United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/59/84
Distr.: General
10 December 2004
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 65 (v)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 3 December 2004
[on the report of the First Committee (A/59/459)]
59/84. Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition
of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of
Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 54/54 B of 1 December 1999, 55/33 V of
20 November 2000, 56/24 M of 29 November 2001, 57/74 of 22 November 2002
and 58/53 of 8 December 2003,
Reaffirming its determination to put an end to the suffering and casualties
caused by anti-personnel mines, which kill or maim hundreds of people every week,
mostly innocent and defenceless civilians and especially children, obstruct
economic development and reconstruction, inhibit the repatriation of refugees and
internally displaced persons and have other severe consequences for years after
emplacement,
Believing it necessary to do the utmost to contribute in an efficient and
coordinated manner to facing the challenge of removing anti-personnel mines
placed throughout the world and to assure their destruction,
Wishing to do the utmost in ensuring assistance for the care and rehabilitation,
including the social and economic reintegration, of mine victims,
Welcoming the entry into force, on 1 March 1999, of the Convention on the
Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel
Mines and on Their Destruction, 1 and noting with satisfaction the work undertaken
to implement the Convention and the substantial progress made towards addressing
the global landmine problem,
Recalling the first to fifth meetings of the States parties to the Convention
held in Maputo (1999), 2 Geneva (2000), 3 Managua (2001), 4 Geneva (2002) 5 and
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1
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2056, No. 35597.
See APLC/MSP.1/1999/1.
3
See APLC/MSP.2/2000/1.
4
See APLC/MSP.3/2001/1.
5
See APLC/MSP.4/2002/1.
2
04-48130