A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/74 10 January 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 74 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the First Committee (A/50/594)] 50/74. 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 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 49/79 of 15 December 1994 and previous resolutions referring to 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, 1/ Recalling with satisfaction the adoption, on 10 October 1980, of the Convention, together with the Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments (Protocol I), 1/ the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) 1/ and the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III), 1/ which entered into force on 2 December 1983, Recalling the commitment by the States that are parties to the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto to respect the objectives and the provisions thereof, Reaffirming its conviction that a general and verifiable agreement on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons would significantly reduce the suffering of civilians and combatants, Noting that, in conformity with article 8 of the Convention, conferences may be convened to examine amendments to the Convention or to any of the 1/ See The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol. 5: Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.IX.4), appendix VII. 96-76087 1980 (United /...