A/RES/63/42 United Nations Distr.: General 12 January 2009 General Assembly Sixty-third session Agenda item 89 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2008 [on the report of the First Committee (A/63/389)] 63/42. 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, 58/53 of 8 December 2003, 59/84 of 3 December 2004, 60/80 of 8 December 2005, 61/84 of 6 December 2006 and 62/41 of 5 December 2007, 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, including 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 anti-personnel landmine problem, 0F Recalling the first to eighth meetings of the States parties to the Convention, held in Maputo (1999), 2 Geneva (2000), 3 Managua (2001), 4 Geneva (2002), 5 1F _______________ 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 08-47331 2F 3F 4F