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3.
Urgently calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take
all measures to become parties, as soon as possible, to the Convention and
upon successor States to take appropriate measures so that ultimately access
to this instrument will be universal;
4.
Calls upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his
capacity as depositary of the Convention and the three Protocols annexed
thereto, to continue to inform it periodically of accessions to the Convention
and the Protocols;
5.
Welcomes the request made by States parties on 22 December 1993
that the Secretary-General convene at an appropriate time, in accordance with
article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention, a conference to review the
Convention, and establish a group of governmental experts to prepare the
review conference;
6.
Takes note with satisfaction of the progress made by the group of
governmental experts in reviewing the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions
on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) and in
discussing other weapon categories at present not covered by the Convention;
7.
Takes note of the decisions by the group of governmental experts
to hold an additional meeting at Geneva from 9 to 20 January 1995 and to
request the Secretary-General to convene the review conference at Geneva
during the period from 25 September to 13 October 1995;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue furnishing needed
assistance and to ensure the provision of services to the group of
governmental experts and to the conference to review the Convention;
9.
Again calls upon the maximum number of States to attend the
conference, to which the States parties may invite interested non-governmental
organizations, in particular the International Committee of the Red Cross;
10.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth
session the item entitled "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".
90th plenary meeting
15 December 1994