A/RES/52/173 Page 4 5. Encourages all relevant multilateral and national programmes and bodies to include, in coordination with the United Nations, activities related to mine clearance in their humanitarian, social and economic assistance activities; 6. Stresses the importance of international assistance for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration of mine victims; 7. Emphasizes again, in this connection, the important role of the United Nations in the effective coordination of activities related to mine clearance, awareness and assistance, including those by regional organizations, in particular activities related to standards, technological development, information and training, and, in this regard, encourages the Secretary-General to develop further a comprehensive mine-clearance strategy, taking into consideration the impact of the landmine problem on the process of rehabilitation, reconstruction and development, with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of assistance in mine clearance by the United Nations; 8. Urges Member States, regional organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations to continue to extend full assistance and cooperation to the Secretary-General and, in particular, to provide him with information and data as well as other appropriate resources that could be useful in strengthening the coordination role of the United Nations in the field of mine awareness, training, surveying, mine detection and clearance, scientific research on mine-detection and clearance technology and information on and distribution of medical equipment and supplies; 9. Takes note of the convening of the Mine Action Forum at Ottawa from 2 to 4 December 1997, and of the development there of An Agenda for Mine Action, and welcomes the proposals related to enhancing and coordinating action by international organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations on mine-awareness, mine clearance and assistance to victims of anti-personnel mines, among other issues; 10. Calls upon Member States, especially those that have a capacity to do so, to provide the necessary information and technical and material assistance, as appropriate, and to locate, remove, destroy or otherwise render ineffective minefields, mines, booby-traps and other devices in accordance with international law, as soon as possible; 11. Urges Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations that have the ability to do so, to provide, as appropriate, technological assistance to mine-infested countries and to promote scientific research and development on humanitarian mine-clearance techniques and technology so that mine-clearance activities may be carried out more effectively at lower costs and through safer means and to promote international collaboration in this regard; 12. Encourages Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations to continue to support ongoing activities to promote appropriate technology, as well as international operational and safety standards for humanitarian mine-clearance activities, including the early follow-up of the International Conference on Mine Clearance Technology;8 13. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session a report on the progress achieved on all relevant issues outlined both in his previous reports to the Assembly on assistance in mine clearance and in the present resolution, and on the operation of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance and other demining programmes; 8 See A/51/472, annex. /...