EXCERPT FROM:
UNITED NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/55/33
12 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 73
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on
the report of the First Committee (A/55/559)]
55/33. General and complete
disarmament
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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 resolution 54/54 B
of 1 December 1999,
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,[72] 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 Meeting of the States Parties to the
Convention, held at Maputo from 3 to 7 May 1999, and the reaffirmation made in
the Maputo Declaration[73] of a
commitment to the total eradication of anti-personnel mines,
Recalling also the Second Meeting of States Parties to the
Convention, held at Geneva from 11 to 15 September 2000, and the Declaration of
the Second Meeting of States Parties reaffirming the commitment to implement
completely and fully all provisions of the
Convention,[74]
Noting
with satisfaction that additional States have ratified or acceded to the
Convention, bringing the total number of States that have formally accepted the
obligations of the Convention to one hundred and eight,
Emphasizing
the desirability of attracting the adherence of all States to the
Convention, and determined to work strenuously towards the promotion of its
universalization,
Noting with regret that anti-personnel mines
continue to be used in conflicts around the world, causing human suffering and
impeding post-conflict development,
1. Invites all States that
have not signed the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction 72 to
accede to it without delay;
2. Urges all States that have signed
but not ratified the Convention to ratify it without delay;
3.
Stresses the importance of the full and effective implementation of, and
compliance with, the Convention;
4. Urges all States parties to
provide the Secretary-General with complete and timely information, as required
in article 7 of the Convention, in order to promote transparency and compliance
with the Convention;
5. Invites all States that have not ratified
the Convention or acceded to it to provide, on a voluntary basis, information to
make global mine action efforts more effective;
6. Renews its call upon
all States and other relevant parties to work together to promote, support
and advance the care, rehabilitation and social and economic reintegration of
mine victims, mine awareness programmes, and the removal of anti-personnel mines
placed throughout the world and the assurance of their destruction;
7.
Invites and encourages all interested States, the United Nations, other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations,
the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
organizations to participate in the programme of inter-sessional work
established at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention and further
developed at the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Convention;
8.
Welcomes the generous offer of the Government of Nicaragua to host the
Third Meeting of States Parties to the Convention;
9. Requests the
Secretary-General, in accordance with article 11, paragraph 2, of the
Convention, to undertake the preparations necessary to convene the Third Meeting
of States Parties to the Convention at Managua, from 18 to 21 September 2001,
and, on behalf of States parties and in accordance with article 11, paragraph 4,
of the Convention, to invite States not parties to the Convention, as well as
the United Nations, other relevant international organizations or institutions,
regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and
relevant non-governmental organizations to attend the Meeting as
observers;
10. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
fifty-sixth session the item entitled “Implementation of the Convention on
the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of
Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”.
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