A/RES/76/74. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2021

• Resolution Number: A/RES/76/74
• Year: 2021
• Session: 76th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations

A/RES/ 76/7 4

General Assembly

Distr.: General

15 De cember 20 21

21-1861 6 (E) 201221

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Seven ty-sixth session

Agenda item 51

Assist ance in mine acti on

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

on 9 December 2021

[on th e report of t he Special Political a nd Decoloni zation Commi ttee

(Fourt h Commi ttee) (A/ 76/41 3, pa ra. 8)]

76/74. As sista nce in mine act ion

The Ge neral As sembly,

Recalling its resolut ion 74/80 of 13 Dec ember 2 019 and all i ts previ ous

resolu tions on assist ance in mine cle arance and on assi stance in mine ac tion, all

adopt ed without a vote,

Recal ling also all relev ant t reatie s and conv entions

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and t heir revie w processe s,

Notin g wit h app reciation the exte nt t o which the Internat ional Day for M ine

Awarenes s and Assist ance in Mine Action has been commemor ated worl dwide,

Notin g all r elevant United Nation s resolu tions t hat ta ke in to acc ount the

human itarian a spects of assi stanc e in mine action,

Reaff irming i ts d eep concern at the t remendous humanit arian an d develo pment

impac t of mines and explosiv e remn ants of war,

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in affected coun tries, which have

seriou s and la sting soc ial and economic conseque nces fo r the civilia n populat ions of

such cou ntries, inc luding refug ees and othe r displaced p ersons retu rning to their

homes, a s we ll as persons resid ing in conflict an d pos t-confl ict areas, and whic h

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These in clude the Co nventi on on the Pro hibiti on of t he Use , Stoc kpilin g, Prod uction and Tra nsfer

of Ant i-Per sonne l Min es and on Th eir D estruc tion, 1997 ; the Proto col on Proh ibitio ns or

Rest rictio ns on the U se of Mines , Boo by Tra ps and Othe r Dev ices, as ame nded in 19 96

(Pro toc ol I I to t he 198 0 Con venti on on Prohi bition s or Restri ctions on th e Use of C erta in

Conv entio nal Wea pons W hich May B e Dee med t o Be E xcess ively Injur ious o r to Have

Indi scrimin ate Eff ects); the Pr otocol on Ex plosive Remna nts of War, 200 3 (Prot ocol V to the 1980

Conv entio n); th e Con ventio n on Clust er Mun ition s, 200 8; th e Prot ocol Ad dit ional to the Gene va

Conv entio ns of 12 Aug ust 19 49, a nd rel ating to th e Prot ectio n of Vi ctims of In ternat ional A rmed

Conf licts 1977 (Proto col I ); and the Conve ntion on the Righ ts of Person s wit h Dis abilit ies, 2 006.

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As def ined b y Pro tocol V to th e 19 80 Co nvent ion.