Assistance in Mine Action

A/RES/78/70View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 46Assistance in mine action, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1998–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/74

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Coordination Within UN System Inter-Agency Cooperation International Instruments Landmines Mine Clearance

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2025.

2025A/80/272Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

27 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, including the recommendations contained therein;

Calls upon Member States to comply with their respective international obligations related to mine action;

Calls, in particular, for the continuation of the efforts of Member States, including through South-South, regional and subregional cooperation, bearing in mind the need to ensure national ownership, with the assistance of the United Nations and relevant organizations involved in mine action, upon request and as appropriate and in coordination with the affected country, to foster the establishment and development of national mine action capacities in countries in which mines and explosive remnants of war constitute a serious threat to the safety, health and lives of the local civilian population, or an impediment to land cultivation and local resilience, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance, as well as social and economic development and peacebuilding efforts at the national and local levels;

Urges all Member States, in particular those that have the capacity to do so, as well as the United Nations system and other relevant organizations and institutions involved in mine action, to support mine- and explosive remnants of war-affected States, upon request and as appropriate, by providing:

Assistance to countries affected by mines and explosive remnants of war for the establishment and development of national mine action capacities, including in the fulfilment of the relevant international obligations of those countries and the implementation of national mine action strategies and plans;

Support for national and, where and as appropriate, local programmes, in cooperation with the relevant bodies of the United Nations system and relevant regional, governmental and non-governmental organizations, to reduce the risks posed by mines and explosive remnants of war, taking into consideration the different needs of women, girls, boys and men, and the negative implications related to extreme weather events and climate change;

Reliable, predictable, timely and, where possible, multi-annual contributions for mine action activities, including through national mine action efforts and mine action programmes of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, including those relating to rapid response in humanitarian emergencies, victim assistance and mine risk education, especially at the local level, as well as through relevant national, regional and global trust funds, including the voluntary trust fund for assistance in mine action;

Necessary information and technical, financial and material training and assistance to locate, remove, destroy and otherwise render ineffective minefields, mines and explosive remnants of war, in accordance with international law, as soon as possible;

Technological assistance (i) to countries affected by mines and explosive remnants of war, and (ii) to promote user-oriented scientific research on and development of mine action techniques and technologies that are effective, sustainable, appropriate and environmentally sound;

Encourages efforts to conduct all mine action activities in accordance with the International Mine Action Standards or national standards compliant with those Standards, and emphasizes the importance of ensuring the accuracy and objectivity of reporting information as well as of using state-of-the-art technologies and an information management system, such as the Information Management System for Mine Action, to help to facilitate mine action activities;

Notes the continued update of the International Mine Action Standards, and encourages the Mine Action Service to continue its efforts in this regard;

Urges all mine- and explosive remnants of war-affected States, pursuant to applicable international law, to identify all areas, as appropriate, under their jurisdiction or control containing mines and explosive remnants of war in the most efficient manner possible and to employ land release techniques, including non-technical survey, technical survey and clearance when appropriate;

Encourages mine- and explosive remnants of war-affected States, with support from relevant United Nations agencies and development partners as appropriate, to proactively mainstream mine action, including victim and survivor assistance requirements and their linkage with health care, including mental health and psychosocial support and disabilities agendas, into development plans and processes to ensure that development priorities include mine action and that mine action, including victim assistance requirements, is funded in a predictable and sustainable manner;

Encourages all relevant multilateral, regional and national programmes and bodies to include activities related to mine action, including clearance, in their peacebuilding, humanitarian, stabilization, rehabilitation, reconstruction, peace sustainment, climate, food security and development assistance activities, where appropriate, bearing in mind the need to ensure national and local ownership, sustainability and capacity-building, as well as to include a gender- and age-appropriate perspective in all aspects of such activities and to take into account the rights and the specific needs of persons with disabilities;

Encourages Member States, as appropriate, and relevant organizations involved in mine action to continue efforts to ensure that mine action programmes take into account risk education, the rights, specific needs and requirements of victims and persons with disabilities, that they are gender- and age-sensitive and disability-inclusive so that women, girls, boys and men can benefit equally from them, and also take into account the specific needs of refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as persons residing in conflict and post-conflict areas, and encourages the participation of all stakeholders, including women, in the programming of mine action;

Encourages the inclusion of refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as persons residing in conflict and post-conflict areas, in mine action national plans and strategies in the spirit of “leaving no one behind” and in order to mobilize solutions and reach social cohesion among the populations of countries affected by conflict;

Urges States to provide humanitarian assistance for victims of mines and explosive remnants of war, as well as support to families and communities, taking into account the rights and specific needs of victims of mines and explosive remnants of war, including persons with disabilities, and to take measures to protect civilians in situations of armed conflict, in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law;

Encourages States to support victims’ and survivors’ access to appropriate medical care, including mental health and psychosocial support, physical and sensory rehabilitation, education and skills training and income-earning opportunities, and to provide those services to all, while integrating a gender perspective, with respect for international law, including international humanitarian law;

Encourages a focus on the localization of mine action, including through local capacity development, bearing in mind relevant international and national frameworks, in order to ensure that sustainable and tailored mine action benefits for affected communities continue;

Encourages the provision of capacity-building assistance to affected countries in order to integrate assistance for victims into their national policy frameworks on health care, social services and disability-inclusive development by relevant United Nations agencies, civil society organizations and other entities with expertise in those matters;

Stresses the importance of cooperation and coordination in mine action and of devoting existing resources to that end, as appropriate, emphasizes the primary responsibility of national authorities in that regard, and also stresses the supporting role of the United Nations, with the Mine Action Service as the coordinator for mine action within the United Nations system, the mine action area of responsibility and other relevant organizations in that regard;

Encourages the United Nations to continue to take measures to improve coordination, efficiency, transparency and accountability, in particular by implementing the Strategy of the United Nations on Mine Action 2019–2023 and completing deliberations on the next United Nations Strategy and monitoring and evaluation framework;

Notes with appreciation the continued partnership and cooperation of the United Nations with regional and subregional organizations, especially the African Union, to mitigate the risk to civilians from mines and explosive remnants of war, including through the Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security and other joint initiatives, and encourages in this regard the establishment of partnerships with regional, national and local organizations, as appropriate;

Recognizes the importance of explicitly incorporating references to mine action, in ceasefire and peace agreements, when appropriate, as well as in the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions, as appropriate, in the light of the potential that mine action can have as a peace- and confidence-building measure in post-conflict situations among the parties concerned and in view of the ongoing dangers faced by United Nations personnel, including peacekeepers, and host populations;

Encourages those Member States and organizations in a position to do so to support measures by all relevant actors aimed at improving rapid response capacity in humanitarian emergencies, as well as transparency and accountability;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eightieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution and on follow-up to previous resolutions on assistance in mine clearance and on assistance in mine action;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session the item entitled “Assistance in mine action”.

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