Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99ffImplementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, published in 2025.

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Cluster Munitions Conferences Treaty Compliance Treaty Review

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Urges all States not Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions to ratify or accede to it as soon as possible, and all States Parties to promote adherence to the Convention through bilateral, subregional and multilateral contacts, outreach and other means;

Stresses the importance of the full and effective implementation of and compliance with the Convention, including through the implementation of the Lausanne Action Plan, as appropriate;

Expresses grave concern regarding the number of allegations, reports or documented evidence of the transfer and use of cluster munitions in different parts of the world, and at the related significant increase in civilian casualties and other consequences that impede the achievement of sustainable development;

Urges all States Parties to provide the Secretary-General with complete and timely information as required under article 7 of the Convention in order to promote transparency and compliance with the Convention;

Invites all States that have not ratified the Convention or acceded to it to provide, on a voluntary basis, information that could make the clearance and destruction of cluster munition remnants and related activities more effective;

Reiterates the invitation to States not Parties to participate in a continued dialogue on issues relevant to the Convention in order to enhance its humanitarian impact and to promote its universalization, as well as to engage in a military-to-military dialogue in order to address specific security issues related to cluster munitions;

Reiterates its invitation and encouragement to all States Parties, interested States, the United Nations, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Cluster Munition Coalition and other relevant non‑governmental organizations to participate in the upcoming formal meetings under the Convention;

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 attend the third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, to be held in Vientiane during the week of 14 to 18 September 2026, and to participate in the future programme of meetings of the States Parties to the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to convene the third Review Conference of the Convention and to continue to render the necessary assistance and to provide such services as may be necessary to fulfil the tasks entrusted to him under the Convention and in the relevant decisions of the Meetings of States Parties and the second Review Conference;

Urgently calls upon States Parties and participating States to address issues arising from outstanding dues, including options to ensure sustainable financing for all formal meetings and prompt payment of respective shares of the estimated costs;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions”.

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