Assistance in Mine Action

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 42 Assistance in mine clearance, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1998–2025

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

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/74	Assistance in mine action	2,899	88%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/70	Assistance in mine action	2,840	90%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/74	Assistance in mine action	2,637	82%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/80	Assistance in mine action	2,311	83%Compare
2017	A/RES/72/75	Assistance in mine action	2,158	71%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

13 reports · 2002–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/272	Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/70
2023	A/78/259	Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/74
2021	A/76/283	Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/80
2019	A/74/288	Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/75
2017	A/72/226	Assistance in mine action report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/80

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Budget Contributions Cooperation Between Organizations Coordination Within UN System Emergency Relief Focal Points Information Exchange Landmines Military Technology Mine Clearance Rehabilitation Research and Development Safety Regulations Social Integration Technical Cooperation War Victims

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations in assistance in mine clearance;⁹

⁹A/53/496.

Welcomes, in particular, the efforts made by the United Nations to foster the establishment of mine-clearance capacities in countries where mines constitute a serious threat to the safety, health and lives of the local population, and, emphasizing the importance of developing national mine-clearance capacities, urges all Member States and regional organizations, particularly those that have the capacity to do so, to assist mine-affected countries in the establishment and development of their national mine-clearance capacities;

Invites Member States to develop national programmes, in cooperation with regional organizations and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system where appropriate, to promote awareness of landmines, especially among children;

Expresses its appreciation to Governments and regional organizations for their financial contributions to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance and other demining programmes, and appeals to them to continue this support through further contributions;

Encourages all relevant multilateral and national programmes and bodies to include, in coordination with the United Nations, activities related to mine action in their humanitarian, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development assistance activities, where appropriate, bearing in mind the need to ensure national ownership, sustainability and capacity-building;

Stresses the importance of international support for emergency assistance to victims of mines and the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of such victims;

Emphasizes again the important role of the United Nations in the effective coordination of mine-action activities, including those by regional organizations, and welcomes in this regard the policy on mine action and effective coordination developed by the Secretary-General in annex II to his report,8 which encapsulates the key principles on which United Nations mine action is based and clarifies roles and responsibilities within the United Nations system;

Encourages the Secretary-General to develop further a comprehensive mine-action strategy, taking into consideration the impact of the landmine problem on rehabilitation, reconstruction and development, with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of assistance in mine action by the United Nations, and emphasizes in this respect the importance of further multisectoral assessments and surveys;

Welcomes the creation of the United Nations Mine Action Service within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, its designation as the focal point for mine action within the United Nations system, and its ongoing collaboration with and coordination of all mine-related activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes;

Urges Member States, regional, 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 mine action, particularly in mine awareness, training, surveying, mine detection and clearance, scientific research on mine-detection and mine-clearance technology, and assistance to victims, including information on and distribution of medical equipment and supplies;

Calls upon Member States, especially those that have the 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;

Urges Member States and regional, 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 cost and through safer means and to promote international collaboration in this regard;

Encourages Member States and regional, 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;¹⁰

¹⁰See A/51/472, annex.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth 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;

Suggests in this regard that the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance be renamed Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session an item entitled "Assistance in mine action".

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