Concerned by the implications that poverty and underdevelopment may have for the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, and determined to reduce the human suffering caused by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and to enhance the respect for life and the dignity of the human person through the promotion of a culture of peace,
关切贫穷和不发达可能影响到小武器和轻武器非法贸易的各个方面，决心减轻小武器和轻武器非法贸易的各个方面给人民造成的痛苦，通过倡导和平文化促进尊重人的生命和尊严，