Deeply alarmed by the number of mines that continue to be laid each year, as well as the presence of a decreasing but still very large number of, and area of square kilometres infested by, mines and explosive remnants of war as a result of armed conflicts, and therefore remaining convinced of the necessity and urgency of strengthening mine-action efforts by the international community with a view to eliminating the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war to civilians as soon as possible,
深感震惊的是，每年都继续有地(水)雷被布下，地(水)雷和战争遗留爆炸物虽然在减少，但由于武装冲突，它们仍然大量、大面积地存在，因此仍然深信国际社会有必要紧急加大地雷行动力度，以期尽快消除地雷和战争遗留爆炸物对平民造成的威胁，