Deeply alarmed by the number of mines that continue to be laid each year, as well as the presence of a large number of mines and other unexploded devices as a result of armed conflicts, and thus convinced of the necessity and urgency of a significant increase in mine-clearance efforts by the international community with a view to eliminating the threat of landmines to civilians as soon as possible,
对年年不断布下的地雷数目以及武装冲突所留下的大量地雷和其他未爆炸装置深感震惊,因而深信国际社会必须紧急大幅度增加排雷努力,以期尽快消除地雷对平民造成的威胁,