Underlining the need to address the negative implications of the illegal exploitation of natural resources in all its aspects on peace, security and development in Africa, and underlining also that the illicit trade in natural resources is a matter of serious international concern, which can be directly linked to the fuelling of armed conflicts and the illicit trade in and proliferation of arms, especially small arms and light weapons,
强调必须消除以各种形式非法开采自然资源对非洲和平、安全和发展的消极影响，又强调国际社会严重关切自然资源非法贸易问题，因为它直接助长武装冲突以及军火（尤其是小武器和轻武器）的非法贸易和扩散，