Reaffirming its determination to put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines, which kill or maim hundreds of people every week, mostly innocent and defenceless civilians and especially children, obstruct economic development and reconstruction, inhibit the repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons and have other severe consequences for years after emplacement,
重申决心终止杀伤人员地雷造成的痛苦和伤亡，它们每星期都导致数以百计的人死亡或伤残，其中多数是手无寸铁的无辜平民，特别是儿童，妨碍经济发展和重建，阻碍难民遣返和国内流离失所者重返家园，并在布设多年后仍引发其他严重后果，