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 mines and other unexploded ordnance as a result of armed conflicts, and therefore remaining 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（水）雷数目以及武装冲突所留下的地（水）雷和其他未爆弹药数量虽然正在减少但仍然很大深感震惊，因此仍然深信国际社会有必要紧急加大清雷力度，以期尽快消除地雷对平民造成的威胁，