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Having also considered the effects of the use of other conventional weapons, such as small calibre projectiles and certain blast and fragmentation weapons, and having begun the consideration of the possibility of prohibiting or restricting the use of such weapons,

Recognizing that it is important that this work continue and be pursued with the urgency required by evident humanitarian considerations,

Believing that further work should both build upon the areas of agreement thus far identified and include the search for further areas of agreement and should, in each case, seek the broadest possible agreement,

1. Resolves to send the report of the Ad Hoc Committee and the proposals presented in that Committee to the Governments of States represented at the Conference and to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations;

2. Requests that serious and early consideration be given to these documents and to the reports of the Conferences of Government Experts of Lucerne and Lugano;

3. Recommends that a Conference of Governments should be convened not later than 1979 with a view to reaching:

(a) agreements on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of specific conventional weapons including those which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or have indiscriminate effects, taking into account humanitarian and military considerations; and

(b) agreement on a mechanism for the review of any such agreements and for the consideration of proposals for further such agreements;

4. Urges that consultations be undertaken prior to the consideration of this question at the thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of reaching agreement on the steps to be taken in preparation for the Conference;

5. Recommends that a consultative meeting of all interested Governments be convened during September/October 1977 for this purpose;

6. Recommends further that the States participating in these consultations should consider inter alia the establishment of a Preparatory Committee which would seek to establish the best possible basis for the achievement at the Conference of agreements as envisaged in this resolution;

7. Invites the General Assembly of the United Nations at its thirtysecond session, in the light of the results of the consultations undertaken pursuant to paragraph 4 of this resolution, to take any further action that may be necessary for the holding of the Conference in 1979.

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RESOLUTION 24

EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO THE HOST COUNTRY

The Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, Geneva, 1974-1977,

Having been convened at Geneva at the invitation of the Swiss Government,

Having held four sessions, in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, during which it considered two draft Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, which had been prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross,

Having benefited throughout its four sessions from the facilities placed at its disposal by the Government of Switzerland and by the authorities of the Republic and Canton and of the City of Geneva,

Profoundly appreciative of the hospitality and courtesy accorded to the participants of the Conference by the Government of Switzerland and by the authorities and the people of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and of the City of Geneva,

Having concluded its work by the adoption of two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and of various resolutions,

1. Expresses its sincere gratitude to the Government of Switzerland for its unfailing support for the work of the Conference and in particular to Mr. Pierre Graber, President of the Conference, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Political Department of the Swiss Confederation, whose wise and firm guidance has contributed so much to the Conference's success;

2. Expresses its sincere gratitude to the authorities and the people of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and of the City of Geneva for the generous hospitality and courtesy which they showed to the Conference and those participating in it;

3. Pays a tribute to the International Committee of the Red Cross and to its representatives and experts who devotedly and

patiently advised the Conference on all matters arising in connexion with the draft Protocols and whose attachment to the principles of the Red Cross has served as an inspiration to the Conference;

4. Expresses its appreciation to Ambassador Jean Humbert, Secretary-General of the Conference, and to the entire staff of the Conference for the provision of efficient services at all times throughout the four years' duration of the Conference.

Fifty-eighth plenary meeting

9 June 1977

Part VI: Human Rights Bodies Established by U.S. Law and Multilateral Instruments

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