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Conventional weapons issues
importance of universalization, along with the implementation of Protocol V,
was reflected in the agreed text for the Fourth CCW Review Conference. 89
The Conference agreed on the following recommendations:
Clearance, removal or destruction of ERW, and the Article 4 Generic
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• To continue the consideration of clearance, removal or destruction of
ERW;
• To further explore practical methods to enhance efficiency and
effectiveness in ERW clearance programmes;
• To encourage the High Contracting Parties to include in their national
reports detailed information on the implementation of article 4; and
• To encourage States to share their experiences on methods of recording
and retaining information on the use or abandonment of explosive
ordnance.
Cooperation and assistance and requests for assistance
• To continue the consideration of cooperation and assistance as a priority
issue;
• To focus on the potential for cooperation among developing countries
and among ERW-affected States, as well as for cooperation among
providers of assistance;
• To encourage High Contracting Parties and international organizations
and institutions to consider providing assistance in response to requests
submitted under article 7 of the Protocol, or in response to needs
identified in other ways; and
• To encourage States that have submitted requests for assistance to
continue to provide regular updates on the status of those requests.
Generic preventive measures
• To continue the practice of addressing one specific technical issue related
to generic preventive measures;
• To invite all High Contracting Parties to share information during the
2012 Meeting of Experts on their national technical approaches and
experience in implementing article 9 and part 3 of the technical annex of
Protocol V; and
• To develop a web page on generic preventive measures on the UNODA
website for user-friendly access to declarations, presentations and
guidelines, including other relevant sources of information, such as the
International Ammunition Technical Guidelines.
89 CCW/P.V/CONF/2011/12, annex II.
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