| Despite the joint efforts of the Lebanese armed forces, 16 UNIFIL teams and 61 United Nations contractors, the task ahead to clear and demine more then 1 million cluster bombs constitutes a real challenge. |
| Through this funding, the programme will continue to demine and remove explosive remnants of war, implement mine risk education in communities and support victim assistance programs throughout Afghanistan's 34 provinces. |
| In 1998, the two countries signed a peace agreement and began joint efforts to demine the shared border. |
| Despite the joint efforts of the Lebanese armed forces, UNIFIL teams, and United Nations contractors, the task ahead to clear and demine remains a real challenge due to the lack of serious data. |
| Fourthly, the laying of mines in the territories of third countries should be prohibited, and countries laying them should either demine or pay for the demining. |
| The Committee welcomed the continuation of Government efforts since the end of the civil war to demine Angolan territory completely. |
