Secretary-General’s message to third review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction – delivered by Ms Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at this important Review Conference. I thank Mozambique for hosting 15 years after the first meeting under this Convention was held in Maputo. This is a fitting tribute to Mozambique’s leadership. I applaud the extraordinary results achieved since the First Meeting of the States Parties. The United Nations has proudly assisted more than 50 affected States while standing as an unfaltering advocate for the Convention’s universalisation. We are fully committed to supporting the global campaign against mines, as demonstrated by our 2013-2018 Strategy on Mine Action and our Mine Action Team. I pay special tribute to the courageous deminers on the frontlines of our campaign.