16. In the same spirit, the Assembly calls on member States to develop or improve actions aimed atclearing territories of landmines and unexploded ordnance, and more specifically to:

16.1. develop further humanitarian demining operations, including international co-operation in demining coalitions, and further assist States in need, in particular, today, Ukraine;

16.2. develop awareness-raising campaigns aimed at informing civilians, including displaced persons prior to return, about the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordnance, with a particular focus on women, children and workers especially exposed to such ordnance;

16.3. develop guidelines on how civilians can recognise and react to explosive remnants of war, such as landmines and unexploded ordnance;

16.4. train the authorities and in particular law enforcement officials on how to react and protect civilians in the presence of explosive remnants of war.

17. The Assembly calls on member States to support civilians who are victims of landmines andunexploded ordnance, through the development – and provision to States in need such as Ukraine – ofspecialised emergency medical care, rehabilitation, psychological and psychosocial support.

18. The Assembly calls on member States to facilitate the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable returnand reintegration of forcibly displaced persons by:

18.1. providing sufficient assistance aimed at covering the basic needs of these persons, such as housing, food, water, sanitation, and medical care;

18.2. reconstructing civilian infrastructure, including the rehabilitation of schools, as well as the provision of construction tools, household items and agricultural tools, seeds and fertilizer; and

18.3. boosting job markets through incentives, especially through the recognition of qualifications acquired abroad, and through educational and skills training programmes.

19. The Assembly underlines that ensuring the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of forciblydisplaced populations requires the consultation and involvement of the displaced persons themselves on theconditions of their repatriation, for example by facilitating visits to the area prior to a definitive return in order toreassure them about the safety and material conditions in place.

20. To foster voluntary returns, the Assembly suggests the establishment of agreements involving –depending on each situation – governments of the countries of refuge and of origin, representatives from thedisplaced population, civil society, and international organisations such as the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees under its international durable solutions mandate for refugees and otherdisplaced persons.

21. In order to avoid such forced displacements in the first place, the Assembly calls on member States toensure that their armed forces, and those of their allies, never deploy explosive weapons in populated areas,unless sufficient mitigation measures can be taken to reduce the consequences of such use on civilian livesand infrastructure in line with the recommendations of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

22. The Assembly further encourages member States to raise awareness through the endorsement,dissemination, and implementation of the 2022 Dublin Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection ofCivilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in PopulatedAreas.

23. The Assembly observes with great concern the increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles, also knownas combat drones, for indiscriminate attacks against civilian populations. It calls on member States to considerimplementing rules on the responsible use of combat drones, in particular when they are loaded withmunitions with wide-area effects.

24. Recalling the Reykjavik Declaration adopted during the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Governmentof the Council of Europe held on 16-17 May 2023, the Assembly recalls the need to ensure human rightslinked to the protection of the environment. The Assembly therefore calls on member States to mainstream aconstant consideration of the environmental dimension in their mine and weapons policy development and inparticular to:

24.1. join and fully implement the 1976 United Nations Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques;

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