| Resolution Number: | 1994-C023 | |
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| Title: | Call for an International Ban on Antipersonnel Mines | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That this 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church join in the international call for:
An international ban on the use, production, stockpiling, and sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel mines; the establishment of an international fund, administered by the United Nations, to promote and finance land mine awareness, clearance, and eradication programs worldwide; and countries responsible for the production and dissemination of antipersonnel mines to contribute to the international fund; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention call on the President of the United States to join the call for such a ban; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Officer of the Convention send copies of this Resolution to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the Land Mines Campaign of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 256. |
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