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on is evident here today.governments and the public at large are increasingly recognizing the vital importance of success in this humanitarian undertaking and the costs of failure. the urgency conveyed by the theme chosen for this second meeting: every minute counts is all too apt as 27 people are killed by landmines every day and 41 are seriously injured. one out of two victims is a child. as the human being should remain at the center of everything we do, assistance to victims must be accorded the highest political importance.we at the united nations, are deeply engaged in this work and are gratified that to date, more than 100 states have signed the ottawa convention, reaffirming their unwavering mitment to the total eradication of antipersonnel mines. it is one of a core group of treaties for which the un secretarygene