Appeals to all States parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the additional Protocols at the earliest possible date; calls upon all States which are already parties to Protocol I, or those States not parties, on becoming parties to Protocol I, to make the declaration provided for under article 90 of that Protocol; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 51st session a report on the status of the additional Protocols.