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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the opening plenary of the United Nations Disarmament Commission in New York today:
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NEW YORK, 7 April (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The year 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), which stipulates that all States shall refrain from providing any form of support to non-State actors attempting to acquire or use weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
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This year presented an opportunity to break the 14-year-long dearth of consensus outcomes in the United Nations Disarmament Commission, delegates heard today as that body opened its 2014 substantive session, the last of the current triennial cycle.
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The Government of Kazakhstan will be hosting a workshop on 11-12 March in Astana to take stock of how a decade-old Security Council resolution aimed at curbing weapons of mass destruction impacts global and regional disarmament and non-proliferation.
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Representatives of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, industry and academics will gather in New Delhi this week to help identify effective measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists and other non-State actors.
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Mali’s National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa are jointly organizing a workshop in Bamako, from 12 to 14 February, for the validation of the 2014-2018 National Action Plan to combat the proliferation and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons.
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A delegation of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee wrapped up its four-day visit to Niger, at the invitation of the Government.
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NEW YORK, 25 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Second Asian Regional Meeting to Facilitate Dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty will take place in Manila, Philippines, from 26 to 27 November.
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In an organizational meeting this morning, the Disarmament Commission elected the Chair for its 2014 substantive session and reviewed the proposals contained in a resolution of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), including that it hold that session from 7 to 25 April.
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A delegation of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee wrapped up its five-day visit to Burkina Faso today, at the invitation of the Government.