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Frustrated with Piecemeal Approach to Non-proliferation, Speakers Call for Final Farewell to Nuclear Arms, as Disarmament Commission Concludes General Debate

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The international community must work together to prevent the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons use, including in the hands of terrorist groups, speakers stressed today as the Disarmament Commission concluded the general debate portion of its annual substantive session.

Peacekeeping Chief Warns Security Council that Delays in Implementing Mali Peace Agreement Mean Gains for Extremist Groups Betting on Its Collapse

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Every day lost in implementing the peace agreement in Mali was a day gained by extremist and terrorist groups betting on its collapse, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations said today as he briefed the Security Council on the situation in that country.

Comprehensive, Holistic Approaches Needed to End Violent, Intractable Conflicts, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Stockholm Forum on Security and Development

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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote statement at the 2016 Stockholm Forum on Security and Development: “Peace and Security and the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Conflict-affected Countries”, as prepared for delivery in Stockholm today:

Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Cooperation, Integration, Coherence at Global Meeting of International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and State-Building

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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote statement at the fifth Global Meeting of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding:  “Addressing Fragility and Building Peace in a Changing World”, in Stockholm today:

Against Divisions within Multilateral Bodies, Disarmament Commission Has Potential to Show Current Tools Can Produce Results, Official Says at Opening Session

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Despite talk of polarization, the international community shared the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, the Disarmament Commission heard today as it opened its 2016 session by adopting its agenda and opening its general debate.