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Germany Hosts Conference to Engage Industry in Implementation of Obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), 19-20 November

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Germany Hosts Conference to Engage Industry in Implementation of Obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), 19-20 November

On 20 November a two-day conference ended in Wiesbaden, Germany, that engaged representatives of various sectors of industry from around the world, along with Government regulators, to consult on ways to enhance the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).  Industry has a vital role to play, particularly in supporting the implementation of strategic trade controls and the physical protection of materials that might be diverted for use in the illicit development and production of such weapons and their delivery means.

Speakers in General Assembly Call for Comprehensive, Long-Term Approach to Tackle Unprecedented Refugee Crisis in Mediterranean Basin, Aid Syrian Asylum Seekers

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Speakers in General Assembly Call for Comprehensive, Long-Term Approach to Tackle Unprecedented Refugee Crisis in Mediterranean Basin, Aid Syrian Asylum Seekers

A comprehensive new approach requiring the efforts of the entire international community was needed to tackle the dramatic and unprecedented refugee crisis in the Mediterranean basin, the General Assembly heard today, as it held a day-long debate on the subject, with a particular focus on the plight of Syrian asylum seekers.

Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist Group Poses ‘Unprecedented’ Threat

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Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist Group Poses ‘Unprecedented’ Threat

The Security Council determined today that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS) constituted an “unprecedented” threat to international peace and security, calling upon Member States with the requisite capacity to take “all necessary measures” to prevent and suppress its terrorist acts on territory under its control in Syria and Iraq.

In Message to Summit Leaders, Secretary-General Calls for G5 Sahel Countries ‘to Continue to Consolidate Regional Cooperation’

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In Message to Summit Leaders, Secretary-General Calls for G5 Sahel Countries ‘to Continue to Consolidate Regional Cooperation’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the Summit of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel), in N’Djamena today:

Briefing Member States on World Drug Problem, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Need for Integrated Approach Prioritizing Development, Security

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Briefing Member States on World Drug Problem, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Need for Integrated Approach Prioritizing Development, Security

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's informal briefing to Member States on the work of the United Nations towards addressing the world drug problem, in New York today:

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