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Ceasefire Agreement between Mali Government, Armed Groups Opens ‘Narrow Window of Opportunity’ for Peace, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

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Ceasefire Agreement between Mali Government, Armed Groups Opens ‘Narrow Window of Opportunity’ for Peace, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Amid deteriorating security and increased violence in the northern town of Kidal, the ceasefire agreement between Mali’s Government and warring armed forces was an “important step in the right direction” to ending the West African country’s protracted crisis, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council this morning.

Improving Stockpile Management, Surplus Disposal Central to Combating Illicit Trade in Small Arms, Light Weapons, Meeting Told

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Improving Stockpile Management, Surplus Disposal Central to Combating Illicit Trade in Small Arms, Light Weapons, Meeting Told

International cooperation and assistance in capacity-building and technology transfer were key to the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to counter the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, delegates concurred as the fifth Biennial Meeting of States moved into day three of its session.

New Difficult-to-Erase ‘Marking’ Technologies Constrain Diversion of Weapons to Illicit Trade, Meeting Hears

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New Difficult-to-Erase ‘Marking’ Technologies Constrain Diversion of Weapons to Illicit Trade, Meeting Hears

New weapon design and production methods — including the use of “3D” printing and non-traditional materials, such as polymers — had the potential to profoundly influence how weapons were marked and traced, and records kept, delegates heard today as the Fifth Biennial Meeting of States to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons moved into day two of its session.

Fast, Coordinated Multi-platform Efforts Critical to Overcoming Recurrent Crises, ‘Fragile’ Humanitarian Situation in Sahel, Special Envoy Tells Security Council

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Fast, Coordinated Multi-platform Efforts Critical to Overcoming Recurrent Crises, ‘Fragile’ Humanitarian Situation in Sahel, Special Envoy Tells Security Council

The recent deterioration of the political and security situation in the Sahel region was a cause for alarm, the senior official there told the Security Council today, emphasizing that implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy would require sustained political will on the part of neighbouring Governments, and profound transformations on all political, economic and social platforms.

Deputy Secretary-General to Open First Annual Session of United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, at Headquarters on 23 June

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Deputy Secretary-General to Open First Annual Session of United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, at Headquarters on 23 June

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson will address members of the Peacebuilding Commission at the opening of its first annual session, to be held in the Trusteeship Council Chamber from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, 23 June.
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