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Related issues, including information and outreach
In his concluding remarks, the Chair of the UNDC expressed his belief
that the non-papers presented in the working groups had provided “a good
basis for reaching consensus in future deliberations”. He also observed that
the Commission’s method of work had been raised as an issue on a number
of occasions by many delegations and he believed that “future sessions of the
Commission should devote a certain amount of time to discuss it”. 44
On 21 April, the UNDC adopted by consensus the reports of its
subsidiary bodies, the conclusions contained therein and its report, as a whole,
to be presented to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.
Terrorism and disarmament
Concerted international cooperation and action remains vital to the prevention
of proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means
of delivery to terrorists and other non-State actors.
Ban Ki-moon, United nations secretary-General 45
Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism
In 2011, several preparatory meetings were convened in advance of the
second Nuclear Security Summit, to be held in Seoul from 26 to 27 March
2012. These meetings took place in Vienna (March), Seoul (June) and Helsinki
(October) to deal, inter alia, with the preparation of a concluding document46 for the 2012 Summit. In the Final Communiqué47 adopted at the first Summit
in Washington, D.C., in April 2010, the participating leaders of 47 States and
3 international organizations had stated that “nuclear terrorism is one of the
most challenging threats to international security, and strong nuclear security
measures are the most effective means to prevent terrorists, criminals, or other
unauthorized actors from acquiring nuclear materials”. The 2012 Summit
will focus on cooperative measures to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism,
protection of nuclear materials and related facilities, and prevention of illicit
trafficking of nuclear materials.
On 22 September, the United Nations Secretary-General convened and
chaired a High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security. The meeting
44 Ibid.
45 Secretary-General’s statement, “Secretary-General Welcomes Mandate Extension
for Security Council’s 1540 Committee”, New York, 26 April 2011. Available from
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13527.doc.htm (accessed 17 May 2012).
46 Available from http://www.thenuclearsecuritysummit.org/userfiles/Seoul%20Communique_
FINAL.pdf (accessed 16 May 2012).
47 United States, Office of the Press Secretary, “Communiqué of the Washington Nuclear
Security Summit”, 13 April 2010. Available from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/communiqu-washington-nuclear-security-summit
(accessed 16 May 2012).
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