UN CHIEF ENCOURAGES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO LIVE UP TO WORLD’S EXPECTATIONS

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Date: 21 Jan 2014 12:00:00 -0500
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WORLD'S EXPECTATIONS
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UN CHIEF ENCOURAGES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO LIVE UP TO WORLD'S
EXPECTATIONSNew York, Jan 21 2014 12:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon
today encouraged the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament
negotiations to live up the international community's expectations and
resume substantive work aimed at ridding the globe of weapons of mass
destruction.

"My message is clear. Do not wait for others to move. Be the first
mover. Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have
the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed,"
Mr. Ban said in Geneva at the opening of the 2014 session of the
United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD).

"The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a
safer world and a better future. That is its very mission," he added.

Established in 1979 and with a current membership of 65 countries, the
Conference has produced landmark disarmament instruments such as the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Chemical
Weapons Convention and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
(CTBT).

However, it has been plagued in recent years by an inability to
overcome differences among its members and start its substantive work
towards advancing those goals.

"I want you to know that I have not given up hope for this noble body.
I want to encourage you to live up to the international community's
expectations," the Secretary-General stated, while noting that since
his last visit to the Conference in 2011, the body has remained unable
to begin substantive negotiations.

"But the world has not waited," he pointed out. "Last year, the
international community reacted in horror to the atrocious use of
chemical weapons in Syria. In one voice, we condemned these acts as an
outrageous violation of international humanitarian law and a war
crime.

"The abhorrent use of chemical weapons was a stark reminder of the
need to confront the dangers of all weapons of mass destruction,
including nuclear weapons. We cannot wait for new catastrophes to
act."

While recognizing the serious efforts made to end the impasse in the
CD, Mr. Ban noted that there has been no breakthrough yet. "The
pervasive cycle of pessimism in this body must still be overcome or
else the CD will be overtaken by events," he said.

Sharing his thoughts on a possible way forward, the UN chief said that
while the CD continues to seek the path towards renewed disarmament
negotiations, it is important that it develop treaty frameworks and
proposals through structured discussions.

"Laying such a foundation for future negotiations would be a concrete
first step towards revalidating the relevance of the Conference," he
noted, adding that he hopes the body can make good progress before
this spring's third preparatory meeting for the 2015 NPT Review
Conference.

"I leave you today with the hope that the progress of the past
session, your previous successes and a renewed sense of commitment
will serve as a stepping stone towards resuming substantive work."Jan
21 2014 12:00PM
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