First Committee Debates Disarmament Machinery Deadlock, Frequency of Resolutions
What was announced
The prolonged paralysis of the United Nations disarmament machinery reflects a lack of political will rather than institutional or procedural shortcomings, several delegates said today, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its thematic debates, with the United States arguing that annual resolutions should be the exception rather than the norm.
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