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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 00:38
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Terrorists, WMD linked: UNSC resolution committee
resolution monitoring committee on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (W.M.D.) has asked the international community to act with vigilance against havebeen using such weapons since their inception.
Costa Rica Ambassador Jorge Urbina told a Council meeting yesterday that the threat from non-State actors like terrorists remains significant and the international communitymust therefore act with vigilance to combat it.
Many UN member states have taken specific measures to implement the resolution, such as adopting new laws and enforcement programmes, creating assistance schemes andexecuting new policies, Urbina said.
He, however, added that some members need to step up their efforts, especially in trying to overcome potential or real links between weapons of mass destruction and non-Stateactors, such as terrorist groups and black marketers.
Costa Rica Ambassador Jorge Urbina told a Council meeting yesterday that the threat from non-State actors like terrorists remains significant and the international communitymust therefore act with vigilance to combat it.
Many UN member states have taken specific measures to implement the resolution, such as adopting new laws and enforcement programmes, creating assistance schemes andexecuting new policies, Urbina said.
He, however, added that some members need to step up their efforts, especially in trying to overcome potential or real links between weapons of mass destruction and non-Stateactors, such as terrorist groups and black marketers.
