Article: General Assembly, by consensus, adopts `landmark' resolution on prevention of armed conflict; Roles of States, UN bodies, other stakeholders defined; Assembly extends mandate of Working Group on Security Council Enlargement.

M2 PRESSWIRE-4 July 2003-UN: General Assembly, by consensus, adopts `landmark' resolution on prevention of armed conflict; Roles of States, UN bodies, other stakeholders defined; Assembly extends mandate of Working Group on Security Council Enlargement(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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After five months of intensive negotiations, the General Assembly today adopted a resolution on the prevention of armed conflict, hailed as one of the most important resolutions of the current session and expected to be a landmark in the Organization's efforts in that field.

An annex to the resolution (A/57/L.79) sets out the roles of Member ...

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