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NEW UNRCPD Newsletter (Vol. 2 No. 1)

20th February 2014

UNRCPD had a busy end to 2013 with two major conferences addressing issues of security, non-proliferation and disarmament in the Asia-Pacific: the annual disarmament and non-proliferation conference in Jeju, Republic of Korea, with a focus this time on UNSCR 1540,… [source: UNRCPD]

Final phase of Sri Lankan demining will take longer

6th February 2014

KILINOCHCHI - Sri Lankan military officials have confirmed that the “final phase” of landmine clearance in the conflict-affected parts of northern Sri Lanka will take another two or three years. “What remains to be cleared are the difficult stretches. This requires… [source: IRIN]