Obama leads Security Council session on sidelines of GA

Pres. Barack Obama has chaired a summit level-session of the UN SC that unanimously adopted a resolution on working toward a nuclear weapons-free world. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the second day of the UN General Assembly where the annual debate continued. Obama leads Security Council session on sidelines of GA The Security Council session focused on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and the resolution urged action to prevent the spread of atomic weapons. President Obama presided over the meeting, the first time a U.S. president has done so. He told the council that the United Nations has a "pivotal role to play" in preventing a nuclear crisis. "The historic resolution we just adopted enshrines our shared commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons," said President Obama. "And it brings Security Council agreement on a broad framework for action to reduce nuclear dangers as we work toward that goal." Among its goals, the resolution aims to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), to keep nuclear materials out the hands of terrorists, and to ensure the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its UN ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi. Meanwhile, the annual debate continued in the General Assembly.

Obama leads Security Council session on sidelines of GA

The Security Council session focused on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and the resolution urged action to prevent the spread of atomic weapons.

President Obama presided over the meeting, the first time a U.S. president has done so. He told the council that the United Nations has a "pivotal role to play" in preventing a nuclear crisis.

"The historic resolution we just adopted enshrines our shared commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons," said President Obama. "And it brings Security Council agreement on a broad framework for action to reduce nuclear dangers as we work toward that goal."

Among its goals, the resolution aims to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), to keep nuclear materials out the hands of terrorists, and to ensure the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its UN ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

Meanwhile, the annual debate continued in the General Assembly.