Introduction

In response to a request by the Secretary-General, the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters devoted most of its sessions in 2004 to the formulation of recommendations to the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change on issues related to weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, small arms and light weapons, and landmines, as well as how to strengthen the role of the United Nations in those fields. After intensive deliberations, the Board produced a content-rich report. Besides contributing to the work of the High-Level Panel, the document stands on its own as a blueprint on how to tackle the double danger of the spread of dangerous weapons among nation-states and to non-state actors.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament