我们欢迎所有旨在缓解世界各地冲突的联合国倡议，特别是那些与联合国裁军事务厅（裁军事务厅）工作有关的倡议。裁军事务厅负责促进核裁军和不扩散，也促进常规武器特别是地雷和小武器领域的裁军努力，地雷和小武器往往是当今冲突中的首选武器。这些也是内战中常用的武器，利比里亚的情况就是这样。尽管联合国在裁军领域取得了成就，但我们认为，我们可以更好地保障世界的安全与繁荣，同时始终认清日益增长的威胁，包括现在超越国界的国家间紧张局势、内战和恐怖主义等问题以及使用核弹头的威胁。作为一个全球性机构，我们必须协作巩固我们的工作，确保这些加剧的紧张局势和威胁不会升级。
We welcome all United Nations initiatives aimed at mitigating conflicts around the world, especially those that relate to the work of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), which is charged with the responsibility to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. UNODA also promotes disarmament efforts in the area of conventional weapons, especially landmines and small arms, which are often the weapons of choice in conflicts today. Those are also the weapons commonly used in civil conflicts, as was the case in Liberia. In spite of the achievements of the United Nations in the field of disarmament, we believe we can do better in guaranteeing the safety and prosperity of our world while remaining cognizant of growing threats, including tensions among States, civil wars and terrorism, issues that now transcend borders, as well as the threat of the use of nuclear warheads. As a global body, we will need to consolidate our work collaboratively so as to ensure that these heightened tensions and threats do not escalate.