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1. “That undermines political stability as well as economic and social development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. Norway believes that the Security Council has a key role to play in this respect. Preventing, combating and eliminating the uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons must be a core element of the Council's peace efforts. More attention should be focused on the need for effective arms embargoes. The Council can certainly do its part through the establishment of special monitoring mechanisms and other measures. However, we must not forget that arms embargoes cannot be implemented effectively without the cooperation of Member States.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

2. “Allow me first to thank the Secretary-General for his substantial and informative report on small arms. The report's many concrete recommendations to the Council deserve our close attention and support. Norway aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union, but I will make some supplementary comments. We are constantly reminded that illicit small arms and light weapons undermine conflict prevention and peace-building efforts. Illicit arms transfers to conflict regions continue at a disturbing rate. As pointed out in the report, such transfers are very often linked to the illicit exploitation of natural resources as well as to the trade in illegal drugs, creating a vicious circle of instability and crime-based economies.”

   2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source