change - New UN Resolution Aims at Nuclear-Free World

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- With U.S. President Barack Obama presiding over an historic session, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution Thursday aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

Russia, China and developing nations supported the U.S.-sponsored measure, giving it global clout and strong political backing.

The resolution calls for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote disarmament and ''reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism.''

It was only the fifth time the Security Council met at summit level since the U.N. was founded in 1945. And Obama was the first American president to preside over a Security Council summit, gaveling the meeting into session and announcing that ''the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously.''

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

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09/24/world/AP-UN-UN-Nuclear-Summit.html?_r=1&ref=global-home&pagewanted=print

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1. Rec'd! nt

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2. With U.S. President Barack Obama presiding over an historic session...thanks!

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3. As usual, good news gets ignored more often than not. That's sad. nt