Traduction de «Inter-American Symposium on Security for Peace » (Anglais → Français) :

Preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international security and assisting populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters are among the prime objectives of the Union's external action as set out in, inter alia, Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).

The UN Security Council emphasised in UNSCR 1540 (2004) and recalled in UNSCR 1977 (2011) that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constituted a threat to international peace and security and obliged States, inter alia, to refrain from supporting by any means non-State actors from developing, acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, transporting, trans ...[+++]ferring or using nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems.

For international studies see: The American Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS), Guidance for Security Screening of Humans Utilizing Ionizing Radiation Technical report 2008-1; The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP), commentary 16- Screening of Humans for Security Purposes Using Ionizing Radiation Scanning Systems (2003) and International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields 1998; 2010 Report by the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiation Safety on scanners.Further reference to studies can b ...[+++]e found in the Technical Report on "Body scanners for aviation security", Network for Detection of Explosives (NDE), 22.3.2010.

Underlines that Euro-Atlantic and wider international security is closely tied to Afghanistan's future as a peaceful, democratic state that is respectful of human rights and free from the threat of terrorism; welcomes, therefore, NATO's firm and long-term commitment to Afghanistan as underlined in ISAF's (International Security Assistance Force) ‘New Strategic Vision’, as well as the compr ...[+++]ehensive approach by the international community, bringing together civilian and military efforts, including the EU Police Mission (EUPOL) which is part of the overall EU commitment to Afghanistan and of a coordinated EU approach that includes local political guidance provided by the EU Special Representative and a reconstruction effort managed inter alia through the Commission; calls on the EU and the United States to take urgent steps to increase, improve and better coordinate their development assistance to Afghanistan, inter alia by channelling as many funds as possible to Afghan institutions and experienced non-governmental organisations;

With the extension[3] of Tempus III to the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, the programme also sought to promote inter-cultural dialogue and understanding as a means to secure sustainable growth, peace and stability and reinforce the intercultural and civil society dimension of the programme.

Additionally it aims to promote inter-cultural dialogue and understanding among them as a means to secure sustainable growth, peace and stability in the region and serves to reinforce the intercultural and civil society dimension of the programme.