UN chief hails adoption of disarmament resolution

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks at the Summit on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament at the UN headquarters in New York,the United States, Sept. 24, 2009. The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons in a bid to seek a safer world for all, and to create conditions for a world without nuclear weapons. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday hailed the resolution adopted unanimously at the Security Council summit meeting on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.