Conflict is not always linear, with a clear beginning, middle and end, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said Thursday, urging a new approach to peace that requires action at all stages of the conflict cycle.
"We are no longer dealing only with tanks, planes, and uniformed troops," Miroslav Lajčák told a two-day regional forum on 'Sustaining Peace' held in Doha, Qatar, explaining that other factors, such as terrorism, growing internal violence, new technology and climate change, have transformed the faces of conflict and peace.
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