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The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) was established on an initiative by the late Foreign Minister of Sweden, Anna Lindh, acting on a proposal by then United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jayantha Dhanapala. The report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission with the proposals on how to reduce as far as possible the dangers of weapons of mass destruction was presented to the UN Secretary-General and the international community on 1 June 2006.  On April 30, 2009, the WMD Commission assembled for a special, final meeting in Washington, DC, to refocus attention on the comprehensive recommendations in its 2006 Report, particularly those recommendations relating to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. With the release of the WMDC Declaration, the Commission concluded its collective work, but its members will remain active and be ready to join others in a new forceful wave to revive and achieve global disarmament.