Protection of minority rights in conflict prevention 2010, para. 90
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As the former President of the General Assembly, Jan Eliasson, proclaimed, "What a qualitative difference we could have in the United Nations if we moved the focus from the late stages of conflict to the early stages, if we were to spend more time on smoke detection rather than taking care of a house that has already burned down" (A/60/PV.98, p. 4).