As the sole deliberative body of the disarmament machinery, its function is to serve as a crucible for the forging of a new consensus on the course to be taken and the means to be employed to meet the challenges which the contemporary world faces.
作为裁军机制的唯一审议机构，它具有熔炉的作用,便于人们就应对当代世界所面临的挑战所必须采取的路线和必须使用的手段达成新的共识。