Message from the chair of the 1540 committee at the. Reaffirming, in this context, the statement of its president adopted at the councils meeting at the level of. The book untitled crossing the continent 1527 1540 is the guide that recommended to you you just read. United nations security council resolution 1540 wikipedia.
Suppression of foreign and international terrorism application of unscr 1540 20041673, 1810, 1887, 1977 on nonstate actor proliferation, 1695,1718, 1874 on. The state of implementation yasemin balci, senior legal officer, vertic good morning. Adopted unanimously by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004. Challenges and opportunities for southeast asia may 2011 dr. Criminal offenses and counter proliferation financing washington dc, october 2015. Instead,it is a mech anism that supplements these traditional forums. United nations security council unsc resolution 1540. As a result, the 1540 committees mandate has been extended in both duration and scope with each successive renewal. Since its adoption in 2004, international perceptions of resolution 1540 have shifted from controversy over its legitimacy to general acceptance of its role in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction to nonstate actors. Security council resolutions, including resolution 1540 2004, as well as any obligations of parties to the npt, the convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction of 29 april 1997, and the convention on the prohibition of the.
This book explores united nations security council resolution 1540, its utility as a. The language that article author use to explained their ideas are easily to understand. Ambassador dian triansyah djani first row, third from. Unscr 1540, if fully implemented, can help ensure that no state or nonstate actor is a source or beneficiary of wmd proliferation. The government of canada is pleased to submit this updated action plan on its. Unscr 1540 civil society forum united nations university. View and download dymo 1540 instruction manual online. United nations security council resolution 1540 was adopted unanimously on 28 april 2004 regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Suppression of foreign and international terrorism.
The institutional limits of united nations security council. Fact sheet bureau of international security and nonproliferation february 14, 2017. You can see the quality of the reserve content that will be shown to you. If you have reached this site from a web link, through your internet options, adjust your privacy settings to allow cookies or.
United nations security council resolution 1540 2004. The unscr 1540 filled a major gap in the international non proliferation regime which lacked the legal basis to counter and prosecute. A dialogue with academia and civil society at united nations headquarters in new york. United nations security council resolution unscr 1540 aims to prevent. At the conference on united nations security council resolution unscr 1540 2004 regional industry outreach conference for the pacific alliance states and brazil mexico city, 89 june 2017. Latin america and the caribbean 1540 reporting analysis. Implementing the unscr 1540 obligations the united nations. United nations security council resolution 1540 unscr 1540 unscr 1540 was adopted on 28 april 2004 as a response to the threat to international peace and security caused by the proliferation of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, as well as their means of delivery, to nonstate actors. Enhancing unscr 1540 implementationrelated activities by. The caricomunited nations 1540 implementation programme is a regionwide initiative which assists caricom member states in meeting their obligations under united nations security council resolution 1540 2004 and involves the implementation of strategic trade legislation including domestic import and export laws to prevent the transit, transshipment, import, export, re.
Unscr 1540 is a key part of international efforts to prevent the proliferation of wmd, including to terrorists and other. The security council, affirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, 1 constitutes a threat to international peace and security. My name is yasemin balci and i am a senior legal officer at vertic. Biological risk management and the united nations security. Security council distr general 25 april 2008 0831865 e 0831865 resolution 1810 2008 adopted by the security council at its 5877th meeting, on 25 april 2008 the security council, reaffirming its resolutions 1540 2004 of 28 april 2004 and 1673 2006 of 27 april 2006, reaffirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological. United nations sres1701 2006 security council distr general 11 august 2006 0646503 e 0646503 resolution 1701 2006 adopted by the security council at its 5511th meeting, on 11 august 2006 the security council, recalling all its previous resolutions on lebanon, in particular resolutions 425. The overall objective of the project is to advance national and regional implementation of unscr 1540 2004 in. United nations security council resolution unscr 1540 aims to prevent proliferation.
Togzhan kassenova is a senior research associate at the university of georgias center for international trade and security cits in washington, d. Unscr 1540 related activities by other countries in the region vary. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004 is one in a series of measures. Chairman, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman, on behalf of members of the 1540 committee, i would like to thank ambassador nobuaki. When unscr 1540 was adopted, argentina, brazil, and chile had already taken significant steps to prevent the proliferation of nbcrelated materials. The resolution filled a gap in international law by addressing the risk. Effective practices and lessons learned in legislative implementation workshop for igad states on enhancing implementation of resolution 1540 and other nonproliferation instruments yasemin balci, senior legal. Resolutions archive resolution 2518 safety and security of peacekeepers. Unscr 1540 sets an outcomebased standard that requires states to write their own laws to. Unscr 1540 does not replace the traditional forums and processes for negotiating arms control and nonprolifer ation treaties. United nations security council resolution 1540 dr. The challenges of implementation by michael ryan kraig senior fellow, policy analysis and dialogue. The resolution establishes the obligations under chapter vii of the united nations charter for all member states to develop and enforce appropriate legal and regulatory measures against the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological. Hence, the united nations security council resolution 1540 unscr 1540 was adopted on april 28, 2004.
Security council resolution 1540 is the most farreaching. United nations security council resolution 1540 and the cbrn security culture the views, opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in thispresentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, official policy or position of the us government or the 1540 committee. Under unscr 1540, all states are required to adopt and enforce appropriate effective. The matrices are prepared under the direction of the 1540 committee.
Conference unscr 1540 planning for 2021 and beyond, organized in wilton park, west sussex, united kingdom from to 15 january 2020. It took substantial time for the caribbean states to submit unscr 1540 reports. The project is funded by the united states of america. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004 is one in a series of measures taken to. Implementation and technical assistance in south and southeast asia unless otherwise specified, the opinions presented here are those of the presenter and may not necessarily reflect the views of the 1540 committee. United nations security council resolution 1540 and the. United nations security council resolution 1540 at the. This is the united nations site for the 1540 committee. Challenges and opportunities wednesday 5 november 2014 chatham house panel one. Significance of unscr 1540 and emerging challenges to its. Lawrence scheinman cns distinguished professor, director of unidir study. United nations security council resolution 1540 at the crossroads. That statement constituted the councils first recognition that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a threat to. United nations security council resolution 1540 national.
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