Resolution 1540 2004 adopted by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004. United nations s security council arms control association. 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. United nations s security council interparliamentary union. African perspectives on countering weapons of mass.
Resolution 1540 2004 is the first international instrument that deals with weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials in such an integrated and comprehensive manner. Reminds member states of their obligation under resolution 1540 2004 that all states shall take and enforce effective measures to establish domestic controls to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, and reaffirms its decision that member states shall inform the security council. United nations security council resolution 1540 was adopted unanimously on 28 april 2004. An overview of extraterritorial controls over nonstate wmd proliferation by jennifer m. United nations security council 1540 group of experts.
Reaffirming, in this context, the statement of its president adopted at the councils. Implementation in the asia pacific sharon riggle and michael mcginley. Unscr search engine for the united nations security council. Sres2094 20 25306 3 20, and this resolution, and further decides that, if such an individual is a dprk national, then states shall expel the individual from their territories for the purpose of repatriation to the dprk consistent with applicable national and international. United nations security council resolution 1540 comprehensive. The resolution filled a gap in international law by.
Security council united states department of the treasury. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004 and the biological weapons convention. Where past initiatives focused predominantly on preventing state acquisition of wmd, the scope of these. Calls upon states parties to the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons npt to comply fully with all their obligations and fulfil their commitments under the treaty. Resolution 90 2002 adopted by the security council at its 4452nd meeting, on 16 january 2002 the security council, recalling its resolutions 1267 1999 of 15 october 1999, 33 2000 of 19 december 2000 and 63 2001 of 30 july 2001, reaffirming its previous resolutions on afghanistan, in particular resolutions. 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.
Noting that not all states have presented to the 1540 committee their national reports on implementation of resolution 1540 2004, stressing the need to strengthen national measures of export control of materials related to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means. Resolutions archive resolution 2438 reports of the secretarygeneral on the sudan and south sudan 2018 sudan, south, sudan. United nations security council resolution 1566, adopted unanimously on 8 october 2004, after reaffirming resolutions 1267 1999, 73 2001 and 1540 2004, the council condemned terrorism as a serious threat to peace and strengthened antiterrorism legislation. The security council adopts resolution 2325 2016 unanimously on 15 december 2016. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004 unog. Requests the secretarygeneral to report on the implementation of this resolution and resolution 2201 2015, in particular paragraph 1 of this resolution, in 10 days from the adoption of this resolution. Criminal offenses and counter proliferation financing washington dc, october 2015. Stimson center hosted nonproliferation in a noncompliant world.
Security council distr general 15 july 2006 0643164 e 0643164 resolution 1695 2006 adopted by the security council at its 5490th meeting, on 15 july 2006 the security council, reaffirming its resolutions 825 1993 of 11 may 1993 and 1540 2004 of 28 april 2004, bearing in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004 is one in a series of. Full text of unsc resolution 2334, demanding israel stop. United nations security council resolution 1566 wikipedia. Unless otherwise specified, the opinions presented here. Recalling in this regard its resolution 1540 2004 of 28 april 2004, reaffirming also the imperative to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations by all means, in accordance with the. United nations security council resolution 1540 wikipedia. About this monograph towards the 2016 comprehensive.
Resolution 1718 2006 adopted by the security council at its 5551st meeting, on 14 october 2006 the security council, recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 1993, resolution 1540 2004 and, in particular, resolution 1695 2006, as well as the statement of its president of 6 october 2006 sprst200641. Resolution 2325 2016 builds on resolution 1540 2004 and will facilitate its full and effective implementation. Affirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a. A decade of existence rajiv nayan april 28, 2014 on april 28, 2004, the united nations security council unsc adopted a resolution, which asked the member states to desist from supporting the efforts of nonstate actors to develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, transfer or use weapons of mass. Implementing unsc resolution 1540 in uzbekistan james martin center for nonproliferation studies monterey institute of international studies coorganized by the ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of uzbekistan with support from the u. By virtue of its universal scope and mandatory nature, resolution 1540 marks a. United nations security council resolution 1540, adopted in april. United nations sres1540 2004 security council distr general 28 april 2004 0432843 e 0432843 resolution 1540 2004 adopted by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004 the security council, affirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and. United nations security council resolution 1540 the united nations.
Sres2438 2018 security council distr general 11 october 2018 resolution 2438 2018 adopted by the security council at its 8371st meeting, on 11 october 2018 the security cou. General sres1244 1999 10 june 1999 resolution 1244 1999 adopted by the security council at its 4011th meeting, on 10 june 1999 the security council, bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations, and the primary responsibility of the security council for the. But it is included as one of the 382 fields of control that the resolution 1540 implies, which constitute the compliance matrix devised by the 1540 committee. That statement constituted the councils first recognition that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a threat to international peace and security. 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. Unsc resolution 1540 adopted unanimously on april 28, 2004, the united nations security council unsc resolution 1540 seeks to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction wmd and their delivery systems by nonstate actors. Sample draft resolution sorbonne model united nations. Resolution 1874 2009 adopted by the security council at its 6141st meeting, on 12 june 2009 the security council, recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 1993, resolution 1540 2004, resolution 1695 2006, and, in particular, resolution 1718 2006, as well as the statements of its president of 6 october 2006. In resolution 1540 2004, the security council decided that all states shall refrain from providing any form of support to nonstate actors that attempt to develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, in particular for terrorist purposes. In response, the united nations security council adopted resolution 1540 unscr 1540, a comprehensive resolution requiring all states to establish controls over wmd and the means to create and deliver them. Unscr 1540 calls upon states to submit a report on steps taken or that a state intends to take to implement the resolution.
The government of canada is pleased to submit this updated action plan on its implementation of united nations security council resolution unscr 1540. United nations security council resolution 1540 2004, adopted on 28 april 2004, seeks to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems by nonstate actors. Unsc resolution 1540 unsc resolution 1540 fact sheet. United nations security council resolution 1540 adopted by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004 the security council, affirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery constitutes a threat to international peace and security. 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. Recalling relevant resolutions that has been made, including resolution 8251993, resolution 1540 2004 and resolution 1695 2006 and resolution 18742009, especially with. It also aims to achieve various objectives, such as preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, advancing u. Intangible technology transfer itt and unscr 1540 r. On april 28, 2004, the united nations security council adopted resolution 1540 requiring all states to take measures to prevent nonstate actors from acquiring or developing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in general. Reaffirming resolution 1927 of the united nations security council unsc. Security council resolution 1540 2004 unrcpd united. Resolution 1540 2004, adopted unanimously by the united nations security council on 28 april 2004, was in response to the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery to international peace and security. Adopted unanimously by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004. Itt controls are presumed to be part of the controls articulated in the operative.
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