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Disarmament advocacy, and confidence and securitybuilding. The overall focus of the course was on what makes a nuclear power project unique among other major projects and the characteristics of nuclear power. Accordingly, unscr 1540 addresses several areas of national law including, for example, criminal law, exportimport and transfers control, regulatory systems for. Lessons from unscr 1540 advances in nuclear, biological, and chemical technologies have transformational potential related to the. At this session, the security council will adopt a resolution creating a new policy and legal framework for. Introduction a national export control system to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery is an essential instrument in meeting national obligations under unscr 1540. Reaffirming, in this context, the statement of its president adopted at the councils meeting at the level of. United nations security council unsc resolution 1540. 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. For several years the australian defence force adf grappled with similar issues on the status of women within their own military. Ambassador dian triansyah djani first row, third from. Conference unscr 1540 planning for 2021 and beyond, organized in wilton park, west sussex, united kingdom from to 15 january 2020. United nations security council resolution 1540 wikisource. 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 biological weapons, as.
United nations sres2250 2015 security council distr general 9 december 2015 resolution 2250 2015 1521698 e 1521698 adopted by the security council at its 7573rd meeting, on. Criminal offenses and counter proliferation financing washington dc, october 2015. The 1540 compass is licensed under the creative commons attributionnoncommercial license. Security council resolution 25 annotated and explained the text. Unscr 1540 implementation towards universal adherence of international legal instruments for nuclear security 9 accordingly, unscr 1540 addresses several areas of national law including, for example, criminal law, exportimport and transfers control, regulatory systems for controlled materials and requisite enforcement measures. Unscr search engine for the united nations security council resolutions. Resolutions archive resolution 2518 safety and security of peacekeepers.
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United nations security council resolution 1540 was adopted unanimously on 28 april 2004 regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Global non proliferation and counter terrorism download. Absent the mecr, determining how to comply with unscr 1540 would have been a far more substantial and costly challenge for most states. May 22, 20 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, reexport or. This chapter seeks to set out the principal challenges in the implementation of resolution 1540. 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 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. Australia provides an excellent case study for nato members because the adf has been. Pdf effective implementation of unscr 1540 in research. These three areas of assistance, in line with its mandate and vision, respond to the interest of states. The document must be seen as a toolkit of what can be added in the regulatory. Each countrys implementation of unscr 1540 will help protect all countries. United nations sres1566 2004 security council distr general 8 october 2004 0454282 e 0454282 resolution 1566 2004 adopted by the security council at its 5053rd meeting, on 8 october 2004 the security council, reaffirming its resolutions 1267 1999 of 15 october 1999 and 73 2001. Armed violence and development, or united nations security council resolution 1540 2004 and 25 2000, among others.
Biological risk management and the united nations security. 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. An overview of a decade of existence of the unscr 1540 from regional perspectives. The obligation to limit the spread of dualuse technology is most clearly delineated in united nations security council resolution 1540, adopted april 28, 2004. Pdf effective implementation of unscr 1540 in research and. A threeweek course to train the trainers from member states and provide them with tools to develop national training programmes on building the necessary skills and capabilities for nuclear infrastructure development. Mar 12, 2014 conference on united nations security council resolution 1540 unscr 1540 in astana, kazakhstan this is an english transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered published 12 march 2014. 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 biological weapons, as. Download fulltext pdf effective implementation of unscr 1540 in research and academia. Assistance support initiative asi database stimson center. Recalling its resolutions 1261 1999 of 25 august 1999, 1265 1999 of 17 september 1999, 1296 2000 of 19 april 2000 and 14 2000 of 11 august. Created in 1988 by a group of ocean cargo carriers to serve as an industry voice and to assist in the mitigation of cbps multimillion dollar penalties for the carriage of contraband illicit drugs.
Sres 1540 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 biological weapons, as. Aug 18, 2012 adopted unanimously by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004. Resolution 2514 reports of the secretarygeneral on the sudan and south sudan 2020 sudan, south, sudan. Unscr 1540 civil society forum a dialogue with academia and civil society 3 ii. 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. Conference on united nations security council resolution. An overview of extraterritorial controls over nonstate wmd proliferation. Request pdf global governance at the energysecurity nexus. Resolution 2231 2015 adopted by the security council at its 7488th meeting, on 20 july 2015. 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.
Unscr 1540 compliance from policy to implementationfrom policy to implementation unscr 1540 objectives 8 unscr 1540 compliance requirements the objective of unscr 1540 is to reinforce global supplyside controlsside controls over sensitive weapons, materials, technologies, and knowhow, andhow, and. Adopted unanimously by the security council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 april 2004. United nations security council resolution unscr 1540 aims to prevent proliferation of weapons of. Identification of effective implementation practices after a decade of its existence 25 february2014, delhi, india latin america and unscr 1540 session ii. Unscr 1540 complianceunscr 1540 compliance from policy to. 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. Regional implementation of unscr 1540 springerlink. Academics and implementation while resolution 1540 stipulates that appropriate and effective controls must be enacted over wmd, their means of delivery, and related materials, it does not provide a blueprint for national implementation. Chairman, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman, on behalf of members of the 1540 committee, i would like to thank ambassador nobuaki. The critical aspects of biosafety, biosecurity, and biocontainment have been in the spotlight in recent years. Conference on united nations security council resolution 1540 unscr 1540 in astana, kazakhstan this is an english transcript of the speech, exactly as. Resolution 2515 2020 adopted by the security council on 30 march 2020 the security council, recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolutions 825 1993, 1540 2004. Global nonproliferation and counterterrorismbrings together renowned scholars and policymakers to examine a wide range of new policyrelated questions arising from the resolutions impact on the bioscientific community, the chemical weapons convention, the iaea, trade and customs, and counterproliferation initiatives such as the. India submitted its reports to the unsc 1540 committee.
Unscr 1540 compliance from policy to implementationfrom policy to implementationmsc history 5 origins. This landmark resolution urges member states to give youth a greater voice in decisionmaking at the local, national, regional and international levels and to consider setting up mechanisms that. 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. United nations security council resolution 25 on women. Third, looking at 1540 implementation through a regional lens allows for comparison between progress in implementation, as well as challenges and successes. The unscr 25 reload project includes a case study on australia to identify best practices and lessons learned.