Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)

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The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) is a United Nations body responsible for monitoring and facilitating global efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Security Council committee
UN body
United Nations Security Council subsidiary organ
alsoKnownAs 1540 Committee
UN Security Council 1540 Committee
collects national reports from UN Member States on implementation of resolution 1540 (2004)
composition non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
cooperatesWith Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit
International Atomic Energy Agency
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
coreMandate monitor implementation of resolution 1540 (2004)
prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors
promote adoption of national laws and measures to prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
report to the United Nations Security Council on implementation of resolution 1540 (2004)
encourages states to adopt and enforce appropriate effective laws to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
states to establish domestic controls to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
establishedBy United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
establishedByBody United Nations Security Council
establishedInYear 2004
hasMembership all 15 members of the United Nations Security Council
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation New York City
legalBasis UN Charter Chapter VII
locatedAt United Nations Headquarters
mandateFromResolution United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
United Nations Security Council resolution 1673 (2006)
United Nations Security Council resolution 1810 (2008)
United Nations Security Council resolution 1977 (2011)
United Nations Security Council resolution 2325 (2016)
monitors national implementation of resolution 1540 (2004)
parentOrganization United Nations Security Council
partOf United Nations counter-terrorism architecture
primaryLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
relatedTo global counter-terrorism efforts
international non-proliferation regime
reportsTo United Nations Security Council
scopeOfWork biological weapons non-proliferation
chemical weapons non-proliferation
means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction
nuclear weapons non-proliferation
subjectTo periodic comprehensive reviews by the United Nations Security Council
supportedBy Group of Experts of the 1540 Committee
targetActors non-state actors
website https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/1540

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UN Security Council Resolution 1540 establishesBody Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
1540 Committee officialName Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
S/RES/1540(2004) establishesBody Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
UN Security Council Resolution 1810 requests 1540 Committee to report to the Security Council
linked to: Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
UN Security Council Resolution 1810 hasCommittee Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004)
linked to: Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)