United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540: Voluntary National Implementation Action Plans Voluntary National Implementation Action Plans Dana Perkins, PhD Dana Perkins, PhD 1540 Committee Expert 1540 Committee Expert Armenia National Roundtable on Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004) (2004) Armenia National Roundtable on Implementation of Resolution 1540 24- -26 September 2013 26 September 2013 24 Yerevan, Armenia Yerevan, Armenia Unless otherwise specified, the opinions presented here are those of the presenter and may not necessarily reflect the views of the 1540 Committee, its Group of Experts, or the UN Security Council
Legally binding obligations on all States under Resolution 1540 (2004), to: Legally binding obligations on all States under Resolution 1540 (2004), to: Refrain from providing any form Implement and enforce appropriate controls of support to non-State actors over related materials related materials in order to: that attempt to develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, � Account for and secure Account for and secure items in production, transfer or use nuclear, chemical use, storage or transport; or biological weapons biological weapons and their � Physically protect; Physically protect; means of delivery � Detect, deter, prevent and combat the illicit Detect, deter, prevent and combat the illicit Adopt and enforce appropriate trafficking and brokering through effective trafficking and brokering effective laws prohibiting border controls an law enforcement efforts; activities involving the � Control the export, transit, trans Control the export, transit, trans- -shipment shipment proliferation of such weapons and re- and re -export and the provision of funds export and the provision of funds and their means of delivery to and services and services related to such export and non- -State actors, in particular for State actors, in particular for non trans-shipment that would contribute to terrorist purposes, as well any terrorist purposes proliferation; attempts to engage in such activities, assist or finance them � Penalize violations Penalize violations. Resolution 1540 (2004): A Response to Threats to Peace and Security ity Resolution 1540 (2004): A Response to Threats to Peace and Secur
• Means of delivery: Means of delivery: missiles, rockets and other unmanned • systems capable of delivering nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, that are specially designed for such use • Non Non- -State actor: State actor: individual or entity, not acting under the lawful • authority of any State in conducting activities which come within the scope of this resolution • Related materials: Related materials: materials, equipment and technology • covered by relevant multilateral treaties and arrangements, or included ncluded covered by relevant multilateral treaties and arrangements, or i on national control lists, which could be used for the design, on national control lists development, production or use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery Definitions for the purpose of resolution 1540 (2004) Definitions for the purpose of resolution 1540 (2004)
“[Security Council] expresses its intention to monitor closely the implementation of this resolution and, at the appropriate level, to take further decisions which may be required to this end ”- Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) The 1540 Committee established � pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) is a subsidiary body of the Security Council The current Group of Experts Group of Experts � was established per resolutions 1540 Committee Chair (ROK) 1977 (2011) and 2055 (2012) “ “to to 1540 Committee Member assist the Committee in carrying assist the Committee in carrying 1540 Group of Experts Member out its mandate…” out its mandate …”
NATIONAL DISCRETION: Resolution 1540 (2004) identifies the NATIONAL DISCRETION: obligations, States decide how to implement these obligations COOPERATIVE APPROACH: The 1540 Committee is NOT a sanctions COOPERATIVE APPROACH: committee. It facilitates implementation through cooperation, dialogue, and as a clearinghouse for assistance ASSISTANCE: The Security Council recognizes that some States may ASSISTANCE: require assistance in implementing resolution 1540 (2004), and invites those in a position to do so to offer assistance. The 1540 Committee itself does not provide assistance but it has a match making role to facilitate assistance by others for implementation of the resolution
UN Security Council UN Security Council UN UN Department Department of Political of Political 1540 Committee 1540 Committee Affairs Affairs Cooperation with international Monitoring & Transparency & organizations, including the Security Assistance national implementation Council committees established pursuant media outreach to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1373 (2001) UN Office for UN Office for Disarmament Disarmament Affairs Affairs Group of Experts Group of Experts Regional and sub-regional seminars and workshops The 1540 Architecture The 1540 Architecture
Reporting to the Reporting to the Assistance and Assistance and Transparency and Transparency and Monitoring national Monitoring national Security Council Security Council cooperation outreach implementation cooperation outreach implementation The Group of Experts supports the process The Group of Experts supports the process • States States’ ’ national national • reports and reports and updates updates • States States’ ’ national national • points of contact points of contact • States States’ ’ voluntary voluntary • national action national action plans plans • • Committee’ Committee ’s annual s annual • Visits to States Visits to States • Program of Work Program of Work at their invitation at their invitation • Annual review on the • Annual review on the • • Committee members Committee members implementation of implementation of • Country • Country- -specific specific and experts’ ’ and experts resolution 1540 (2004) resolution 1540 (2004) activities and activities and participation in participation in • • Matchmaking of Matchmaking of • • Biannual briefing on Biannual briefing on outreach events outreach events requests and offers of requests and offers of cooperation between the cooperation between the dialogue dialogue • 1540 Committee • 1540 Committee assistance assistance SC committees 1267, SC committees 1267, website website • Cooperation with SC Cooperation with SC • 1373, and 1540 1373, and 1540 • Committee Committee’ ’s s • • 1540 Compass journal committees 1267 & 1373 • 1540 Compass journal committees 1267 & 1373 1540 matrix 1540 matrix and international/ and international/ regional organizations regional organizations The 1540 Process The 1540 Process
• States are called upon to submit a first report to the 1540 Committee on steps they have taken or intend to take to implement resolution 1540 (2004) • Armenia reported to the States that have already submitted such Armenia reported to the 1540 Committee in report are encouraged to provide 1540 Committee in 2004, 2005, and 2007. additional information when appropriate or 2004, 2005, and 2007. upon the request of the Committee Armenia has yet to Armenia has yet to submit information submit information regarding national point regarding national point States States of contact Non Non- - of contact with two with two reporting reporting States: 22 States: 22 or more or more Reporting Reporting reports: reports: States:171 States:171 110 110 States States with one with one report: 61 report: 61 Status of reporting to the 1540 Committee (data as of 22 September 2013) er 2013) Status of reporting to the 1540 Committee (data as of 22 Septemb
• A “1540 Matrix” is prepared by the 1540 Committee for each State • A matrix has 389 “fields” covering activities related to the operative paragraphs (OP) of the resolution • When completed, the matrix links the obligations of resolution 1540 (2004) with national implementation measures The 1540 Matrix The 1540 Matrix
http://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/national-implementation/1540-matrix/committee-approved-matrices.shtml Committee- Committee -approved matrices are posted online (all matrices are currently approved matrices are posted online (all matrices are currently being updated) being updated)
• “[Security Council] encourages all States to prepare on a voluntary basis national implementation action plans, with the assistance of the 1540 Committee as appropriate, mapping out their priorities and plans for implementing the key provisions of resolution 1540 (2004), and to submit those plans to the 1540 Committee ” – Security Council Resolution 1977 (2011) • National Implementation Action Plans submitted to the 1540 Committee by: United States (2007); Argentina (2009); Canada (2010); France (2011); Serbia (2012); Belarus (2012); and Kyrgyzstan (2013) http://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/national-implementation/national-action-plans.shtml National Implementation Action Plans National Implementation Action Plans
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