SLIDE 1 Capacity-building and cooperation The clearinghouse function of the 1540 Committee
Ana Maria Cerini, Nicolas Kasprzyk 1540 Committee experts E-mail: cerini@un.org / kasprzyk@un.org Fax: +1 917 367 9358
Makati City, the Philippines, 29 June 2011
BWC Conference Week for East Asia and the Pacific
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Cooperation Capacity-building and partnerships Facilitation of match-making and
technical assistance
Outline Outline
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Cooperation
“[The Security Council affirms] that prevention of proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons should not hamper international cooperation in materials, equipment and technology for peaceful purposes while goals of peaceful utilization should not be used as a cover for proliferation” resolution 1540 (2004), PP 7
SLIDE 4 Cooperation
“[The Security Council recognizes] the need to enhance coordination of efforts on national, subregional, regional and international levels in
- rder to strengthen a global response to this serious challenge and
threat to international security” resolution 1540 (2004), PP 10 “[The Security Council notes that] international cooperation between States, in accordance with international law, is required to counter illicit trafficking by non-State actors in nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, their means of delivery, and related materials” resolution 1977 (2011), PP 8
SLIDE 5 Cooperation
“[The Security Council calls upon States] to promote the universal adoption and full implementation, and, when necessary, strengthening
- f multilateral treaties to which they are parties, whose aim is to
prevent the proliferation of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons” resolution 1540 (2004), OP 8 (a) “[The Security Council calls upon States] to renew and fulfill their commitment to multilateral cooperation, in particular within the framework of the IAEA, the OPCW and the BTWC” resolution 1540 (2004), OP 8 (c)
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“[The Security Council urges] the 1540 Committee to continue to engage with States and relevant international, regional and subregional
- rganizations to promote the sharing of experience, lessons learned and
effective practices, in the areas covered by resolution 1540” resolution 1977 (2011), OP 10 “On cooperation, the Committee continues to engage with international, regional and subregional organizations such as the IAEA, the OPCW, the BWC-ISU, FATF and others, including from the civil society”
remarks by Amb. Baso Sagku (South Africa), 1540 Committee Chairman, at event hosted by Japan, Poland and Turkey on “Promoting the Global Instruments of Non-Proliferation and Disarmament”, New York, 31 May 2011
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Capacity-building and partnerships
“[The Security Council] recognizes that some States may require assistance in implementing the provisions of this resolution within their territories and invites States in a position to do so to offer assistance as appropriate in response to specific requests ” resolution 1540 (2004), OP 7 “The Security Council stresses] the need of enhanced assistance and collaboration among States, between the 1540 Committee and States, and between the 1540 Committee, and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations in assisting States to implement resolution 1540 (2004)” resolution 1977 (2011), PP 19
SLIDE 8 Capacity-building and partnerships
“Facilitating assistance is a key element for enhancing the full
implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). In this regard, the importance of responding to assistance requests from States was recognized”
Final document of the Comprehensive Review of the status of implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), January 2010
“The Comprehensive Review identified that assistance requests
made through regional organizations, or jointly by States that are members of customs unions or free trade zones, can have added value”
Final document of the Comprehensive Review of the status of implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), January 2010
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Facilitation of match-making and technical assistance
“[The Security Council urges] the 1540 Committee to continue strengthening the Committee’s role in facilitating technical assistance for implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), in particular by engaging actively, with the support of the group of experts, in matching offers and requests for assistance, through such means as visits to States, at the invitation of the State concerned, assistance templates, action plans or other information submitted to the 1540 Committee” resolution 1977 (2011), OP 14
SLIDE 10 Facilitation of match-making and technical assistance
In October 2010, the 1540 Committee adopted revised procedures to rationalize, improve and accelerate responses to assistance requests and facilitate match-making. Assistance requests received by the Committee are distributed to potential assistance providers within one week after it was received by the Committee. The 1540 Committee experts conduct informal match-making on advice of the requesting State. Possible tools for States considering requesting assistance:
Visit (of the 1540 Committee / experts) Use of assistance templates Action plans or other information submitted to the 1540 Committee
1540 Committee assistance webpage: www.un.org/sc/1540/assistance.shtml
SLIDE 11 Facilitation of match-making and technical assistance
Complementarity of the clearinghouse function of the 1540 Committee
with other assistance and capacity-building mechanisms
States have at their disposal several channels to convey assistance
requests
States might choose one channel to convey a request instead of
another in light of the nature of assistance needed, or for any other consideration
Continuous dialogue between assistance providers
SLIDE 12 To reach the Chairman of the 1540 Committee:
Secretariat of the 1540 Committee Attention: S.E. Baso Sangqu, Chairman, 1540 Committee Secretariat Building, Room S-3055-I United Nations, New York, NY 10017 Fax: +1 212 963-1300; Email: sc-1540-Committee@un.org
To reach the 1540 Committee Group of experts:
UN Innovation Bdg, 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue United Nations, New York, NY 10017 Fax: +1 917 367 9358; Email: 1540experts@un.org
1540 Committee website: http://www.un.org/sc/1540
Thank you for your attention
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