(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of its subsidiary 1540 Committee, for a period of ten years until 30 November, 2032.
 A UNSC meeting in New York on Novermber 30, 2022 (photo: Xinhua News Agency/VNA) |
The Committee monitors implementation of Council resolution 1540 (2004) that aims to prevent non-State actors from developing, acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, transporting, transferring or using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and their means of delivery.
Resolution 1540 affirms that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and their means of delivery, is a threat to international peace and security.
The Council decided that the 1540 Committee will conduct comprehensive reviews on the implementation of resolution 1540 after five years and prior to the renewal of its mandate, submitting to the Security Council a report on the conclusion of each of those reviews, the first of which should be held before December 2027.