1540 Committee
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)

Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz, Chair of the 1540 Committee, delivering a message by video to the 1540 Points of Contact training course being hosted by China in Xi'an, on 7 August 2017.

Participants in the second 1540 Points of Contact training course for the Asia Pacific region hosted by China in Xi'an from 7 to 11 August 2017.

As President of the Security Council, Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) led the Security Council's open debate on resolution 1540 (2004) on 28 June 2017.

Meeting by the 1540 Group of Experts with representatives of CISTEC (Center for Information on Security Trade Control), New York, 17 November 2017.

Participants in the international Workshop “Promoting the effective implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004) in the context of evolving proliferation risks and challenges” which was hosted by Ukraine in Kyiv from 2 to 3 November 2017.

Participants in the international Workshop “Promoting the effective implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004) in the context of evolving proliferation risks and challenges” which was hosted by Ukraine in Kyiv from 2 to 3 November 2017.

Participants in the first phase of the Colombia-Chile 1540 Peer Review, 4-6 October 2017, Bogota, Colombia.

Participants of the South East Asian Workshop on Global Challenges to Successful Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) and Regional Efforts to Address them, organised by the Government of Thailand and the UNRCPD, 27-28 September 2017, Bangkok.

Participants in the seminar Effective Practices of the Implementation of UNSCR 1540 : Information Exchange and Lessons Learned organisedin RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Croatia from 13-15 September 2017.

Participants in a resolution 1540 national round table in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Participants in 1540 Regional Industry Outreach Conference for the Pacific Alliance States and Brazil held in Mexico City, 8-9 June 2017.

Principal speakers at the OSCE's Forum for Security Cooperation's session debating the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1540 (2004) and 2325 (2016) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors, Vienna, 7 June 2017.

The 1540 Expert participated in the Regional Meeting for National Authorities in Asia organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, UAE on 16-18 May 2017.

Participants in the 1540 National Roundtable in Mongolia to support in the development of a voluntary National Implementation Action Plan, 8 to 10 May 2017, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Security Council adopts resolution 2325 (2016) unanimously on 15 December 2016. Resolution 2325 (2016) builds on resolution 1540 (2004) and will facilitate its full and effective implementation. It was co-sponsored by 78 Member States. UN Photo