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

Regional Conference on Advancing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Implementing Legislation in Africa, organized by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 28-29 April 2025, Windhoek, Namibia.

Workshop for Validation of the National Action Plan and Update Report on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Nigeria, organized by the Government of Nigeria with the support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), 7-8 April 2025, Abuja, Nigeria.

Regional Workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention in the Pacific, organized by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (BWC-ISU), with support from Australia, the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 11-13 March 2025, Sydney, Australia.

Group photo of the ‘India-UNODA Capacity Building Program on Implementation of UNSCR 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific States’ (25-27 February 2025; Palasamudram, Andhra Pradesh, India). The program was delivered by the Government of India with the support of UNODA and co-financed by the Government of India and UNODA (through a financial contribution by the Government of Japan).

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2663 (2022) extending the mandate of the 1540 Committee and its Group of Experts for a period of 10 years until 30 November 2032.