7319th meeting on Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

International Efforts Crucial to Keeping Weapons of Mass Destruction from Falling into Non-State Actors’ Hands, 1540 Committee Chair Tells Security Council
7319th Meeting (PM)

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:11:17
• Production Date: 24 November 2014
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
• MAMS Id: 1252103
• Parent Id: 1250378

Description

International efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of non-State actors must be continually strengthened through stepped up engagement by Member States, the outgoing head of the Security Council’s subsidiary body on the issued, known as the 1540 Committee, said this afternoon.
“The value of direct interaction with States has once again been demonstrated,” Ambassador Oh Joon of the Republic of Korea, told the Council in the semi-annual briefing on implementation of Council resolution 1540 (2004), which aims to keep access to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons away from terrorists and other non-State groups.
Following Mr. Oh’s briefing, Council members reaffirmed support for the objectives of the resolution and the work of the Committee with some saying it was more relevant than ever. Some countries, while affirming their commitment to implementing resolution 1540 (2004), also stressed the need to concurrently rid the world of all arsenals of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons.
Also speaking today were the representatives of the United States, France, China, Jordan, Chile, Luxembourg, Chad, Rwanda, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Russian Federation and Australia.
The meeting began at 3:05 p.m. and ended at 4:17 p.m.