ISS Today: Making progress: implementing UNSCR 1540 in Africa

Ten years ago, on 28 April 2004, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted resolution 1540, requiring governments to prevent armed, non-state actors from acquiring, proliferating and using nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Commenting on the anniversary of the resolution, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to states and other key actors to ‘intensify their efforts to stop the proliferation of these devastating weapons.’ Ban also said that the use of poison gas in Syria was ‘an alarming reminder of the continuing threat of weapons of mass destruction.’

Towards a global ban on nuclear weapons – The Role of African States

From 5-6 June 2012, the International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI) in collaboration with the Institute for Security Studies hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Towards a global ban on nuclear weapons – The Role of African States”, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.




For more information about the event, download the documents below:

• Chairpersons summary of the proceedings
• ILPI discussion paper on Towards a Global ban on nuclear weapons – The role of African states
• ILPI background paper by Helle Winge Laursen on An IntroductIon to the Issue of Nuclear Weapons in Africa