UNSCR 1540 Workshop

Workshop on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for African States 

21-22 November 2012, Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa 

Hosted by the Government of South Africa in collaboration with the African Union (AU), 

supported by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and 

with the facilitation of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) 

NEW: Chair’s Summary Report on the Workshop on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for African States

Presentations 

Day 1

OPENING ADDRESS:
Mr El-Ghassim Wane, Director Peace and Security, African Union Commission

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
Ambassador Baso Sangqu, 1540 Committee Chair

SESSION 1: 

National Reporting and Implementation:

• Mr Nicolas Kasprzyk, 1540 Committee Expert
• Ms Dana Perkins, 1540 Committee Expert 

The Role of UNODA in Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

• Ms Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack, Chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch, UNODA 

SESSION 2: Opportunities for Assistance

The Role of Relevant International Organisations:

• Dr Maurizio Barbeschi, World Health Organisation (WHO) 
• Ms Ann-Margret Eriksson Eklund, Senior Nuclear Security Officer, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
• Ms Lisa Tabassi, Chief, Legal Services Section, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) 
• Ms Valeria Santori, Senior Policy Officer, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) 

SESSION 3: Opportunities for Assistance

The Role of Relevant International Organisations

• Ms Kellen Njeru, World Customs Organisation (WCO) 
• Ms Maria Lorenzo Sobrado, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 

Day 2

SESSION 4: The Nexus between 1540 and Africa’s Developmental Objectives

Advancing Socio-Economic Developmental objectives while Building National Capacities for 1540 Implementation and Reporting

• Mr Johan Bergenas, Deputy Director and Analyst, Managing Across Boundaries, Stimson Center

South African Experience on the Implementation of Control Lists in the Context of UNSC Resolution 1540

• Mr Daan van Beek, Secretariat of the South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 

The Role of Relevant International Organisations

• Mr Richard Lennane, Head: ISU, Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention - Implementation Support Unit (BTWC - ISU) 

 SESSION 5: National Experiences: Legislation, Reporting and Implementation Approaches

Country Presentations:

• Egypt
• Kenya
• Algeria
• Ghana
• Congo
• DRC
• Tunisia
• Uganda 

 SESSION 6: Developing Regional Co-ordination: Structures and Processes

The Role of the African Union Commission

• Mr El Ghassim Wane, Director: Peace and Security, African Union Commission

The Potential Role of Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

• Mr Abebe Muluneh Beyene, Head: IGAD Security Sector Programme Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

• Mr Baboloki Koloi, Analyst, Southern African Development Community (SADC) 

Closing Remarks: Ambassador Pieter Vermeulen, Chief Director: United Nations (Political), DIRCO, South Africa