Security Council resolution 2325 (2016) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons]
Symbol: S/RES/2325 (2016)
Date: 2016-12-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [23] NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
S/ X Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Subjects: UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004) concerning Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION|ARMS LIMITATION|NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2325 (2016)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                15 December 2016




               Resolution 2325 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7837th meeting, on
               15 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its resolutions 1540 (2004) of 28 April 2004, 1673 (2006) of
               27 April 2006, 1810 (2008) of 25 April 2008, 1977 (2011) of 20 April 2011, and
               2055 (2012) of 29 June 2012,
                    Reaffirming that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons,
               as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to international peace and
               security,
                     Reaffirming its decision that none of the obligations in resolution 1540 (2004)
               shall be interpreted so as to conflict with or alter the rights and obligations of State
               Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chemical
               Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention or alter the
               responsibilities of the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Organization for
               the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
                    Remaining gravely concerned by the threat of terrorism and the risk that
               non-State actors may acquire, develop, traffic in or use nuclear, chemical, and
               biological weapons and their means of delivery, including by using the rapid
               advances in science, technology and international commerce to that end,
                    Reaffirming that prevention of proliferation of nuclear, chemical and
               biological weapons should not hamper international cooperation in materials,
               equipment and technology for peaceful purposes while goals of peaceful utilization
               should not be misused for proliferation purposes,
                    Recalling the decisions in resolution 2118 (2013) and resolution 2298 (2016)
               that member States shall inform immediately the Security Council of any violation
               of resolution 1540 (2004), and also recalling the invitation in resolution 2319
               (2016) for the Joint Investigative Mechanism of the United Nations and the
               Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, to brief, as appropriate, the
               Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), hereafter the 1540
               Committee, on relevant results of its work,




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                    Endorsing the 2016 Comprehensive Review of the status of the
               implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), and noting the findings and
               recommendations in its final report,
                    Noting that not all States have presented to the 1540 Committee their national
               reports on implementation of resolution 1540 (2004),
                    Stressing the need to strengthen national measures of export control of
               materials related to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of
               delivery, consistent with resolution 1540 (2004),
                     Further noting that the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) by all
               States, including the adoption of national laws and measures to ensure
               implementation of these laws, is a long-term task that will require continuous efforts
               at national, regional and international levels,
                    Recognizing the need to enhance coordination of efforts at national, regional,
               subregional and international levels, as appropriate, in order to strengthen a global
               response to the serious challenge and threat to international peace and security
               posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of
               delivery,
                     Stressing the importance of dialogue between the 1540 Committee and
               Member States, including visits to States at their invitation, and also recognizing
               that such a dialogue has contributed to facilitating implementation of resolution
               1540 (2004), inter alia by raising awareness about the importance of presentin g
               national reports and the utility of voluntary national implementation action plans
               and has helped to identify assistance needs of States,
                     Recognizing that many States continue to require assistance in implementing
               resolution 1540 (2004), and emphasizing the importance of providing States, in
               response to their requests, with effective assistance that meets their needs,
                    Stressing the need to reinforce the role of the 1540 Committee in providing
               and facilitating effective assistance, including, inter alia, in the field of State
               capacity-building, and collaboration among States, between the 1540 Committee
               and States, and between the 1540 Committee and relevant international, regional
               and subregional organizations in assisting States to implement resolution 1540
               (2004),
                     Acknowledging the importance of voluntary contributions made in the field of
               assistance by Member States and international, regional and subregional
               organizations, including through the United Nations Trust Fund for Global and
               Regional Disarmament Activities,
                     Endorsing the valuable interaction of the Committee with relevant
               international, regional, and subregional organizations, and emphasizing the need for
               coordination, as appropriate, between the Committee and those organizations,
                    Acknowledging the enhanced ongoing cooperation among the 1540
               Committee, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions
               1267 (1999), 1989 (2001) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and
               associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, and the Security Council




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           Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), concerning counterterrorism,
                 Acknowledging that transparency and outreach make an important contribution
           to enhancing confidence, fostering cooperation and raising the awareness among
           States, including, as appropriate, in their interaction with relevant international,
           regional and subregional organizations, and also acknowledging the positive role
           performed by civil society, inter alia industry and academia, could play in the
           effective implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), including by raising awareness,
           and that parliamentarians have a key role in enacting the necessary legislation to
           implement the obligations of the resolution,
                 Endorsing the work already carried out by the 1540 Committee, in accordance
           with its Programmes of Work, and reaffirming its continued support,
                 Bearing in mind the need to continue the consideration of the 1540
           Committee’s ability, consistent with its mandate, to review and facilitate advancing
           the implementation of the resolution,
                Determined to facilitate the full and effective implementation of resolution
           1540 (2004),
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.    Reiterates its decisions in and the requirements of resolution 1540
           (2004), and re-emphasizes the importance for all States to implement fully and
           effectively that resolution;
                2.    Decides that the 1540 Committee will continue to submit to the Security
           Council its Programme of Work, before the end of each January, and will brief the
           Security Council in the first quarter of each year, and welcomes the continuous
           submission of the Annual Review on the Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004),
           prepared with the assistance of the Group of Experts, within December annually;
                 3.     Again calls upon all States that have not yet presented a first report on
           steps they have taken or intend to take to implement resolution 1540 (2004) to
           submit such a report to the 1540 Committee without delay, and requests the
           Committee to make available its expertise to these States, as appropriate, to
           facilitate the submission of such reports;
                4.    Again encourages all States that have submitted such reports to provide,
           when appropriate or upon the request of the 1540 Committee, additional information
           on their implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), including, voluntarily, on their
           laws and regulations and on States’ effective practices;
                5.    Encourages also States to prepare on a voluntary basis national
           implementation action plans, with the assistance of the 1540 Committee as
           appropriate, mapping out their priorities and plans for implementing the key
           provisions of resolution 1540 (2004), and to submit these plans to the Committee;
                6.    Encourages all States that have not yet done so to provide the 1540
           Committee with a Point of Contact for Resolution 1540 (2004), and urges the
           Committee to continue to undertake initiatives to strengthen the capacity of such
           Points of Contact to assist on the implementation of the resolution, upon request of




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               States, including through the continuation on a regional basis of the Committee’s
               Point of Contact Training Programme;
                    7.     Calls upon States to take into account developments on the evolving
               nature of risk of proliferation and rapid advances in science and technology in their
               implementation of resolution 1540 (2004);
                     8.   Requests the 1540 Committee to take note in its work, where relevant, of
               the continually evolving nature of the risks of proliferation, including the use by
               non-State actors of rapid advances in science, technology and international
               commerce for proliferation purposes, in the context of the implementation of
               resolution 1540 (2004);
                     9.   Requests that the 1540 Committee undertake additional consideration,
               consistent with the report of the 2016 Comprehensive Review, o f the efficiency and
               effectiveness of the Special Political Mission that supports the Committee, and
               encourages the Committee to report to the Security Council on the findings of this
               evaluation, within 2017 as appropriate;
                    10. Calls upon all States to intensify their efforts to achieve full
               implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), focusing, when and where appropriate,
               on areas where measures should be taken and strengthened;
                     11. Urges the 1540 Committee to continue to explore and develop an
               approach, with regard to implementation and reporting, that takes into account the
               specificity of States, inter alia, with respect to their ability to manufacture and
               export related materials, with a view to prioritizing efforts and resources where they
               are most needed without affecting the need for comprehensive implementation of
               resolution 1540 (2004);
                    12. Decides that the 1540 Committee shall continue to intensify its efforts to
               promote the full implementation by all States of resolution 1540 (2004), through its
               Programme of Work, which includes the compilation and general examination of
               information on the status of States’ implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and
               addresses all aspects of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of that resolution, particularly noting
               the need for more attention on: enforcement measures; measures r elating to
               biological, chemical and nuclear weapons; proliferation finance measures;
               accounting for and securing related materials; and national export and transhipment
               controls;
                     13. Encourages States, as appropriate, to control access to intangible
               transfers of technology and to information that could be used for weapons of mass
               destruction and their means of delivery;
                     14. Recalls its decision that all States shall take and enforce effective
               measures to establish domestic controls to prevent the proliferation of nuclear,
               chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, including by
               establishing appropriate control over related materials, and calls upon States that
               have not done so to start developing effective national control lists at the ear liest
               opportunity for the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004);
                     15. Recalls its decision that all States, in accordance with their national
               procedures, shall adopt and enforce appropriate effective l aws for the prohibition of
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           Committee hold discussions on optimal approaches on enforcement of the indicated
           paragraph;
                16. Encourages the 1540 Committee to continue to engage actively in
           dialogue with States, including in the context of ongoing updating of the
           implementation data it holds, and through visits to States, at their invitation, by the
           Committee;
                 17. Encourages the 1540 Committee to continue to identify and compile
           effective implementation best practices and, upon request by a State, to share
           appropriate effective best practices for implementing resolution 1540 (2004) with
           that State;
                 18. Encourages States that have requests for assistance to provide the 1540
           Committee, as appropriate, with specific details of the assistance needed, directs the
           Committee, when possible, to provide States, upon their request, with assistance in
           the formulation of such requests, and further directs the Committee to revise its
           assistance template;
                 19. Urges States as well as relevant international, regional and subregional
           organizations to inform the 1540 Committee, as appropriate, of areas in which they
           are able to provide assistance, and calls upon States as well as such organizations, if
           they have not done so previously, to provide the Committee with information on
           their ongoing assistance programmes relevant to resolution 1540 (2004);
                 20. Urges the Committee to continue strengthening its role in facilitating
           technical assistance for implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), in particular by
           engaging actively in matching offers and requests for assistance, inter alia through a
           regional approach, where appropriate, as well as the holding of regional assistance
           conferences, which bring together States that request assistance w ith those offering
           assistance;
                21. Encourages States to contribute funds, on a voluntary basis, to finance
           projects and activities, including through the United Nations Trust Fund for Global
           and Regional Disarmament Activities, to assist States in implementing their
           obligations under resolution 1540 (2004), including for implementing projects in
           response to assistance requests submitted directly by States to the Committee;
                 22. Encourages the Committee to develop, in collaboration with
           international, regional and subregional organizations, assistance projects to support
           States in implementing resolution 1540 (2004) in order to facilitate the prompt and
           direct response to assistance requests;
                23. Encourages       relevant    international, regional     and   subregional
           organizations to enhance cooperation and information-sharing with the 1540
           Committee, on the issues related to the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004);
                 24. Calls upon relevant international, regional and subregional organizations
           that have not yet done so to provide the Committee with a Point of Contact or
           Coordinator for Resolution 1540 (2004);
                25. Encourages also relevant international, regional and subregional
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               legislation and/or guidelines, where appropriate, pertaining to instruments under
               their mandate relevant to the resolution;
                     26. Requests the 1540 Committee to convene regular meetings, inter alia on
               the margins of the relevant sessions of the General Assembly, with relevant
               international, regional and subregional organizations to share information and
               experiences on their efforts to facilitate implementation of resolution 1540 (2004),
               thereby contributing to promoting coordination of such efforts, as app ropriate;
                     27. Reiterates the need to continue to enhance ongoing cooperation among
               the 1540 Committee, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to
               resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2001) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh),
               Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, and the
               Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001),
               concerning counter-terrorism, including through, as appropriate, enhanced
               information sharing, coordination on visits to States, within their respective
               mandates, technical assistance and other issues of relevance to all three committees,
               and again expresses its intention to provide guidance to the committees on areas of
               common interest in order to better coordinate their efforts, and decides the three
               Committees will jointly brief once per year the Security Council on their
               cooperation;
                     28. Requests the 1540 Committee to continue to institute transparency
               measures and activities, inter alia by making the fullest possible use of the
               Committee’s website and other agreed means of communication, and further
               requests the Committee to conduct regular meetings open to all Member States on
               the Committee’s and Group’s activities related to facilitating implementation of
               resolution 1540 (2004);
                     29. Requests the 1540 Committee to continue to organize and participate in
               outreach events on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) at the
               international, regional, subregional, and, as appropriate, national level, including, as
               appropriate, inviting parliamentarians, as well as representatives of civil society,
               including industry and academia and promote the refinement of these outrea ch
               efforts to focus on specific thematic and regional issues related to implementation;
                     30. Encourages the 1540 Committee to continue drawing on relevant
               expertise, including industry, scientific and academic communities, with, as
               appropriate, their States’ consent, which can assist States in their implementation of
               resolution 1540 (2004);
                    31.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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