United Nations Security Council Resolution 1673

UN Security Council Resolution 1673
Chemical bomb
Date	27 April 2006
Meeting no.	5,429
Code	S/RES/1673 (Document)
Subject	Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Rep. of the Congo  Denmark  Ghana  Greece  Japan  Peru  Qatar  Slovakia  Tanzania

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1673, adopted unanimously on April 27, 2006, after considering a report from the Committee of the Security Council established in Resolution 1540 (2004) concerning non-proliferation, the Council extended the mandate of the Committee monitoring the resolution's implementation concerning weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery until April 27, 2008.^[1]

Resolution

Observations

Resolution 1673 began by reaffirming that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as well as their means of delivery constituted a threat to international peace and security. It endorsed the work of the Security Council Committee, and noted that not all states had provided a report to the Committee regarding their efforts to implement Resolution 1540. In this context, it regarded the implementation of Resolution 1540 as a long-term task involving efforts at national, regional and international levels.

At the same time, the resolution noted obligations in that resolution were in conflict with those contained in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), Chemical Weapons Convention or Biological Weapons Convention, or alter the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.^[2]

Acts

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council called on all countries to fully implement Resolution 1540, and for states that had not yet submitted reports to the Committee to do so immediately. Those nations that had already reported were encouraged to provide additional information on measures taken to implement Resolution 1540.

The mandate of the Committee was extended for two years and it was encouraged to intensify efforts to promote the implementation of Resolution 1540, with Council members further urging co-operation between the Committee and states and international organisations.^[2] Finally, it was to report to the Council by the end of its mandate on April 27, 2008 on progress with regards to the implementation of Resolution 1540.^[3]

See also

• Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005 – 2006)
• Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
• Terrorism

References

1. "Security Council extends for 2 years, mandate of committee monitoring implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004) on mass destruction weapons". United Nations. April 27, 2006.
2. Mærli, Morten Bremer; Lodgaard, Sverre (2007). Nuclear proliferation and international security. Routledge. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-415-42047-1.
3. Cortright, David; Lopez, George A. (2007). Uniting against terror: cooperative nonmilitary responses to the global terrorist threat. MIT Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-262-53295-2.

External links

• Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org