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The Security Council decided to extend until 30 November 2022 the mandate of the 1540 Committee with the continued assistance of its group of experts and decided inter alia that the 1540 Committee shall continue to conduct and complete the comprehensive review on the status of implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).</p> </div> </li--> <!--li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/1540-Chair-Africa1540PoC-2024-24.jpg" alt="Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca (center), Chair of the 1540 Committee, made opening and closing remarks at the Training Course for National Points of Contact on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, 5-7 November 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training course is co-hosted by the Republic of Mozambique and the 1540 Committee with the support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). </p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/1540PoCTrainingAfrica-2024-23.JPG" alt="Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Group photo of the Training Course for National Points of Contact on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, 5-7 November 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training course is co-hosted by the Republic of Mozambique and the 1540 Committee with the support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). </p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/UNODA-Disarm-Fellowship-2024.jpg" alt="2024 United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca (center), Chair of the 1540 Committee, with participants of the 2024 United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States on 16 October 2024. </p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/1540-OpenBriefing-OAS-sideevent-2024.jpg" alt="Open Briefing for Member States and International, Reggional and Subregional Organizations"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca (center), Chair of the 1540 Committee, made opening remarks at the side event entitled “Strengthening UNSCR 1540 Implementation: The Role of the Organization of American States”, organized by OAS/CICTE on the margins of the 1540 Committee Open Briefing, UNHQ, New York, 10 October 2024.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><a href="https://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/about-1540-committee/committee-activities/1540openbriefings.shtml"><img src="images/slideshow_images/Open-Briefing-1540.jpeg" alt="Open Briefing for Member States and International, Reggional and Subregional Organizations"></a></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca (center), Chair of the 1540 Committee, made opening remarks at the Security Council 1540 Committee Open Briefing for Member States and International, Regional and Subregional Organizations, UNHQ, New York, 9-10 October 2024.</p> </div> </li--> <!-- <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/closing-remarks-at-the-Regional-Export-Control-Workshop-for-Latin-American-Countries.jpg" alt="Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca making closing remarks at the Regional Export Control Workshop for Latin American Countries"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca (center), Chair of the 1540 Committee, made closing remarks at the Regional Export Control Workshop for Latin American Countries to support the effective implementation of export controls related to UNSC Resolution 1540 (2004). The workshop was organized by the Federal Office of Economic Affairs and Export Control of the Federal Republic of Germany (BAFA) and the Government of Colombia, 14-15 August 2024, Bogota, Colombia.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/Group-photo-of-the-Regional-Export-Control-Workshop-for-Latin-American-Countries-2.jpg" alt="Group photo of the Regional Export Control Workshop for Latin American Countries"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Group photo of the Regional Export Control Workshop for Latin American Countries to support the effective implementation of export controls related to UNSC Resolution 1540 (2004). The workshop was organized by the Federal Office of Economic Affairs and Export Control of the Federal Republic of Germany (BAFA) and the Government of Colombia, 14-15 August 2024, Bogota, Colombia.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/Indonesia-1540-WS-2024-14.png" alt="Bali, Indonesia"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca, Chair of the 1540 Committee, delivered a video message at Workshop on Promoting National Awareness of UNSCR 1540 (2004) in the Republic of Indonesia, which took place in Bali, Indonesia, 11-12 July 2024. The Workshop was held by the Government of Indonesia in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/1540-Chair-Remarks-PoC-Training-China-2024.jpg" alt="Beijing, China"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca, Chair of the 1540 Committee, made opening and closing remarks at the Training Course for UNSCR 1540 Points of Contact in the Asia-Pacific Region, 25-28 June 2024, Beijing, China. This training course is co-hosted by the Government of China and the Security Council 1540 Committee, supported by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and co-funded by the Government of China and the European Union.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/1540-PoC-Training-China-2024.jpg" alt="Beijing, China"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Group photo of the Training Course for UNSCR 1540 Points of Contact in the Asia-Pacific Region, 25-28 June 2024, Beijing, China. This training course is co-hosted by the Government of China and the Security Council 1540 Committee, supported by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and co-funded by the Government of China and the European Union.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/Ecuador-1540-WS-2024-11.png" alt="Quito, Ecuador"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca , Chair of the 1540 Committee, made opening remarks at Workshop on Strengthening the Implementation of the UNSCR 1540 (2004) in Ecuador. The Workshop is hosted by the Government of Ecuador, organized by the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (CICTE/OAS) with the collaboration of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), 12-13 June 2024, Quito, Ecuador.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/Ecuador-1540-WS-2024-12.png" alt="Quito, Ecuador"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Workshop on Strengthening the Implementation of the UNSCR 1540 (2004) in Ecuador, hosted by the Government of Ecuador, organized by the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (CICTE/OAS) with the collaboration of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), 12-13 June 2024, Quito, Ecuador.</p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/CostaRica-1540-WS-13.png" alt="San José, Costa Rica"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Ambassador José Javier De La Gasca, Chair of the 1540 Committee, delivered a video message at Workshop on “Implementing UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004): Developing Export Controls”, which took place in San José, Costa Rica, 17-18 June 2024.</p> </div> </li>--> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/India-UNODA-1540-ExpCtro-STC-2025-1.jpg" alt="‘India"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">Group photo of the ‘India-UNODA Capacity Building Program on Implementation of UNSCR 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific States’ (25-27 February 2025; Palasamudram, Andhra Pradesh, India). The program was delivered by the Government of India with the support of UNODA and co-financed by the Government of India and UNODA (through a financial contribution by the Government of Japan). </p> </div> </li> <li><center><img src="images/slideshow_images/SC_adoption_Res_2663.jpg" alt="Adoption of Res 2663"></center> <div class="key-message-wrapper"> <p align="center">The Security Council unanimously adopts <a href="https://undocs.org/S/RES/2663%20(2022)" style="color: yellow;" >resolution 2663 (2022)</a> extending the mandate of the 1540 Committee and its Group of Experts for a period of 10 years until 30 November 2032.</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <!-- end div promo-col--> <!-- chair image temporarily removed <div id="chair-image" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-2 un-no-padding un-sm-padding"> <img class="img-responsive auto-margin" src="images/Montalvo_Sosa.jpg" alt="1540 Committee Chair, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Ecuador 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