UN Security Council Resolution 1540: Identity, Extension, and Implementation

This policy memo is based on a series of discussions by a group of UN and government officials—as well as representatives of regional, subregional, and nongovernmental organizations—at the Stanley Center’s 42nd annual UN Issues Conference, “UN Security Council Resolution 1540: Identity, Extension, and Implementation,” held in Tarrytown, New York, February 25–27, 2011. Participants reflected on the evolution of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 since its adoption in April 2004, as well as broader issues related to implementation and prospects for renewal of the resolution in April of 2011.