The two-day UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum was held from 11 to 12 April 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, with the aim of providing an opportunity for academia and civil society to contribute to the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (hereafter, 1540 Committee) in conducting the 2016 comprehensive review of the status of implementation of resolution 1540. Internationally-renowned experts and scholars from academia and civil society around the world, with expertise and experience in the fields relevant to the resolution, were invited to assess the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation threat presented by non-state actors in light of changing circumstance since 2010, to discuss academia's role in national, regional, and international efforts to implement resolution 1540, and to provide feedback to the 1540 Committee and its Group of Experts on transparency and outreach efforts.

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Hosted by the United Nations University in cooperation with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs 11-12 April 2016, UN Headquarters, New York

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