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Assistance requested by Member States
excerpts from national reports submitted pursuant to UNSCR 1540 (2004)

Albania

Pursuant to operative paragraph 7 of UNSCR 1540 Albania is interested to receive assistance as regards:

Angola

Due to the need to improve and make the measures more adequate and efficient towards the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540, the Government of Angola has been carrying out a study in order to identify sectors requiring technical assistance.

Recognizing that international cooperation provides the foundation upon which countries can strengthen their capacities to implement the already-mentioned Conventions, as soon as it is required, the Republic of Angola will consider the appropriate way (in) (to) deal with the need of technical assistance as referred to

Armenia

The Republic of Armenia appreciates the fact that some states are ready to provide assistance in implementing the provisions of this resolution and is planning to take full use of it.

Bahamas

The Government of The Bahamas requires technical assistance in the training of police, defence force, customs, immigration, and airport authority security officers in detecting and investigating offences, which would be related to the proliferation and trafficking in weapons of mass destruction; and maintaining effective measures to account for, secure and maintain appropriate effective physical protection measures for nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, their means of delivery and related materials.

Financial assistance is required to set up these systems.

Technical assistance is also required by the Attorney General’s Office in the drafting and introduction of national implementing legislation to develop an effective legislative and regulatory infrastructure to deal with the proliferation and trafficking in Weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials.

Belize

To date, Belize has not yet enacted legislation to give effect to the remaining multilateral treaties relating to disarmament and non-proliferation. The matter of capacity is a recurrent issue.

Benin

As Benin has no specific legal or statutory framework to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, it will request assistance from countries having such expertise.

However, where action to combat terrorism is concerned, the Benin authorities have asked for technical assistance to establish a system for surveillance of the territory, including border control.

Although some progress has been made as a result of assistance from the International Civil Aviation Organization in the area of airport safety, Benin is in need of technical assistance in the following areas:

Establishing standards for collection and dissemination of information and warnings about passengers.

Establishing minimum standards concerning the issuance of identification documents and travel documents; setting minimum standards and recommendations concerning the use of biometry in the establishment of procedures and the production of documents.

Establishment of minimum standards in relation to equipment used to verify the authenticity of documents at places of entry in or exit from a State.

Bolivia

Bolivia is considering the contents of this provision.

Cambodia

Because Cambodia is facing shortages, it hopes Security Council and member states will give assistance to Cambodia.

The following are proposals, which our commission submit to HE Chairman of Security Council, HE Director General of OPCW and member states to assist Cambodia:

Colombia

Lastly, it should be mentioned that despite these notable efforts to comply with Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), Colombia requires international assistance in improving skills transfer and training, and also needs physical equipment enabling it to respond appropriately to the challenge of detecting, monitoring and prosecuting non-State actors who possess radioactive materials or weapons of mass destruction.

Guatemala

Although Guatemala is a signatory to multilateral conventions and treaties in that area, it does not have the necessary human resources trained to detect such material, nor the equipment and technology to implement proper controls. International cooperation is therefore required to improve detection systems and train personnel of the various institutions responsible for compliance with the agreements and conventions ratified by Guatemala.

Jamaica

The Government of Jamaica is assessing its technical assistance needs for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) and will advise the Security Council Committee in due course.

Lebanon

Lebanon states its willingness to develop its existing legislative system and draft new laws and regulations to permit the control of the export, transit and crossborder transport of weapons of mass destruction of any kind and related items and the prevention of trafficking in them. Lebanon welcomes assistance in implementing the provisions of the resolution, as provided in its paragraph 7.

Lithuania

The legal and administrative framework as currently in force in Lithuania ensures effective control of the export and transit of dual-use and military items. However, in order to prevent unlawful transportation of weapons of mass destruction and non-proliferation goods across the borders of the Republic of Lithuania and to ensure prompt and effective radiation checks of persons, vehicles and transported goods, border control points must be equipped with individual civil safety devices, chemical investigation equipment, additional radiation meters, radioactive materials detectors, units identifying radioactive materials, search equipment for radioactive materials, and install in-built detection systems of nuclear and radioactive materials.

Marshall Islands

Like other small developing States, RMI requires assistance with the further implementation of resolution 1540, as well as the key multilateral non-proliferation treaties. Specifically, RMI requires assistance with completing a review of its current national legislation in order to determine what further steps must be taken to ensure the full implementation of the provisions of resolution 1540 and the relevant treaties. RMI is also in need of particular assistance with the implementation of trans-shipment controls.

Morocco

Taking its inspiration from and adhering fully to the terms of paragraph 7 of resolution 1540 (2004), in which the Council "recognizes that some States may require assistance in implementing the provisions of this resolution", Morocco considers that only active international cooperation, based on the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility and geared toward the mobilization of resources and the exchange of information and experience, can permit effective, universal application of the provisions of the resolution.

Philippines

To cite specific areas where the Philippines needs assistance in the implementation of the provisions of UNSCR 1540 are:

• Training for the Philippine’s first responders.
  
  Since the Philippines is in the process of formalizing the chemical, biological and nuclear emergency and consequence management response organization, as part of our three-tiered defense plan against terrorism, to better prepare our emergency response teams, we would like to seek assistance through UNSCR 1540 on possible trainings that our first responders could avail themselves of.
  
  Some of the trainings could be in the following areas:
  
  
  • National protection training course
  • Chief Instructor Training programme (CITPRO)
  • Live agent training
  • Medical Defense against Chemical Weapons
  • SEF-TRAD international course
  • Civil Protection course
  • International protection course
    
    
• Border control – through the provision of training and appropriate instruments for the detection of radioactive and nuclear materials. This would also be important in export control.
• Physical protection of the Research Reactor, PRR-1
• Enhancement and upgrade of container and cargo security in several seaports.
• Drafting of appropriate laws governing border monitoring.

Serbia and Montenegro

Effective international expert and technical assistance, as well as a possibility to exchange legislative, legal and administrative experience in the field of non-proliferation would be most welcome and would make it possible for Serbia and Montenegro to pursue the above-mentioned goals more effectively.

Syrian Arab Republic

The competent authorities in the Syrian Arab Republic are now considering the possibility of availing themselves of the provisions of paragraph 7 of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).

Thailand

Thailand welcomes international support and assistance to help develop more effective national export, transit and transshipments controls over WMD, their means of delivery and related dual use items.

Thailand seeks advice from experts on identification of WMD-related materials and dual use items.

Thailand needs training courses and workshop to exchange views and experience on how to effectively detect, deter, prevent and combat the transport of illicit WMD and related materials as well as trafficking and brokering which is consistent with international law.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan understands the seriousness and importance of the Security Council resolution and, in order for it to implement the provisions of the resolution, there is an acute need for highly qualified specialists. It therefore wishes to take this opportunity to train its national personnel in accordance with international standards (customs agencies, border troops, national guard, and monitoring and control bodies).