United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 Assistance Support Initiative Phase III

This project supports the development of an online open-source searchable database of over 1500 chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) non-proliferation assistance programs and projects. Project activities include: (1) delivering virtual and in-person workshops with beneficiary and donor states to identify assistance “success stories ” which will serve to demonstrate effective ways of drafting assistance requests; and (2) identifying crosswalks and integration of the Sustainable Development Goals with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 non-proliferation obligations.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved quality of assistance requests received by the 1540 Committee G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and other organizations to better implement UNSCR 1540 and related international non-proliferation obligations; (2) increased success of assistance partnerships between assistance-seeking states and assistance-providing states; and (3) strengthened communication between assistance-seeking states and assistance-providing states.