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Security Council Distr.: General 8 November 2007
United Nations S/AC.44/2004/(02)/138 Security Council Distr.: General 8 November 2007 Original: English Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) Note verbale dated 30 April 2007* from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations addressed to the Chairman of the Committee The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mauritius to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and has the honour to submit herewith the actions taken by the Government of Mauritius with a view to implementing Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex). * Received by the Secretariat on 2 November 2007. 07-58928 (E) 161107 *0758928* S/AC.44/2004/(02)/138 Annex to the note verbale dated 30 April 2007 from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations addressed to the Chairman of the Committee National report on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) 1. Introduction 1.1 The Security Council of the United Nations, in its resolution 1540 (2004), decided, inter alia, that all States should adopt and enforce appropriate and effective legislation which would prohibit any non-State actor to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery. The resolution also provides that all States should take and enforce effective measures to establish domestic controls to prevent the proliferation of such weapons and their means of delivery. 2. Measures implemented in Mauritius 2.1 Mauritius fully supports the international initiative in favour of the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and strongly believes that all weapons of mass destruction should be eliminated, given that they constitute a great threat to national and international peace and security. -
Status of Non-Proliferation Treaties, Agreements, and Other Related Instruments in the Middle East
Status of non-proliferation treaties, agreements, and other related instruments in the Middle East DAVID SANTORO Background paper EU Seminar to promote confidence building and in support of a process aimed at establishing a zone free of WMD and means of delivery in the Middle East Brussels, 6–7 July 2011 The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium is a network of independent non-proliferation think tanks to encourage discussion of measures to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems within civil society, particularly among experts, researchers and academics. Any opinions expressed in this document are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the EU Non- Proliferation Consortium or any of its individual institutes. July 2011 ii EU NON-PROLIFERATION CONSORTIUM Contents I. Introduction 1 II. Nuclear weapons 1 III. Biological and chemical weapons 5 IV. Ballistic missiles 7 V. Nuclear safety 7 VI. The proliferation–terrorism nexus 9 VII. Conclusions 11 Appendix 12 About the author Dr David Santoro is a Research Associate under the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Previously, he held positions in France, Australia, Canada, and the United States, both as a policy analyst and a lecturer. His main research interests are centred on WMD issues against the backdrop of major power relations. Abbreviations AP Additional protocol BWC Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention CPPNM Convention on the Physical Protection -
Why Will No One Invest in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
WHY WILL NO ONE INVEST IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA? An Overview of Impediments to Investment and Self Sustaining Economic Growth in the Post Dayton Era ICG Balkans Report N° 64 21 April 1999 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................................... I I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1 II. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL ......................................................... 3 A. THE PEOPLE .......................................................................................................................................... 3 B. HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY ....................................................................................................................... 3 C. FORESTRY AND FURNITURE ..................................................................................................................... 3 D. MINERAL EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING .................................................................................................. 4 E. FOOD PROCESSING ................................................................................................................................4 F. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND MEAT PROCESSING ........................................................................................... 4 G. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM .................................................................................................................... -
Former Yugoslavia: Emergency Assistance
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA: EMERGENCY 18 Novem ber ASSISTANCE appeal no. 01.29/97 situation report no. 4 period covered: June - 30 September 1997 Donations totaling USD 6 million from the US Government for International Federation operations in former Yugoslavia — combined with sizeable grants from the Swedish and Norwegian Governments and Red Cross Societies — ensured that operations which were threatened with closure in Croatia and the Federal Republic (FR) Yugoslavia can be sustained for the remainder of 1997. At the end of October the Federation launched a new international advocacy campaign forFR Yugoslavia which it hopes will generate interest and a response to the ongoing needs of refugees and other vulnerable groups there. Meanwhile, in October the General Assembly of the Red Cross of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formally constituted and elected new office holders. The following month, the General Assembly of the Red Cross of Republika Srpska was held. The context Over 808,000 beneficiaries across former Yugoslavia are receiving assistance from the region’ s National Societies working alongside the International Federation, with its network of delegations in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb, and sub-delegations in Podgorica, Pristina and Osijek/Vukovar. Latest events Bosnia-Herzegovina Following rising tensions over the summer in Republika Srpska (RS) and the stand-off between the entity president Biljana Plavsic and the Pale leadership, political and civil unrest continued emergency appeal no. 01.29/97 situation report no. 4 in September. International community support for Plavsic and SFOR’s ‘Operation Tango’ provoked retaliatory attacks on various international organisations, and SFOR troops closed down the RS’s television station following “its tasteless compilation of outright lies”. -
Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies Central European Studies Charles W
Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies Central European Studies Charles W. Ingrao, senior editor Gary B. Cohen, editor Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies A Scholars’ Initiative Edited by Charles Ingrao and Thomas A. Emmert United States Institute of Peace Press Washington, D.C. D Purdue University Press West Lafayette, Indiana Copyright 2009 by Purdue University. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Second revision, May 2010. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars’ Initiative / edited by Charles Ingrao and Thomas A. Emmert. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-55753-533-7 1. Yugoslavia--History--1992-2003. 2. Former Yugoslav republics--History. 3. Yugoslavia--Ethnic relations--History--20th century. 4. Former Yugoslav republics--Ethnic relations--History--20th century. 5. Ethnic conflict-- Yugoslavia--History--20th century. 6. Ethnic conflict--Former Yugoslav republics--History--20th century. 7. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995. 8. Kosovo War, 1998-1999. 9. Kosovo (Republic)--History--1980-2008. I. Ingrao, Charles W. II. Emmert, Thomas Allan, 1945- DR1316.C66 2009 949.703--dc22 2008050130 Contents Introduction Charles Ingrao 1 1. The Dissolution of Yugoslavia Andrew Wachtel and Christopher Bennett 12 2. Kosovo under Autonomy, 1974–1990 Momčilo Pavlović 48 3. Independence and the Fate of Minorities, 1991–1992 Gale Stokes 82 4. Ethnic Cleansing and War Crimes, 1991–1995 Marie-Janine Calic 114 5. The International Community and the FRY/Belligerents, 1989–1997 Matjaž Klemenčič 152 6. Safe Areas Charles Ingrao 200 7. The War in Croatia, 1991–1995 Mile Bjelajac and Ozren Žunec 230 8. Kosovo under the Milošević Regime Dusan Janjić, with Anna Lalaj and Besnik Pula 272 9. -
Yugoslavia Chemical Chronology
Yugoslavia Chemical Chronology 2008-2001 | 1999-1996 | 1995-1990 | 1989-1970 | 1969-1918 Last update: May 2010 As of May 2010, this chronology is no longer being updated. For current developments, please see the Yugoslavia Chemical Overview. This annotated chronology is based on the data sources that follow each entry. Public sources often provide conflicting information on classified military programs. In some cases we are unable to resolve these discrepancies, in others we have deliberately refrained from doing so to highlight the potential influence of false or misleading information as it appeared over time. In many cases, we are unable to independently verify claims. Hence in reviewing this chronology, readers should take into account the credibility of the sources employed here. Inclusion in this chronology does not necessarily indicate that a particular development is of direct or indirect proliferation significance. Some entries provide international or domestic context for technological development and national policymaking. Moreover, some entries may refer to developments with positive consequences for nonproliferation 2008-2001 24 July 2008 The Serbian government submits a draft law on the implementation of the CWC to Parliament for consideration. This law will update an earlier law adopted in 2005. —"Update on National Implementation as at 14 November 2008," Chemical Disarmament Quarterly, Vol. 6 No. 4 (December 2008), p. 19. 6 June 2008 The process of down-sizing and reorganizing the 246th NBC Defense Brigade of the Serbian army is completed. The unit which has been reduced to a single battalion is now based at the Tzar Lazar barracks in Krusevac. The reduction in the unit's size, in the 1980s the unit was a full regiment, reflects the lower priority of NBC defense in the post-Cold War environment. -
1540 Matrix for Central African Republic
OP 1 and related matters from OP 5, OP 6, OP 8 (a), (b), (c) and OP 10 Central African State: Republic Date of Report: {date} Did you make one of the following Remarks statements or is your country a State (information refers to the if YES, indicate relevant information (i.e. signing, accession, Party to or Member State of one of the YES page of the English version ratification, entering into force, etc) following Conventions, Treaties and of the report or an official Arrangements ? web site) General statement on non- 1 possession of WMD General statement on commitment to 2 disarmament and non-proliferation General statement on non-provision 3 of WMD and related materials to non- State actors Biological Weapons Convention 4 X (BWC) Signed 10 April 1972 Chemical Weapons Convention 5 X (CWC) Deposit 20 September 2006 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 6 X (NPT) Deposit 25 October 1970 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 7 X Treaty (CTBT) Signed 19 December 2001 The information in the matrices originates primarily from national reports and is complemented by official government information, including that made available to inter-governmental organizations. The matrices are prepared under the direction of the 1540 Committee. The 1540 Committee intends to use the matrices as a reference tool for facilitating technical assistance and to enable the Committee to continue to enhance its dialogue with States on their implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540. The matrices are not a tool for measuring compliance of States in their non-proliferation obligations but for facilitating the implementation of Security Council Resolutions 1540 and 1673. -
The 1925 Geneva Protocol at 90
Meeting of the States Parties Biological Weapons Convention December 15th 2015 The 1925 Geneva Protocol at 90 Dr Caitríona McLeish Dr Filippa Lentzos The Harvard Sussex Program Department of Social Science, SPRU Health and Medicine University of Sussex King’s College London Original UN document, courtesy of The Sussex Harvard Information Bank “The use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases and all analogous liquids, materials or devices has been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world, and a prohibition of such use has been declared in treaties to which a majority of civilized Powers are parties. The High Contracting Parties therefore agree absolutely to prohibit the export from their territories of any such asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and all analogous liquids, intended or designed for use in connection with operations in war…” Senator Theodore Burton, A.13.1925.IX, 5th May 1929 (emphasis added) General Kazimierz Sosnkowski, circa 1925 Courtesy of Polish National Archive Original HM Stationary Office document, courtesy of The Sussex Harvard Information Bank Original HM Stationary Office document, courtesy of The Sussex Harvard Information Bank Total number of High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Protocol per decade 160 140 120 100 80 60 Number of High Contracting Parties of High Contracting Number 40 20 0 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Decade High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Protocol Key High Contracting Party Not a High Contracting Party Original HM Stationary -
Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal 46
ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 46 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. First published in the UK in 2009 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361 4231 Printed by Windrush Group Windrush House Avenue Two Station Lane Witney OX28 4XW 3 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice-President Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KCB CBE AFC Committee Chairman Air Vice-Marshal N B Baldwin CB CBE FRAeS Vice-Chairman Group Captain J D Heron OBE Secretary Group Captain K J Dearman FRAeS Membership Secretary Dr Jack Dunham PhD CPsychol AMRAeS Treasurer J Boyes TD CA Members Air Commodore G R Pitchfork MBE BA FRAes *J S Cox Esq BA MA *Dr M A Fopp MA FMA FIMgt *Group Captain A J Byford MA MA RAF *Wing Commander P K Kendall BSc ARCS MA RAF Wing Commander C Cummings Editor & Publications Wing Commander C G Jefford MBE BA Manager *Ex Officio 4 CONTENTS OPENING ADDRESS – Air Chf Mshl Sir David Cousins 7 THE NORTHERN MEDITERRANEAN 1943-1945 by Wg 9 Cdr Andrew Brookes AIRBORNE FORCES IN THE NORTH MEDITERRANEAN 20 THEATRE OF OPERATIONS by Wg Cdr Colin Cummings DID ALLIED AIR INTERDICTION -
And Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction
Date of most recent action: October 9, 2018 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction Done: Washington, London and Moscow April 10, 1972 Opened for signature: In accordance with Article XIV, paragraph 1, the Convention was open to all States for signature until its entry into force and any State which did not sign the Convention before its entry into force may accede to it at any time. Entry into force: March 26, 1975 In accordance with Article XIV, paragraph 2, the Convention is subject to ratification by signatory States. Article XIV, paragraph 3 provides for entry into force of the Convention after the deposit of instruments of ratification by twenty-two Governments, including the Governments designated as Depositaries of the Convention [Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States]. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of the Convention, it shall enter into force on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession. Note: This status list reflects actions at Washington only. Legend: (no mark) = ratification; A = acceptance; AA = approval; a = accession; d = succession; w = withdrawal or equivalent action Participant Signature Consent to be bound Other Action Notes Afghanistan April 10, 1972 Albania June 3, 1992 a Algeria September 28, 2001 a Andorra March 2, 2015 a Angola July 26, 2016 a Argentina August 7, 1972 November 27, 1979 -
The War in Croatia, 1991-1995
7 Mile Bjelajac, team leader Ozren Žunec, team leader Mieczyslaw Boduszynski Igor Graovac Srdja Pavlović Raphael Draschtak Sally Kent Jason Vuić Rüdiger Malli This chapter stems in large part from the close collaboration and co-au- thorship of team co-leaders Mile Bjelajac and Ozren Žunec. They were supported by grants from the National Endowment for Democracy to de- fray the costs of research, writing, translation, and travel between Zagreb and Belgrade. The chapter also benefited from extensive comment and criticism from team members and project-wide reviews conducted in Feb- ruary-March 2004, November-December 2005, and October-November 2006. Several passages of prose were reconstructed in summer 2010 to address published criticism. THE WAR IN CROATIA, 1991-1995 ◆ Mile Bjelajac and Ozren Žunec ◆ Introductory Remarks Methodology and Sources Military organizations produce large quantities of documents covering all aspects of their activities, from strategic plans and decisions to reports on spending for small arms. When archives are open and documents accessible, it is relatively easy for military historians to reconstruct events in which the military partici- pated. When it comes to the military actions of the units in the field, abundant documentation provides for very detailed accounts that sometimes even tend to be overly microscopic. But there are also military organizations, wars, and indi- vidual episodes that are more difficult to reconstruct. Sometimes reliable data are lacking or are inaccessible, or there may be a controversy regarding the mean- ing of events that no document can solve. Complicated political factors and the simple but basic shortcomings of human nature also provide challenges for any careful reconstruction. -
1945 – PRELOM S PRETEKLOSTJO Zgodovina Srednjeevropskih Držav Ob Koncu Druge Svetovne Vojne
1945 – A BREAK WITH THE PAST A History of Central European Countries at the End of World War Two 1945 – PRELOM S PRETEKLOSTJO Zgodovina srednjeevropskih držav ob koncu druge svetovne vojne Edited by ZDENKO ČEPIČ Book Editor Zdenko Čepič Editorial board Zdenko Čepič, Slavomir Michalek, Christian Promitzer, Zdenko Radelić, Jerca Vodušek Starič Published by Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino/ Institute for Contemporary History, Ljubljana, Republika Slovenija/Republic of Slovenia Represented by Jerca Vodušek Starič Layout and typesetting Franc Čuden, Medit d.o.o. Printed by Grafika-M s.p. Print run 400 CIP – Kataložni zapis o publikaciji Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica, Ljubljana 94(4-191.2)"1945"(082) NINETEEN hundred and forty-five 1945 - a break with the past : a history of central European countries at the end of World War II = 1945 - prelom s preteklostjo: zgodovina srednjeevropskih držav ob koncu druge svetovne vojne / edited by Zdenko Čepič. - Ljubljana : Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino = Institute for Contemporary History, 2008 ISBN 978-961-6386-14-2 1. Vzp. stv. nasl. 2. Čepič, Zdenko 239512832 1945 – A Break with the Past / 1945 – Prelom s preteklostjo CONTENTS Zdenko Čepič, The War is Over. What Now? A Reflection on the End of World War Two ..................................................... 5 Dušan Nećak, From Monopolar to Bipolar World. Key Issues of the Classic Cold War ................................................................. 23 Slavomír Michálek, Czechoslovak Foreign Policy after World War Two. New Winds or Mere Dreams?