1540 Committee
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The 1540 Committee is a subsidiary body of the UN Security Council tasked with monitoring and promoting global implementation of measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1540 Committee Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 1540, establishes, 1540 Committee]
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Pike Committee
The Pike Committee was a 1975 U.S. House of Representatives committee chaired by Otis Pike that investigated abuses and oversight failures within American intelligence agencies during the same period as the Senate’s Church Committee.
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Committee of Detail
The Committee of Detail was a five-member body at the 1787 Constitutional Convention tasked with drafting the first full version of the United States Constitution from the delegates’ resolutions.
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Egmont Committee
The Egmont Committee is the governing and coordinating body within the Egmont Group that oversees its strategic direction, membership, and operational activities related to international financial intelligence cooperation.
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Committee of Ambassadors
The Committee of Ambassadors is a diplomatic body composed of the permanent representatives of member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States that prepares and oversees the implementation of decisions taken by the organisation’s Council of Ministers and Summit.
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E.
Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is a joint committee of the UK Parliament that scrutinizes and reports on proposed Church of England Measures before they can become law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1540 Committee Target entity description: The 1540 Committee is a subsidiary body of the UN Security Council tasked with monitoring and promoting global implementation of measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.
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A.
Pike Committee
The Pike Committee was a 1975 U.S. House of Representatives committee chaired by Otis Pike that investigated abuses and oversight failures within American intelligence agencies during the same period as the Senate’s Church Committee.
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B.
Committee of Detail
The Committee of Detail was a five-member body at the 1787 Constitutional Convention tasked with drafting the first full version of the United States Constitution from the delegates’ resolutions.
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C.
Egmont Committee
The Egmont Committee is the governing and coordinating body within the Egmont Group that oversees its strategic direction, membership, and operational activities related to international financial intelligence cooperation.
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D.
Committee of Ambassadors
The Committee of Ambassadors is a diplomatic body composed of the permanent representatives of member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States that prepares and oversees the implementation of decisions taken by the organisation’s Council of Ministers and Summit.
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E.
Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is a joint committee of the UK Parliament that scrutinizes and reports on proposed Church of England Measures before they can become law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN Security Council committee
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United Nations Security Council subsidiary organ ⓘ |
| areaServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| chair | a representative of a UN Security Council member state (rotating) ⓘ |
| composition | all 15 members of the UN Security Council ⓘ |
| country |
United Nations member states (global mandate)
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linked to:
Member States of the United Nations
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| createdBy |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1540
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| goal |
prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors
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promote international cooperation on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors ⓘ strengthen national legal and regulatory frameworks related to weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| hasWorkingGroup |
Working Group on Assistance
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Working Group on Cooperation with International Organizations ⓘ Working Group on Monitoring and National Implementation ⓘ Working Group on Transparency and Media Outreach ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UN Charter Chapter VII
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UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1540
UN Security Council Resolution 1673 (2006) ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1673
UN Security Council Resolution 1810 (2008) ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1810
UN Security Council Resolution 1977 (2011) ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1977
UN Security Council Resolution 2325 (2016) ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 2325
UN Security Council Resolution 2663 (2022) ⓘ |
| mandate |
conduct outreach and dialogue with states and international organizations on non-proliferation obligations under Resolution 1540
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encourage states to submit and update national implementation reports ⓘ examine national reports submitted by states on steps taken to implement Resolution 1540 ⓘ facilitate assistance to states in implementing Resolution 1540 obligations ⓘ monitor implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) ⓘ promote implementation of measures to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors ⓘ report to the UN Security Council on implementation of Resolution 1540 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1540
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| officialName | Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| scope |
biological weapons non-proliferation to non-state actors
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chemical weapons non-proliferation to non-state actors ⓘ means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ nuclear weapons non-proliferation to non-state actors ⓘ |
| shortName | 1540 Committee ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 1540
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| supportedBy | Group of Experts of the 1540 Committee ⓘ |
| website | https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/1540 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1540 Committee Description of subject: The 1540 Committee is a subsidiary body of the UN Security Council tasked with monitoring and promoting global implementation of measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UN Security Council Resolution 1810
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requests
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1540 Committee to explore with States the possibility of preparing action plans
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linked to: 1540 Committee
UN Security Council Resolution 1810
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requests
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1540 Committee to continue compiling information on implementation
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linked to: 1540 Committee