United Nations Security Council Resolution 1977

UN Security Council
Resolution 1977
African signatories to the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (green)
Date20 April 2011
Meeting no.6,518
CodeS/RES/1977 (Document)
SubjectNon-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1977, adopted unanimously on April 20, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1540 (2004), 1673 (2006) and 1810 (2008) concerning non-proliferation (where the Council extended the mandate of the committee established in Resolution 1540)—to monitor efforts to prevent weapons of mass destruction from being acquired by terrorists or other non-state actors.[1]

  1. ^ "Security Council extends mandate of 1540 Committee for 10 years". United Nations News Centre. 20 April 2011.