India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 Concluded In New Delhi

India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 Concluded In New Delhi- Details, Objective, Purpose

The India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 was concluded on 17th April 2018 in New Delhi.

The India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 was a two-day event which was held from April 16th to 17th April 2018.

The India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 title was ‘Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution’.

The India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 was hosted by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Government of Germany and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was industry partner.

The India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 witnessed representatives from Government and Industry of 39 countries across the world and experts from UNSC 1540 Committee and UN Office for Disarmament

The India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 facilitated a platform to participants to share experiences on their export control systems and identify legal and technical assistance, action plans & challenges in the national implementation of UNSC 1540.

The India-Wiesbaden Conference-2018 was being held after amid reports of an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria

Background

The Wiesbaden Process was first introduced by Government of Germany in the year 2012, to strengthen implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540 through Government-Industry partnerships.

The UN Security Council Resolution 1540 formulates legal mandatory obligations on all countries to adopt and enforce appropriate and effective measures and laws to prevent proliferation to non-state actors such as terrorists from obtaining access to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) like nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and their delivery systems.