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Encourages the 1540 Committee to develop, in agreement with the relevant Member States and with the assistance of its Group of Experts, a multi-year programme of outreach to States.

Requests the 1540 Committee to continue to organize and participate in outreach events on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) at the international, regional, subregional, and, as appropriate, national level, including, as appropriate, inviting parliamentarians, as well as representatives of civil society, including industry and academia and promote the refinement of these outreach efforts to focus on specific thematic and regional issues related to implementation.

Directs the 1540 Committee to convene regular open briefings, at least once a year or as needed, for Member States and international, regional and subregional organizations, inter alia on the margins of the relevant sessions of the General Assembly, to:

  1. Provide a summary of activities of the Committee on all aspects of resolution 1540 (2004), including those undertaken on the Committee’s behalf by its Group of Experts, including on assistance matters;
  2. Provide an opportunity to Member States and international, regional and subregional organizations to present their offers of assistance;
  3. Provide an opportunity to Member States to voluntary share their experiences, lessons learned and best practices regarding implementation.

Requests the 1540 Committee to make information relevant to implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and assistance related programs, as well as information related to paragraphs 14, 18 and 23 of this resolution, widely available and easily accessible for Member States, including through its website and other agreed means of communication.

Operative Paragraph 24-27, Security Council Resolution 2663 (2022)

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