<div><h3>Paix et s¨¦curit¨¦ internationales</h3>
<p>Le Conseil de s¨¦curit¨¦ a sp¨¦cifiquement abord¨¦ la menace que font peser les armes de destruction massive et le terrorisme chimique, biologique, radiologique et nucl¨¦aire ¨¤ plusieurs reprises. Dans sa <a href=" S/RES/1373(2001)</a>, le Conseil constate le lien entre le terrorisme international et, entre autres, la circulation illicite de ces mati¨¨res. Sa d¨¦claration historique sur la question a pris la forme de la <a href=" S/RES/1540(2004)</a>, dans laquelle il affirme que la prolif¨¦ration des armes nucl¨¦aires, chimiques et biologiques et de leurs vecteurs et de leurs vecteurs constitue une menace pour la paix et la s¨¦curit¨¦ internationales.</p>
<p>Plus r¨¦cemment, le Conseil de s¨¦curit¨¦ a de nouveau demand¨¦ aux ?tats Membres, dans la <a href=" S/RES/2325(2016)</a>, de renforcer leurs r¨¦gimes nationaux de non-prolif¨¦ration dans le cadre de l¡¯application de la <a href=" S/RES/1540(2004)</a>.?</p>
<p>? cette fin, la Strat¨¦gie antiterroriste mondiale des Nations Unies invite les ?tats Membres, les organisations internationales et le syst¨¨me des Nations Unies ¨¤ :?</p>
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<li>combattre la contrebande de mati¨¨res chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques et nucl¨¦aires ;</li>
<li>veiller ¨¤ ce que les progr¨¨s de la biotechnologie ne soient pas utilis¨¦s ¨¤ des fins terroristes ;</li>
<li>am¨¦liorer les contr?les aux fronti¨¨res et les contr?les douaniers pour pr¨¦venir et d¨¦tecter le trafic d¡¯armes et de mati¨¨res chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques et nucl¨¦aires ;?</li>
<li>renforcer la coordination dans la planification d¡¯une r¨¦ponse ¨¤ une attaque terroriste utilisant des armes ou des mati¨¨res chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques et nucl¨¦aires.</li>
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<p>Lors du sixi¨¨me examen de la Strat¨¦gie antiterroriste mondiale, l¡¯Assembl¨¦e g¨¦n¨¦rale a demand¨¦ ¨¤ tous les ?tats Membres ? d¡¯emp¨ºcher les terroristes d¡¯acqu¨¦rir des armes de destruction massive et leurs vecteurs, et encourag¨¦ la coop¨¦ration entre les ?tats Membres ainsi qu¡¯entre ceux-ci et les organisations r¨¦gionales et internationales comp¨¦tentes afin de renforcer les capacit¨¦s nationales dans ce domaine ?.</p>
<h3>Programme de lutte contre le terrorisme ax¨¦ sur les armes de destruction massive et les armes chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques ou nucl¨¦aires</h3>
<p>En r¨¦ponse ¨¤ cette menace mondiale, le Bureau de lutte contre le terrorisme a ¨¦labor¨¦ un <a href=" de lutte contre les armes de destruction massive et les armes chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques et nucl¨¦aires</a> visant ¨¤ faire mieux comprendre aux ?tats Membres et aux organisations internationales le niveau de la menace qu¡¯elles repr¨¦sentent en lien avec le terrorisme. Le programme appuie les efforts de pr¨¦vention, de pr¨¦paration et de r¨¦action des ?tats qui en font la demande.</p>
<p>Par ses programmes, le Bureau de lutte contre le terrorisme cherche ¨¦galement ¨¤ renforcer les partenariats avec les ?tats Membres qui en font la demande et ¨¤ leur fournir un appui en mati¨¨re de renforcement des capacit¨¦s. Ces partenariats se concentrent sur des domaines tels que le contr?le des fronti¨¨res et des exportations, le contr?le strat¨¦gique du commerce, le trafic, la protection des mati¨¨res chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques ou nucl¨¦aires et des infrastructures critiques, la r¨¦ponse aux incidents et la gestion des crises ou la criminalistique, entre autres.</p>
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The prospect of non-State actors, including terrorist groups and their supporters, gaining access to and using weapons and materials of mass destruction is a serious threat to international peace and security.
-- Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov in foreword of the UNOCT Publication Ensuring Effective Interagency Interoperability and Coordinated Communication in Case of Chemical and/or Biological Attacks.
Radiological and Nuclear Threat ¨C?Illicit Trafficking
Could terrorists prepare a ¡®dirty bomb¡¯ technically known as radiological dispersal device (RDD) to carry out a terrorist attack? UNCCT and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) are working together to support Member States to counter the threat.
Biological Threat? ¨C Misuse of Biotechnology
Could biotechnology be misused to produce new strains of viruses with the intention of perpetrating terrorist attacks? UNCCT, UNICRI and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact are investing efforts to understand this threat and how technology could be used as a solution.
Chemical Threat ¨C Clandestine Laboratories
How can Member States prevent, interdict and investigate terrorist chemical laboratories? UNCCT and the Department of State of the United States of America are supporting Iraq in these efforts through virtual reality trainings.
International peace and security
The UN Security Council has specifically addressed the threat of weapons of mass destruction and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism on a number of occasions. In resolution 1373 (2001), the Council recognized the connection between international terrorism and, inter alia, the illegal movement of such materials. Its seminal pronouncement on the issue came in the form of resolution 1540 (2004), through which the Council affirmed that the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and their means of delivery constitutes a threat to international peace and security.
More recently, the Security Council again called on Member States in resolution 2325 (2016) to strengthen their national anti-proliferation regimes in the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).
To this end, the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy calls upon the Member States, International Organizations and the UN System to:
- Combat smuggling of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials
- Ensure that advances in biotechnology are not used for terrorist purposes
- Improve border and customs controls to prevent and detect illicit trafficking of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and materials
- Improve coordination in planning a response to a terrorist attack using chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons or materials
In the Sixth Review of the Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the General Assembly called upon all Member States to ¡°prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery¡ and [encouraged] cooperation among and between Member States and relevant regional and International Organizations for strengthening national capacities in this regard.¡±
WMD / CBRN Programming
In response to this global threat, UNOCT through UNCCT has developed the Programme on Preventing and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction/Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (WMD/CBRN) Terrorism that seeks to advance Member States¡¯ and International Organizations understanding of the level of their threat in relation to terrorism. Our Programme supports their prevention, preparedness and response efforts at their request.
Through our Programming, UNOCT/UNCCT also seeks to strengthen partnerships for, and to provide capacity-building support to requesting Member States. These partnerships focus on areas such as border and export control, strategic trade control, illicit trafficking, protection of CBRN materials and critical infrastructure, incident response and crisis management, and forensics, among others.
Counter-terrorism resources
Publications
Books and other types of publications about Weapons of Mass Destruction/Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials.
New Courses to Counter WMD/CBRN Terrorism
20 capacity-building training courses aiming to increase the capabilities of Member States in targeted CBRN areas were launched by the Programme in 2021. The courses are available upon request.
Click here for more information.
Report on WMD and Science, Technology and Innovation
The UNCCT-UNICRI report was prepared as a result of a project on "Technology and Security: Enhancing Knowledge about Advances in Science and Technology to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism (WMD)¡° implemented within the framework of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Group on Emerging Threats and Critical Infrastructure Protection.
For more information contact:
OCT-CBRNUNCCT@UN.ORG