Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Rome, Italy
Parliamentarians play a key role in the effective implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540. In the face of a growing and pervasive terrorist threat, which strikes unpredictably and indiscriminately, it is imperative to take the necessary measures to prevent non-state groupings from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, as that would lead to even more disastrous consequences. The brochure contains recommendations for parliamentarians to tackle this threat.