UN Security Council Resolution Workshop

Senior Police Officers are now familiar with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 after attending a 3-day-workshop on the effective implementation of this resolution.

Resolution 1540 by the United Nations Security Council says that all Governments shall refrain from providing any form of support to non-state actors that attempt to develop, acquire, manufacture, possesses, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, in particular for terrorist purposes.

The senior officers that attended the workshop were Director Intelligence Bureau (DIB) Senior Superintended of Police (SSP) Salanieta Radinava, Commanding Officer Police Special Response Unit (CO PSRU) Acting Senior Superintended of Police (ASSP) Luke Rogoyawa and the FPF Principal Scientific Officer (PSO) Chemistry Lab Miss Miliakere Cokanavula.

The workshop which was hosted by Fiji’s Ministry of Home Affairs was held at Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva.

It was opened by the Assistant Home Affairs Minister Ratu Rakuita Vakalabure.

Senior Academics from Kings College in London were the facilitators the workshop.

Also in attendance were the British High Commissioner to Fiji Mr Brian Jones and United States Deputy Chief of Mission to Fiji Mr Tony Greubel.

The workshop closed yesterday.