New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organizing the first-ever Capacity Building Programme of its kind on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific States.

The programme will be held at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Palasamudram from February 25-27, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement on Tuesday.

In April 2004, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1540, which affirms the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery, by non-state actors, constitutes a threat to international peace and security.

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