The Friends of the Chair for organizational, institutional and financial arrangements, together with UNIDIR and UNODA, are organizing an informal webinar in the context of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
The event aims to stimulate thinking and discussion on the topics of organizational, institutional and financial arrangements during the intersessional period. It will consist of an expert panel followed by a moderated Q&A session with the audience.
Speakers
- Amb. Frederico S Duque Estrada Meyer, Brazil – Welcome Remarks
- Mr Daisuke Namioka, Japan – Opening Remarks
- Dr Filippa Lentzos, King’s College London
- Mr Arsen Omarov, Kazakhstan
- Dr Una Jakob, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
- Mr Daniel Feakes, BWC Implementation Support Unit
- Mr Husham Ahmad, Pakistan – Closing Remarks
The event will be moderated by James Revill, Head of WMD Programme, UNIDIR.
When and where
26 November 2024 from 13:15 – 14:45 CET, Online (Zoom).
Please consult this website to find your local time.
Participants
The event is open to State representatives and experts working on or interested in organizational, institutional and financial issues related to the BWC.
RSVP
Please register to get the link to the event on Zoom.
For any questions, please contact Clarisse Bertherat at clarisse.bertherat@un.org.