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Briefing on Verification of the Biological Weapons Convention

Briefing on Verification of the Biological Weapons Convention

At the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Ninth Review Conference in 2022, States Parties to the BWC agreed to establish a new Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention, which will operate during the next intersessional period. The agenda for the Working Group includes discussion on, among other things, compliance and verification.

This is the first time in 20 years that verification will be formally discussed within the BWC framework, initiating a new process that opens a window of opportunity for states to advance work around monitoring and compliance.

This UNIDIR briefing, the first in a series of virtual events focused on verification, will serve as a primer for consideration of verification in the context of the BWC.
 

WHEN & WHERE:

Friday, 29 September 2023 | 13:15-14:30 CEST | Online, Zoom
 

PARTICIPANTS:

UNIDIR encourages the participation of representatives and experts specialized or interested in issues pertaining to biological weapons, biological disarmament and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
 

RSVP:

To receive the link to the Zoom event, please register at: BriefingBWCVerification.eventbrite.com. For any questions, please contact: maria.garzon@un.org