📣 The Friends of the Chair of the #1972BWC Working Group, together with UNIDIR and UNODA Geneva, are organizing an informal webinar on national implementation 💻👥

Register to join us 👉 unidir.org/BWC-NI

Feeling proud when you have a chance to witness how the #1972BWC is expanding and evolving!
The preparations for the #BWCWG are indeed in full swing 💪🏻

It has truly been a treat hearing national contact points from the Middle East & North Africa talk about their countries' approache to implementing the #1972BWC

Shukran to NCPW 🇶🇦, UN house in Qatar 🇺🇳 & the European Union 🇪🇺 for your support in making this training possible.

I was happy to participate in the legal workshop on the #1972BWC in Libya, which held in Morocco 🇲🇦, with coordination of #UNODA , where the Moroccan experts shared their experience in implementing the discussed challenges related to dual-use researches and share experiences.

Ready to start the substantive discussion of the new Working Group on the strengthening of the #1972BWC 🇮🇹🇺🇳

Thrilled to be at the #EUCBRNCoE and African Union Forum on reducing chemical 🧪, biological 🦠, radiological & nuclear ☢️ risks in Africa.

Looking forward to sharing ODA's experience on strengthening the implementation of the #1972BWC .

Exciting 2 days in N'Djamena with UNODA Geneva Melanie Regimbal briefing stakeholders on the #1972BWC .

It was also great to learn about the State's priorities and challenges in the fields of national defence and public health.

Hoping to see Chad 🇹🇩 join the Convention very soon.

Congratulations to the Chair Cristian Espinosa C.. Today the States Parties to the #1972BWC confirmed the upcoming work to strengthen the convention as decided during the #BWCRevCon . 🇫🇷remains fully committed to the success of the #BWCWG

Change of meeting room - the 2023 #1972BWC MSP is on its way!

Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator briefing to #1972BWC working group on strengthening the Convention #anticipation #futures #ScienceDiplomacy BWC Implementation Support Unit UNODA Geneva

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🧵 (1/3) 📣 Join us today to discuss confidence building and transparency in the framework of the #1972BWC 👇

🗓️ 6 May
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Ruzek Lab is proud to present at the BWC Implementation Support Unit - ICGEB Official course on ‘Virus detection and biosecurity’🔬The course is a part of an initiative under #1972BWC Article X supported by Norway MFA

Very interesting conversation on global #biorisk management organised by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The #1972BWC is the cornerstone of the international architecture to ensure #biosecurity and its #9RevCon provided a promising platform to strengthen the Convention. #PathogensProject

📣 #HappeningNow

The #Youth4Biosec poster exhibition is on
Join our side event outside the room XIX and help us choose the winner 🏆
#1972BWC #BWCWG

At a Briefing by the #1972BWC Friends of the Chair on assistance, response and preparedness (Argentina and Denmark) for the Eastern European Group (EEG) coordinated by the Permanent Mission of #Tajikistan

Kazakhstan at #1972BWC introduced 2 WPs on initiative to establish International Agency for Biological Safety.
Consultations on #IABS mandate& functions will continue w/ interested parties.🇰🇿is committed to transparency, consensus& gradual approach to implementation of initiative

A great privilege to speak at United Nations Geneva, alongside inspiring young scientists from the Global South, in celebration of Int. Youth Day and the completion of #Youth4Biosec Fellowship.

Many thanks BWC Implementation Support Unit and UNODA Geneva for the opportunity.

#BWCWG #1972BWC #YouthDay #biosecurity

🇰🇿reaffirms the fundamental importance of the Conventions (BWC, CWC, 1925 GP).
🇰🇿 continues working actively with 🇺🇳 MSs & international organizations to achieve #1972BWC goals.
🇰🇿 made a number of practical steps to promote the initiative of Int’l Agency for BioSafety #IABS

Discussion on verification and compliance within the #1972BWC Working Group began after a 22-year hiatus. Verification is an integral part of any international treaty in the field of disarmament and arms control.