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A new, 60-page report published by the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition and the Arms Control Association, “The Future of the ...

50th Anniversary of the BWC: The Past, Present and Future of the Biological Weapons Convention To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) on the 26th March, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) co-organised with the European Union an event ...

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50th Anniversary of the BWC: The Past, Present and Future of the Biological Weapons Convention
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In his opening remarks, Ambassador Michele Cervone d'Urso ...

Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’ The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard “erode”, the UN’s High Representative for Disa...

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Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’
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Disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told Member States in Geneva that the BWC “remains a ...

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On 50-Year Mark, Secretary-General Urges 9 States to Join Biological Weapons Convention
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Fifty years after its entry into force, the Biological Weapons Convention now has 188 ...

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TheEUcontributes with essential #outreach efforts to promote the #universalisation of the Code as well as its implementation and integration in the wider #nonproliferation regime.

2️⃣0️⃣ years after its adoption, the #HCoC is more relevant than ever. While the Code currently counts 145 member states, further efforts are needed in view of its full #universalisation.