BWC Implementation Support Unit
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Servicing the Biological Weapons Convention #1972BWC, supporting its implementation and promoting the peaceful uses of biology. 📍Based in @ODA_Geneva
@UNGeneva | Switzerland
Joined August 2010
Last day of the national workshop on the #1972BWC in Comoros 🇰🇲. Strong commitments expressed by national stakeholders on strengthening the Convention, including the submission of the first CBM. Looking forward to continuing working with 🇰🇲! . @GPWMDofficial #SIMBA_BIO
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Début de l’atelier national sur la #1972BWC aux Comores 🇰🇲, dernier Etat partie d’Afrique a avoir rejoint la Convention. Des discussions productives en perspective sur le renforcement des capacités nationales. Merci au @GPWMDofficial dans le cadre de #SIMBA_BIO pour le soutien!.
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Kick-off of the national workshop on #1972BWC implementation in Comoros 🇰🇲, the latest African State Party having joined the Convention. Looking forward to productive discussions to strengthen national capacities. Thx to @GPWMDofficial under #SIMBA_BIO for supporting the event!
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Delighted to be in 🇺🇬 this week for a #1972BWC awareness-raising workshop gathering over 40 stakeholders from @GovUganda. Thank you to @GPWMDofficial for supporting this event under the #SIMBA_BIO
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RT @Profshaukat: Pleased to open the National Biosecurity Implementation Stakeholders W/shop in 🇰🇪 with support of @BWCISU @USEmbassyKenya….
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We’re in 🇰🇪 this week for a forum on national implementation of the #1972BWC organised in collaboration with our partners in @nacosti. Discussions focussing on the importance of stakeholder coordination and engagement. Thank you to @GPWMDofficial #SIMBA_BIO for the support.
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Delighted to be in 🇸🇨 this week for a national #1972BWC workshop focusing on . 1️⃣broadening stakeholders engagement .2️⃣ drafting a stand-alone BWC implementation law.3️⃣ training on CBMs preparation . Thank you #SIMBA_BIO @GPWMDofficial for supporting this activity
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Meet the 2025 Youth for Biosecurity Fellows!. With funding from @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva, @UKMissionGeneva & @GHSFund, the group of emerging experts will delve into topics related to #1972BWC & #biosecurity through online learning & an in-person study trip to Geneva in August.
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Today marks the centenary of the 1925 Geneva Protocol - an essential instrument that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war. As a forerunner to the #1972BWC, it has combatted biological warfare & contributed to efforts for protecting humanity.
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Attending the Paris Conference on Risks of Mirror Life, where scientists and policy experts explore how this emerging form of synthetic biology could challenge detection, verification, & global biosecurity norms. A timely discussion for the future of the #1972BWC.
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RT @UN_Mauritius: At today's Stakeholder Workshop with UNODA on the #1972BWC, the #UNRC commended Mauritius for its leadership in legislati….
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Wrap up of the national legal workshop in Mauritius 🇲🇺 on the #1972BWC. Important steps taken towards strengthening legal and regulatory framework. @ODA_Geneva stands ready to continue working with counterparts and international partners. #SIMBA_BIO @GPWMDofficial
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Opening of the legal workshop on the #1972BWC in Mauritius 🇲🇺. Looking forward to working with key stakeholders to strengthen the national legal and regulatory framework. #SIMBA_BIO @GPWMDofficial @UN_Mauritius @CanHCZA @UKHCCharlotte @USEmbassyMoris
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Check out @UN_Disarmament's #EmpoweringYouth publication to find out more on Judith's initiative, undertaken with her fellow #Youth4Biosecurity Alumni, to engage & educate High School students in Nigeria on biosafety, biosecurity & other issues related to the #1972BWC.
Judith Chukwuebinim Okolo is a #YouthforBiosec Fellowship participant who, together with her peers, published a handbook on Biosafety and Biosecurity. Learn about what led her to this effort by reading her chapter in the #EmpoweringYouth publication 👉 !
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Now launched: a new platform for National Contact Points (NCP) of the #1972BWC! With support from @EU_UNGeneva/@eu_eeas, the platform enables users to directly search & update information, as well as view real-time statistics. Registered NCP can login➡️
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Last day of the workshop in 🇵🇹 on #biosafety #biosecurity & the #1972BWC, focusing on BWC nat. implementation. Strong collaboration among the Lusophone community in the context of the @GPWMDofficial’s #SIMBA_BIO. We look forward to strengthening #1972BWC with Lusophone States.
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Great article in @BulletinAtomic that highlights the importance of engaging young scientists from the Global South on issues related to the #1972BWC, biosecurity & biosafety. Thank you to alumni members for spotlighting the #Youth4Biosecurity Fellowship.
Global health forums like the World Health Assembly, where the pandemic agreement was recently approved, need to fully incorporate the voices and expertise of young people in the Global South, where 90 percent of the world’s 15- to 24-year-olds live.
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