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Les experts du Mécanisme du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies participent à une formation sur la gestion des scènes de crime biologique
En collaboration avec l’Unité de prévention du bioterrorisme d’INTERPOL et le Laboratoire national de microbiologie de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada, le Bureau des affaires de désarmement des Nations Unies (UNODA) a organisé un cours de formation sur la gestion des scènes de crime biologique pour le Mécanisme du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies (UNSGM) visant à enquêter sur les allégations d’emploi d’armes chimiques et biologiques. Le cours a eu lieu du 26 au 30 août 2024 au Centre de conférence et d’apprentissage du Centre de service mondial des Nations Unies (UNGSC-CLC) à…
UNSGM experts join training course on biological crime scene management
From 26-30 August 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in cooperation with INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Unit and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory, organized a training course on biological crime scene management for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) at the United Nations Global Service Centre – Conference and Learning Centre (UNGSC-CLC) in Brindisi, Italy. The objective of the course was to provide qualified experts nominated…
2024 Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship Programme
From June to August 2024, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) carried out the second edition of the Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship Programme in the framework of its Youth for Biosecurity initiative. After having received a record number of over 2,500 applications, 20 young scientists from the Global South were selected for the 2024 Fellowship Programme. From 12 June to 17 July 2024, the online segment of the Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship, which consisted of five webinars, took place. At the opening session on 12 June 2024, the Fellows were welcomed to…
Visit and participation of delegations from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Tuvalu in the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva
From 19 to 23 August 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted delegations from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Tuvalu in Geneva. The three delegations also participated in the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which took place at the same time as their visit. After an outreach effort undertaken by UNODA earlier this year, Tuvalu joined the BWC in June 2024 as its 186th State Party, followed by the Federated States of Micronesia, which became the…
Enhancing Legislation and Control Measures to Prevent the Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons and Related Materials in Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar has long been engaged in the global disarmament and non-proliferation agenda with respect to conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. The country has undertaken deliberate efforts to translate its international commitments into legal, institutional and operational measures at the national level. Madagascar is also among a handful of African States to adopt a voluntary national implementation action plan on United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). Its first action plan for the phase 2019-2023 was further reviewed and renewed for…
Regional Industry Outreach Conference for Central Asia and Neighbouring States
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany supported the Government of Kazakhstan’s delivery of the ‘UNSCR 1540(2004) Regional Industry Outreach Conference for Central Asia and Neighbouring States (Wiesbaden Process)’ from 31 July to 1 August 2024 in Astana. United Nations Security resolution 1540(2004) calls on States to “develop appropriate ways to work with and inform industry […]”, while UNSCR 2325(2016), a follow-up to resolution 1540(2004), explicitly acknowledges “the positive role …
Three-day workshop on the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) region
Officials at the opening ceremony of UEMOA & UNREC Meeting on SALW From July 23 to 25, a conference was held in Lomé, Togo, to address the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) region, which includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. The three-day workshop was organized by the UEMOA Commission and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). Participants included representatives from all National Commissions of UEMOA…
UNSGM experts join basic training course in South Africa
From 15 to 26 July 2024, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) of South Africa, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, organized a basic training course for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The basic training course for the UNSGM was aimed at providing experts nominated by UN Member States to the UNSGM roster with a better…
National workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention and its Confidence Building Measures in El Salvador
From 24 to 25 July 2024, in San Salvador, El Salvador, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a national workshop on the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the preparation of Confidence Building Measures (CBM) reports. The workshop was organized in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador and its Permanent Mission in Geneva and carried out with the financial support of the European Union. The workshop was attended by more than 35 national participants from several national entities. Opening…
Workshop on Promoting National Awareness of UNSCR 1540(2004)
From 11-12 July 2024, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, with the support of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and funding from the European Union, conducted its first-ever ‘Workshop on Promoting National Awareness of UNSCR 1540 (2004)’ in the country. More than 50 participants were in attendance, including national authorities from 12 relevant ministries, six international and regional organizations, and three neighbouring States, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the Philippines. The primary aim of the two-day workshop was to raise awareness …