Servicing the Biological Weapons Convention #1972BWC, supporting its implementation and promoting the peaceful uses of biology. 📍Based in @ODA_Geneva
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Last week, the BWC ISU was at @ICGEBNewDelhi for the Biotechnology Innovation and Biosecurity training course, funded by @NorwayMFA. Thanks to Amb. @Arvinn from Norway for joining us, and to ICGEB for the collaboration to strengthen the implementation of Article X of the #1972BWC
UNODA was happy to be in Juba 🇸🇸 this week for a stakeholder workshop on nat. implementation of the #1972BWC organised with the @SouthSudanGov. Thank you to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Int. Coop, the Hon. Amb. Cecilia Adeng for formally opening the event.
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This week, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered opening remarks by video message to a workshop on the national implementation of the #1972BWC, held by the Government of the Russian Federation & @BWCISU.
Link: video.un-arm.org/hr-video-me….
We would like to thank @mfa_russia for hosting a two-day workshop in Moscow on national implementation of the #1972BWC attended by representatives from many CIS countries, the Chair of the BWC Working Group, the BWC ISU and @UNIDIR
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Sua Excelência Embaixador José
Paulino Cunha da Silva, Secretário de Estado para a Administração, Finanças e Património, recebeu, na manhã desta quarta-feira, 23 de Setembro, em Luanda, uma delegação do Escritório das Nações Unidas para os Assuntos de Desarmamento (UNODA).
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His Excellency Ambassador José Paulino Cunha da Silva, Secretary of State for Administration, Finance and Heritage, received, on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, in Luanda, a delegation from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
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Son Excellence l’Ambassadeur José Paulino Cunha da Silva, Secrétaire d’État à l’Administration, aux Finances et au Patrimoine, a reçu, le mercredi 23 septembre au matin, à Luanda, une délégation du Bureau des affaires de désarmement des Nations Unies (UNODA).
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🌍 For UNODA, making knowledge and the benefits of scientific progress more accessible also means offering disarmament education resources in more languages.
🆕 Our Biological Weapons Convention course is now available in Portuguese!
🧬☣️🔗 bit.ly/BWCPort
Thanks to @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva, participants of #Youth4Biosecurity engaged with experts on issues related to the #1972BWC during a week-long study visit to Geneva, where they presented ideas and toured the Spiez Laboratory.
Find out more: bit.ly/4yiv8hA.
With thanks to @usmissiongeneva & @StateDept, we are in Antigua and Barbuda this week for its first-ever national workshop on the #1972BWC, with over 25 officials discussing efforts to strengthen national & global capabilities.
Thanks to @ABMinistryFA for the collaboration 🤝
📍Thimphu, Bhutan.
Funded by @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva, national representatives took part in a #1972BWC workshop organized by @UN_Disarmament & #MFA of Bhutan, on establishing a National Registry of Controlled Biological Agents with support from @RIVM.
🔗 bit.ly/4fNB3DU.
Thank you @CanadaFP for your continued commitment to strengthening biosecurity and supporting national implementation of the #1972BWC across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Strong partnerships build regional resilience and enhance global health security @GPWMDofficial
We are building a more resilient economic foundation across the Indo-Pacific, and ASEAN is an important partner in that work. In 2025, our trade in the region exceeded $52 billion. By concluding the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement, we can further reduce barriers, improve market access, and create new opportunities for trade and investment.
Today, Canada announced more than $10 million in new initiatives that will help create the conditions for that partnership to grow — strengthening biosecurity, combating financial crime, protecting children from exploitation, supporting migrant workers, and advancing women’s leadership across ASEAN.
UNODA is happy to be in 🇪🇹 this week for a stakeholder workshop on national implementation of the #1972BWC in collaboration with @MFAEthiopia. Discussions focussing on Convention rights and obligations and the importance of stakeholder coordination #simba_bio
Today, with funding from the European Union (@eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva), the Implementation Workshop on a National Registry of Controlled Biological Agents (NRCB) began in Bhutan 🇧🇹
Thanks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade & @rivm for the collaboration! #1972BWC
Our e-learning course on the national implementation of the #1972BWC has been made available in French, with thanks to @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva & @NorwayMFA.
Complete the course here with no fees: bit.ly/BWCFrancais.
Now available in French – our e-learning course on the national implementation of the #1972BWC, with thanks to 🇪🇺 & 🇳🇴.
👩💻🧑💻Learn about international efforts to promote the peaceful use of life sciences:
👉bit.ly/BWCFrancais
Meet the #Youth4Biosecurity Fellows 2026!
21 scientists from the Global South will take part in an interactive learning programme, with online briefings from experts & an immersive study visit to Geneva - made possible by @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva.
🔗: bit.ly/Y4BCohort26.
Congratulations to the Marshall Islands for submitting its first-ever CBM report! The submission brings our total for 2026 so far to 94.
Thanks to @eu_eeas/@EU_UNGeneva & @FCDOGovUK for funding last year's regional workshop in Australia that supported national experts.
This week, the BWC ISU is in @ICGEB Trieste 🇮🇹 for the training course in Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity, funded by @NorwayMFA. Thanks to ICGEB for the collaboration to strengthen the implementation of Article X of the #1972BWC
UNODA is happy to be in 🇱🇷 this week for a stakeholder workshop on national implementation of the #1972BWC organised in collaboration with @SmallarmsLib. Discussions focussing on BWC rights and obligations and the preparation and submission of CBM reports.
