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WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CHIEF: RISING INSTABILITY AND WEAK VETERINARY SERVICES POSE THREAT TO WORLD SECURITY

12 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CHIEF: RISING INSTABILITY AND WEAK VETERINARY SERVICES POSE THREAT TO WORLD SECURITY 10 December 2012 Press Release Dr. Bernard Vallat Urges BWC Members to Strengthen Veterinary Services as Key Players for Animal Health Surveillance, Response and Biosafety GENEVA (Embargoed until 11 a.m. Geneva time on Monday 10 December, issued as received) - Speaking today at the opening session of…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEMBERS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 10 TO 14 DECEMBER

12 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEMBERS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 10 TO 14 DECEMBER 05 December 2012 Press Release States Parties to Promote Cooperation and Assistance, National Implementation, Participation in Confidence-building Measures, and to Address Advances in Biological Science and Technology The 2012 Meeting of States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will be held at the United Nations Office at…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2012 SESSION

12 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2012 SESSION 13 September 2012 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, concluded its 2012 session in a public plenary today. The session began on 22 January and officially ends tomorrow, Friday 14 September. In a message to the Conference on 24 January - read out by the…

2012 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA

12 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2012 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA 27 August 2012 Press Release The 2012 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 25 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of nine weeks. Diplomats from the following 25 Member States will be…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES

12 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES 20 July 2012 Press Release Chairperson herald successful start to the new intersessional work programme The 2012 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 16 to 20 July 2012. The Meeting of Experts was the first meeting in a new intersessional process created by Seventh Review Conference last December.…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 16 TO 20 JULY

12 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 16 TO 20 JULY 13 July 2012 Press Release First meeting of a new intersessional work programme The 2012 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 16 to 20 July. The BWC prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxin Weapons. The 2012 Meeting of Experts is the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS 2012 SESSION

13 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS 2012 SESSION 19 January 2012 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2012 session on Tuesday, 24 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ecuador. The presidency of the Conference rotates among its Member States according to the…