Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2016 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where States Parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and debated how to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Review Conference
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diplomatic conference ⓘ international meeting ⓘ |
| aim |
to agree on future work programs for the Biological Weapons Convention
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to reinforce global norms against biological weapons ⓘ to review the operation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ to strengthen the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BWC RevCon VIII
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Eighth BWC Review Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | multilateral treaty review conference ⓘ |
| chairperson | Ambassador Tehmina Janjua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| duration | 3 weeks ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-11-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedBy | United Nations Office at Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Geneva
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participation |
States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
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international organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ observer states ⓘ signatory states of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
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United Nations disarmament machinery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-11-07 ⓘ |
| subject |
arms control
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assistance and cooperation under Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ biological weapons disarmament ⓘ biosecurity and biosafety ⓘ confidence-building measures under the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ international security ⓘ national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ non-proliferation of biological weapons ⓘ science and technology developments relevant to biological weapons ⓘ verification and compliance of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | 2011 Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | 2022 Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyReviewed | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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