The Friends of the Chair, together with UNIDIR and @unitednations_disarmament, organized this informal webinar on a BWC scientific and technological advisory mechanism. This webinar was designed to support ongoing activities of the BWC Working Group and to stimulate thinking and discussion around a mechanism during the intersessional period. The event consisted of an expert panel followed by a moderated question-and-answer session with the audience.
Speakers:
• Bárbara Bélkior de Souza e Silva, Deputy Permanent Representative and Special Representative of Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament - Opening Remarks.
• Clarissa Rios Rojas, Political Affairs Officer (UNODA) - The role of scientific advice in multilateral disarmament.
• Ljupčo Gjorgjinski, Senior Fellow with DiploFoundation - The evolution of discussion around an S&T advisory mechanism.
• Ourania Kosti (TBD), Executive Director of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) - IAP proof of concept meeting on a BWC Scientific Advisory Body.
• Peter Babigumira Ahabwe, Technical Advisor, Uganda Ministry of Health - Closing remarks and next steps.
The event was moderated by James Revill, Head of WMD Programme, UNIDIR.
When and Where: Thursday, 25 April 2024 | 13:15 - 14:45 CEST | Online (via Zoom).
Resources:
☣️ Chemical and biological weapons research at UNIDIR: unidir.org/foc...
💣 Our Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme: unidir.org/wmd
🌐 UNIDIR website: unidir.org/
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