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UN Photo19th Meeting, 6th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC
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The Sixth Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention, 11 - 22 August 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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States Parties discuss mechanisms relevant to the Convention :
Finalization of the procedural report of the 6th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC - BWC/WG/6/CRP.1/Rev1.
In line with the indicative schedule of activities adopted at the first session of the Working Group in March 2023, the following topics will be addressed:
• 11 and 12 August 2025: international cooperation and assistance
• 13 and 14 August 2025: scientific and technological developments, confidence-building and transparency
• 15 and 18 August 2025: confidence-building and transparency, compliance and verification
• 19 and 20 August 2025: compliance and verification, national implementation
• 21 and 22 August 2025: national implementation, procedural report
View moreView less- reporting powers for the S&T Review Group;
- composition of the S&T Reporting Committee.
Finalization of the procedural report of the 6th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC - BWC/WG/6/CRP.1/Rev1.
In line with the indicative schedule of activities adopted at the first session of the Working Group in March 2023, the following topics will be addressed:
• 11 and 12 August 2025: international cooperation and assistance
• 13 and 14 August 2025: scientific and technological developments, confidence-building and transparency
• 15 and 18 August 2025: confidence-building and transparency, compliance and verification
• 19 and 20 August 2025: compliance and verification, national implementation
• 21 and 22 August 2025: national implementation, procedural report