Biological and chemical weapons

During the year, in accordance with the decisions and recommendations adopted at the 2006 Sixth Review Conference, the States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) continued the intersessional process leading to the 2011 Seventh Review Conference. The process aims to obtain a common understanding on ways of strengthening the implementation of the Convention and improving its effectiveness as a practical barrier against the development of biological weapons.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament