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Arrangements for the 2023 meeting of states parties to the Biological Weapons Convention

Arrangements for the Third Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention and the 2023 Meeting of States Parties (EN ES FR)

Aide Memoire (EN ES FR)

BWC/MSP/2023/1 - Provisional agenda for the 2023 Meeting of States Parties - Submitted by the Chairperson

BWC/MSP/2023/2 - Provisional programme of work - Submitted by the Chairperson

BWC/MSP/2023/3 - Report on universalization activities - Submitted by the Chairperson

BWC/MSP/2023/4 - Annual report of the Implementation Support Unit - Submitted by the Implementation Support Unit

BWC/MSP/2023/5 - Report on the Overall Financial Situation of the Biological Weapons Convention - Submitted by the Chairperson

BWC/MSP/2023/6 - Report of the 2023 Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2023/INF.1 - List of participants

Working Papers

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.1/REV.1 - Outcome report of the Parliamentary Commission of the Russian Federation on the Investigation into the Circumstances Related to the Creation of Biological Laboratories by United States Specialists on the Territory of Ukraine. Moscow, 2023 - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.2 - Fourth International Conference "Global Biosecurity Challenges. Problems and Solutions" (Sochi, 22–23 June 2023) - Submitted by Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.3 - Military biological activities of the United States and Ukraine on the Ukrainian territory in violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction - Submitted by Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.4 - El bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba como violación del Artículo X de la Convención sobre Armas Biológicas - Submitted by Cuba

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.5 - Reducing Biological Risks by Promoting the Peaceful Use of Biology: Update on activities - Submitted by Norway

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.6 - United States National Statement - Submitted by United States

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.7 - Statement Statement by H. E. Ms Anna Jardfelt - Submitted by Sweden

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.8 - United Kingdom National Statement - Submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.9 - Australia’s National Statement to the 2023 BWC Meeting of States Parties - Submitted by Australia

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.10/Rev.1 - The value of inclusive participation in meetings of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention - Submitted by Australia on behalf of Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, The Gambia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands (the Kingdom of), New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Guinea, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Ukraine and Uruguay

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.11 - Statement by Germany - Submitted by Germany

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.12 - National declaration of France - Submitted by France

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.13 - Contribution of the Russian Federation to the implementation of Article X of the BTWC (cooperation and assistance). Results of the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference "Global Biosecurity Сhallenges. Problems and Solutions (Russia, Sochi, June 22-23, 2023) - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.14 - II Joint International Exercise for Rapid Response Teams Employing Mobile Laboratories of Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federation, Astrakhan, 26-29 September 2023) - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.15 - Contribution of the Russian Federation to the implementation of Article X of the BTWC (Cooperation and Assistance) - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.16 - Finland Statement - Submitted by Finland

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.17 - Norway National Statement - Submitted by Norway

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.18 - Statement by the Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia - Submitted by Indonesia

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.19 - Statement by Konstantin Vorontsov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (Geneva, 13 December 2023) - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.20/Rev.1 - Joint Statement in Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (Geneva, 13 December, 2023) - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.21 - Statement of the Delegation of Thailand - Submitted by Thailand

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.22 - National Statement by the Republic of Singapore - Submitted by the Republic of Singapore

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.23 - Statement by H.E. Mr. Latsamy KEOMANY, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR, Head of the Lao PDR’s Delegation. At General Debate of the States Parties Meeting of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Geneva, on 11-13 December 2023 - Submitted by Lao People’s Democratic Republic

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.24 - Statement of the Delegation of Brazil - Submitted by Brazil

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.25 - Declaración de España - Submitted by Spain

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.26 - Statement by Japan at the Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, December 2023 Geneva - Submitted by Japan

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.27 - Statement of the Delegation of Ukraine at the Meeting of State Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (11-13 December 2023, Geneva) - Submitted by Ukraine

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.28/Rev.1 - Comments of the Ukrainian Side with regard to the Working Paper BWC/MSP/2023/WP.1/Rev.1 and BWC/MSP/2023/WP.3 submitted by Russian Federation (11-13 December 2023) - Submitted by Ukraine

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.29 - Statement of Georgia - Submitted by Georgia

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.30 - Statement by Pakistan - Submitted by Pakistan

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.31 - National Statement - Submitted by Philippines

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.32/Rev.1 - Joint statement on behalf of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - Submitted by the Philippines

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.33 - Intervención de la Delegación de México en el Debate General de la Reunión de Estados Parte, Ginebra, 11 de diciembre de 2023 - Submitted by Mexico

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.34 - Joint Statement submitted by Japan on behalf of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the European Union) to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties, December 11, 2023 - Submitted by Japan

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.35 - Statement of China - Submitted by China

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.36 - Intervención de la Delegación de Colombia en el Debate General de la Reunión Anual de Estados Partes de la Convención sobre Armas Biológicas 2023. Ginebra, Suiza, 11 de diciembre de 2023 - Submitted by Colombia

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.37 - Online training course on infectious diseases and biological safety - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.38 - Sechenov University. Life Sciences - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.39 - FGBI “Federal Center for Animal Health” - Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.40 - Intervención de Cuba: Debate General - Submitted by Cuba

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.41 - Intervención de la Delegación de Ecuador - Submitted by Ecuador

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.42 - Statement by the Permanent Mission of Türkiye Meeting of States Parties of the Convention on the Prohibition of The Development, Production and Stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons and their Destruction (11-13 December 2023, Geneva) - Submitted by Türkiye

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.43 - Statement delivered by The Gambia: the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention at the 2023 Meeting of States
Parties to the Convention Item 5 – General Debate (Geneva, 11 to 13 December 2023) - Submitted by The Gambia

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.44 - Intervención para la Reunión Estados Partes de la Convención sobre la Prohibición del desarrollo, la producción y el almacenamiento de Armas Bacteriológicas (Biológicas) y Toxínicas y sobre su destrucción 2023 (Ginebra, 13 diciembre 2023) - Submitted by Nicaragua

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.45 - State of Palestine's Views on the Effective Implementation of the BWC - Submitted by the State of Palestine

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.46/Rev.1 - Statement by the Republic of South Africa at the Meeting of States Parties of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (11 to 13 December 2023) - Submitted by South Africa

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.47 - Statement of the Republic of Uganda - Submitted by the Republic of Uganda

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.48 - The Arab Group's Views on the Effective Implementation of the BWC, 2023 Meeting of States Parties to the BWC - Submitted by Libya

BWC/MSP/2023/WP.49 - Working Material of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization for the 2023 Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on The Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction - Submitted by the Russian Federation