From 7-9 November, VERTIC’s NIM Programme hosted an online legislative drafting workshop for the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) with the State of Palestine. The workshop formed part of the assistance provided through the BWC Extended Assistance Programme (EAP) under EU Council Decision 2019/97 in support of the Biological Weapons Convention, implemented by […]
On 3 and 4 November 2022 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE), under EU CBRN CoE Project 62 (On-Site Technical Assistance to Southeast Asia), offered national authorities from Lao PDR hands on training on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) under the Biological Weapons […]
VERTIC is currently recruiting for three positions within the organisation. There are at present two employment opportunities within the Verification and Monitoring Programme for a Senior Researcher and a Researcher. The deadline for applications for both positions is Monday, 7 November 2022. There is also one opportunity within the Compliance Mechanisms and Measures Programme for a Research/Senior […]
VERTIC’s Co-Programme Director for National Implementation Sonia Drobysz and Legal Officer Thomas Brown participated in the BACAC Conference on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned in Tbilisi, Georgia from 3-7 October. The team led a number of workshops on legislation and engaged with regional partners. Organised by the Biosafety Association of Central Asia and the Caucasus […]
VERTIC has published an addendum to the fact sheet on the International Health Regulations (IHR), focusing on their application to hMPXV (the human version of the monkeypox virus) as a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC).
On 16 August in New York, VERTIC will co-host a NPT Review Conference side event on nuclear safeguards agreements. Title: Universalisation of Nuclear Safeguards Agreements Date: 16 August 2022 Time: 13:15 – 14:30 (New York) Location: Conference Room CR.C, United Nations, New York Hosts: Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Deputy Executive Director, Angela Woodward, participated in the Council for Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific’s Nonproliferation and Disarmament study group meeting in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam during 27-29 July. Former VERTIC Executive Director, Dr Trevor Findlay, also attended the Track II dialogue which discussed topical developments in the Asia Pacific region.
From 4-6 July, VERTIC’s NIM Programme hosted an online legislative drafting workshop for the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) with Botswana. The workshop formed part of the assistance provided through the BWC Extended Assistance Programme (EAP) under EU Council Decision 2019/97 in support of the Biological Weapons Convention, implemented by the United Nations […]
This Summer’s edition of T&V has a dedicated section on issues arising from the Russo-Ukraine war. The rest of the edition covers a wide range of topics, from the first meeting of states parties for the TPNW to a prosecution in Germany for a chemical weapons related offence. Sanctions applied against Russia: Who, what and […]
VERTIC congratulates Namibia on acceding to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Namibia’s accession makes it the 184th State Party to the BWC. Namibia deposited its instrument of ratification with the United Kingdom, one of the Convention’s three depositaries, on 25 February 2022.