VERTIC’s National Implementation Measures (NIM) team has concluded its work on the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Project 67.
VERTIC participated in the Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, held in Geneva, Switzerland during 3 to 6 December 2019.
VERTIC participated in the 24th Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention this week. The Convention’s States Parties gather in The Hague, the Netherlands every year for this conference to oversee the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, promote the Convention’s objectives, and review compliance with the treaty.
After 10 years our Executive Director has stepped down. A new Executive Director will work closely with the Board and the senior management team to ensure the organisation can continue to evolve in the current climate and is fit for purpose. VERTIC seeks an individual with outstanding leadership, management and communication skills. This is a great opportunity to lead the critical work and mission of VERTIC in a wider international relations context. Please see here for details.
VERTIC’s Senior Legal Officer Yasemin Balci participated in the Regional Meeting of EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 67, held in Tirana, Albania during 5 and 6 November. She also presented on regional legislative trends at the National Focal Points Round Table Meeting that was held parallel to the project’s meeting.
VERTIC congratulates the United Republic of Tanzania on becoming the 183rd State Party to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The United Republic of Tanzania deposited its instrument of ratification with the United Kingdom, one of the Convention’s three depositaries on 14 August 2019.
Over 170 representatives from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern and Western Europe, the United States, various international organisations and NGOs (WHO, OIE, IFBA, EBSA, UNICRI, UNOG, ISTC, VERTIC), participated in a biosafety and biosecurity conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan last week.