NIM Legal Officer participates in SynBio Africa Conference
Legal Officer Eliza Walsh participated in the SynBio Africa Conference 3.0 in Nairobi, Kenya from 17-19 July 2024 During the conference, Eliza Walsh participated on a panel on the topic […]
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NIM attend Project 81 regional conference
Funded by the European Union NIM Co-Programme Director Fanny Tonos and Senior Legal Officer Thomas Brown participated in a Regional Conference in the framework European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and […]
VERTIC congratulates Tuvalu and the Federated States of Micronesia on joining the BWC
VERTIC congratulates Tuvalu and the Federated States of Micronesia on joining the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Tuvalu acceded to the treaty on the 28 June 2024 and Micronesia acceded […]
Special Publication: Strengthening Nuclear Test Ban Monitoring and Verification – The Role of Commercial Satellite Imagery
The Open Nuclear Network (ONN) – in collaboration with VERTIC – has produced a new Special Report that examines practical ways in which commercially available satellite imagery can be used […]
VERTIC participates in UNSCR 1540 and Export Control workshop in Botswana
Senior Legal Officer Thomas Brown participated in the National Workshop on Border and Export Controls, under the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Gaborone, Botswana from 21-23 […]
Pre-Deployment Orientation for UNSGM Missions – Workshop Report
This past March, VERTIC and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) co-hosted a workshop at the UN Headquarters in New York to identify needs and priorities for pre-deployment orientation for a UNSGM mission. A new Special Publication captures the workshop discussion.
Special Publication: Enforcing the CTBT – The Role of Consultation and Clarification
A new Special Publication explores an under-examined part of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification regime: its consultation and clarification mechanism. This mechanism is meant to help parties resolve any […]
New VERTIC Opportunity – Head of Finance
VERTIC is currently recruiting for a Head of Finance. See the Opportunities page for more details.
VERTIC Participates in ETH Zurich Verification Workshop
On 5th-6th May, VM Co-Programme Director Dr Grant Christopher participated in a workshop hosted by ETH Zurich, titled Inspection and Inference: Theories and Tools of Nuclear Arms Control Verification. Dr […]
UNODA and VERTIC host a workshop on pre-deployment orientation for a UNSGM mission
The workshop’s objective was to identify needs and priorities for pre-deployment orientation for a UNSGM mission, with a specific focus on investigations of alleged use of biological weapons.