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 17 August in New York, VERTIC will co-host a NPT Review Conference side event on nuclear disarmament verification. Title: Building Capacity on Multilateral Verification of Nuclear Disarmament: supporting nuclear disarmament verification research and innovation hubs in Africa, Latin America and Central Asia Date: 17 August 2022 Time: 13:10 – 14:30 (New York) Location: Conference […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Winter’s edition of T&V covers a wide range of current issues – from COP26, to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Review Conference (NPT RevCon). Guest Article by Dr George Vardulakis The lead article, by Dr. George Vardulakis, focusses on the cyber-security coverage within the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM/A). Verification Watch Verification […]
On 22 November 2021 VERTIC and CRDF Global held a virtual side event to the 2020 Meeting of States Parties of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). This event introduced a new project that is funded by the US Department of State to provide legislative assistance for national implementation of the BWC in Africa, Latin America […]
On May 11 2021, VERTIC Senior Researcher Grant Christopher was joined by Christiaan Triebert, Melissa Hanham, and Rayna Rogers, to discuss how they pushed the application of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in arms control, and beyond, to the limit. The use of open sources and the application of open-source intelligence (OSINT) has transformed arms control. It […]
