The 2010 Meeting of States Parties was held in the Palais des Nations from 6 to 10 December 2010. It was chaired by Ambassador Pedro Oyarce of Chile. In accordance with the decision of the Sixth Review Conference, the Meeting of States Parties discussed, and promoted common understanding and effective action on the provision of assistance and coordination with relevant organizations upon request by any State Party in the case of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons, including improving national capabilities for disease surveillance, detection and diagnosis and public health systems. The Meeting of States Parties discussed and further developed the work of the Meeting of Experts held in August.

Documents, Statements and Other Resources


Official Documents of the Meeting

BWC/MSP/2010/1 Provisional Agenda

BWC/MSP/2010/2 2010 Report of the Implementation Support Unit

BWC/MSP/2010/3 Provisional Programme of Work

BWC/MSP/2010/4 Report of the Chairman on universalization activities

BWC/MSP/2010/5/Rev.1 Estimated costs of the Seventh Review Conference

BWC/MSP/2010/6 Report of the 2010 Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2010/L.1 Synthesis of considerations, lessons, perspectives, recommendations, conclusions and proposals drawn from the presentations, statements, working papers and interventions on the topic under discussion at the Meeting of Experts

BWC/MSP/2010/INF.1 Background information on scientific and technological developments that may be relevant to the Convention: report on an international workshop in Beijing

BWC/MSP/2010/INF.2 List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2010/INF.2/Add.1 List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.1 Co-chairs' summary of the international workshop on "Strengthening International Efforts to Prevent the Proliferation of Biological Weapons: The Role of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention" – Submitted by China, Canada and the Implementation Support Unit

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.2 Proposals to strengthen the existing confidence-building measure submission and review process – Submitted by Canada

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.3/Rev.1 National implementation of the BTWC: compliance assessment: a concept paper – Submitted by Canada

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.4 Strengthening response capabilities in the case of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons – Submitted by Japan on behalf of JACKSNNZ

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.5 United States Government law enforcement efforts to strengthen cooperation and collaboration among security, health, and science communities – Submitted by the United States of America

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.6 United States initiatives building on the 2007-2010 BWC work program – Submitted by the United States of America

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.7 Timely pathogens diagnosis as a basis for preventing and minimizing epidemics of natural or intentional origin – Submitted by the Russian Federation

BWC/MSP/2010/WP.8 Organization of prevention and elimination of potential outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases in the Russian Federation – Submitted by the Russian Federation

Compendiums of National Approaches
Opening Statements
Remarks from the Chair
Presentations
Statements by Non-Governmental Organisations
Closing Statements
Video Footage
Press Releases

Side Events