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The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is not the only international forum which addresses the threats posed by biological and toxin weapons. The Health Security approach necessitates close collaboration with other regimes dealing with disease events with natural or accidental origin. The current work programme is bolstered by cooperation and coordination with organizations relevant to the Convention as well as other international instruments. Related International Instruments The 1925 Geneva Protocol The Chemical Weapons Convention The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an international treaty which bans the development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical weapons, and also stipulates their timely destruction. The Convention entered into force in 1997 and mandated the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to eliminate the scourge of chemical weapons forever and to verify the destruction of the declared chemical weapons stockpiles within stipulated deadlines. Find out more about the CWC and the OPCW United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 Other organizations, initiatives and fora Basel Convention European Union Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) G8 International Air Transport Association (IATA) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Council for Science (ICSU) International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) International Vaccines Institute (IVI) Interpol Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)