In accordance with its mandate, and in line with its efforts to assist the Chair of BWC meetings, the ISU has presented information on the Convention, its history and Review Conferences, the activities and efforts of States Parties, the current intersessional programme, and universalization activities.

UN-ODA Disarmament Yearbook

The ISU provides the substantive input on the BWC for the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Disarmament yearbook.

• 2012 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2011)
• 2011 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2010)
• 2010 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2009)
• 2009 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2008)
• 2008 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2007)
• 2007 Yearbook Chapter on Biological and Chemical Weapons (to cover 2006)

• Launch of the Implementation Support Unit, UN-ODA, UNOG, & Pakistan, Geneva, Switzerland 20 August 2007. The ISU gave a presentation welcoming participants to the event. Additional information can be found here.

• 30th Round Table on Current Issues in Humanitarian Law, International Committee of the Red Cross, San Remo, Italy, 6-8 September 2007. The ISU made a presentation on Controlling Biological Weapons: Laws, Actions & Networks.

• Workshop on Strengthening a Global Biosafety / Biosecurity Framework and Coping with the Biotechnology Revolution, LNCV, Como, Italy, 25-26 October 2007. The ISU made some remarks on Strengthening a Global Biosafety/Biosecurity Framework and Coping with the Biotechnology Revolution.

• National Authorities Meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague, Netherlands, 2-3 November 2007. The ISU observed the meeting.