This page contains information about past official meetings of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, in reverse chronological order. All meetings were held in Geneva.


Meeting of States Parties in 2005 (5 – 9 December 2005)

Meeting of Experts in 2005 (13 – 24 June 2005)

Meeting of States Parties in 2004 (6 – 10 December 2004)

The 2004 Meeting of States Parties was chaired by Peter Goosen of South Africa. It met to discuss, and promote common understanding and effective action on mechanisms for the surveillance, detection, diagnosis and combating of infectious diseases affecting humans, animals, and plants, as well as on capabilities for responding to, investigating and mitigating the effects of cases of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons or suspicious outbreaks of disease. It was attended by 89 States Parties, 5 Signatory States, 2 Observer States, 4 international organizations and 14 non-governmental organizations.

BWC/MSP/2004/1 Provisional Agenda

BWC/MSP/2004/2 Provisional Programme of Work for the Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2004/3 Report of the Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2004/L.1 Synthesis of Considerations, Lessons, Perspectives, Recommendations, Conclusions and Proposals Drawn from the Presentations, Statements, Working Papers and Interventions Made by Delegations on the Topics Under Discussion at the Meeting of Experts - Prepared by the Chairman

BWC/MSP/2004/CRP.1 Draft Report of the Meeting of States Parties

BWC/MSP/2004/INF.1 The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) - Prepared by the Secretariat

BWC/MSP/2004/INF.2 List of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons and on Their Destruction - Prepared by the Secretariat

BWC/MSP/2004/INF.3 List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2004/INF.3/Add.1 List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2004/MISC.1 Provisional List of Participants

BWC/MSP/2004/MISC.2 Capacidades Nacionales E Internacionales Para Responder, Investigar Y Mitigar Los Efectos de Casos de Supuesto de Armas Biologicas O Toxinicas O de Brotos Sospechosos de Enfermedades - Submitted by Argentina

BWC/MSP/2004/MISC.3 Esfuerzos Nacionales E Internacionales Para La Vigilancia, Deteccion, Diagnostico Y Combate De Las Enfermedades Infecciosas Que Afecten A Humanos, Animales Y Plantas - Submitted by Argentina

BWC/MSP/2004/MISC.4 Paper on Investigation - Submitted by Iran

BWC/MSP/2004/MISC.5 Paper on Surveillance - Submitted by Iran

Meeting of Experts in 2004 (19 – 30 July 2004)

Meeting of States Parties in 2003 (10 – 14 November 2003)

Meeting of Experts in 2003 (18-29 August 2003)