United Kingdom and the Biological Weapons Convention

These references include: contributions from United Kingdom to meetings; interactions with bodies established in connection with the Convention; and policy perspectives on issues directly related to the Convention.

For more general references to CBW foreign policy see United Kingdom foreign policy/posture relating to CBW issues.

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Common codes used in the title field relevant to this page include:

• {UK} — from an official source of the government of the United Kingdom
• [AHG] — Ad Hoc Group (1994-2001)
• [BWC] — published within the context of the Biological Weapons Convention
• [MSP] — Meeting of States Parties (2003-)
• [MX] — Meeting of Experts (2003-2021)
• [PC] — Preparatory Committee/PrepCom for a Review Conference or Special Conference
• [RC] — Review Conference (1980, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001-2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022)
• [SPCONF] — Special Conference (1994)
• [VEREX] — Ad Hoc Group of Verification Experts (1992-1994)
• [WG] — Working Group (2023-2026)
• WP — working paper