Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/97Show full title

1.5.2. Expected results of the project:

(a)

contribute to the strengthened implementation of Article VII of the BTWC and to a better understanding of the practical challenges facing its implementation;

(b)

provide substantive input to the 2019 and 2020 Meetings of Experts on Assistance, Response and Preparedness;

(c)

contribute to the strengthening of international response capabilities for infectious disease outbreaks, whether natural or deliberate in origin;

(d)

strengthen capacities in selected States Parties for detecting, reporting and responding to outbreaks of infectious disease or biological weapons attacks, including in the areas of preparedness, response, and crisis management and mitigation;

(e)

promote the importance of strong national health systems as a deterrent against the potential use of biological weapons;

(f)

contribute to a strengthened capacity under the UN Secretary-General's Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons.