Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2016 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where States Parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and debated how to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention canonical | 4 |
| Eighth BWC Review Conference | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Context triple: [BWC Review Conferences, notableConference, Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention]
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Fifth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Fifth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness in the early 2000s.
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B.
Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness and future direction.
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C.
Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2011 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where states parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and agreed on measures to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
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D.
Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness.
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E.
Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where states parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and negotiated measures to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Target entity description: The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2016 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where States Parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and debated how to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
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A.
Fifth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Fifth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness in the early 2000s.
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B.
Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness and future direction.
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C.
Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2011 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where states parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and agreed on measures to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
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D.
Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where States Parties assessed the implementation of the treaty banning biological weapons and negotiated measures to strengthen its effectiveness.
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E.
Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting where states parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and negotiated measures to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Review Conference
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diplomatic conference ⓘ international meeting ⓘ |
| aim |
to agree on future work programs for the Biological Weapons Convention
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to reinforce global norms against biological weapons ⓘ to review the operation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ to strengthen the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BWC RevCon VIII
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Eighth BWC Review Conference ⓘ |
| category | multilateral treaty review conference ⓘ |
| chairperson | Ambassador Tehmina Janjua ⓘ |
| chairpersonCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| city | Geneva ⓘ |
| convenedBy | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| duration | 3 weeks ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-11-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
United Nations Office at Geneva
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linked to:
UN Office at Geneva
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| legalBasis | Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| location |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| organizedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| participation |
States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
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international organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ observer states ⓘ signatory states of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
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linked to:
Biological Weapons Convention
United Nations disarmament machinery ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Disarmament Commission
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| sequenceNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-11-07 ⓘ |
| subject |
arms control
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assistance and cooperation under Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ biological weapons disarmament ⓘ biosecurity and biosafety ⓘ confidence-building measures under the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ international security ⓘ national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ non-proliferation of biological weapons ⓘ science and technology developments relevant to biological weapons ⓘ verification and compliance of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | 2011 Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | 2022 Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| treatyReviewed | Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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Subject: Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Description of subject: The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major 2016 diplomatic meeting in Geneva where States Parties assessed the treaty’s implementation and debated how to strengthen global norms against biological weapons.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
BWC Review Conferences
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notableConference
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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successor
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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alsoKnownAs
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Eighth BWC Review Conference
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linked to: Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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follows
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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precededBy
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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