Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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The Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting of States Parties to assess and strengthen the treaty’s provisions against the development, production, and use of biological weapons.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Context triple: [BWC Review Conferences, notableConference, Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention]
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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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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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Target entity description: The Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting of States Parties to assess and strengthen the treaty’s provisions against the development, production, and use of biological weapons.
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A.
Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Review Conference
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diplomatic conference ⓘ international meeting ⓘ |
| aim |
to assess the operation of the Biological Weapons Convention
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to enhance measures against the development of biological weapons ⓘ to enhance measures against the production of biological weapons ⓘ to enhance measures against the use of biological weapons ⓘ to review scientific and technological developments relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ to strengthen the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BWC Ninth Review Conference
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Ninth BWC Review Conference ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2022-12-16 ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
UN Secretary-General
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linked to:
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| endDate | 2022-12-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tenth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| follows | Eighth 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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| includes |
committee of the whole
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credentials committee ⓘ
linked to:
Credentials Committee
drafting committee ⓘ general debate ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| location |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Biological Weapons Convention
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biological weapons disarmament ⓘ non-proliferation of biological weapons ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2022-11-28 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| participation | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| partOf | Biological Weapons Convention review process ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| secretariat | Implementation Support Unit of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| startDate | 2022-11-28 ⓘ |
| topic |
assistance and cooperation under the Biological Weapons Convention
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confidence-building measures under the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ preparedness and response to biological incidents ⓘ science and technology developments relevant to biological weapons ⓘ strengthening institutional support for the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ verification and compliance under the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| treatyReviewed | Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
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Subject: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention Description of subject: The Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention was a major diplomatic meeting of States Parties to assess and strengthen the treaty’s provisions against the development, production, and use of 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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Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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followedBy
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Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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tookPlaceBefore
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2022 Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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linked to: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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alsoKnownAs
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BWC Ninth Review Conference
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linked to: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
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alsoKnownAs
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Ninth BWC Review Conference
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linked to: Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention