Division 1.5.1 Project purpose

This project aims to enhance the capacity of selected States Parties to prevent and respond to a biological weapons attack. Training in assistance and protection will be provided by experts from Member States and from relevant international organisations. Partnerships will be sought with third countries for the hosting of such training courses and for the use of the required facilities. Such training will result in an enhanced preventive capacity and an increased resilience against, and improved national and regional capacity to respond to, the misuse of biological agents. The project will also encourage States Parties to foster the creation of regional networks in their regions or sub-regions to improve both their collective preventive measures and their coordinated response to a potential biological weapons attack.