Advancing BWC Confidence-Building Measures in Southeast Asia: Leveraging ASEAN’s Platforms and Mechanisms
Confidence building measures (CBMs) are an important mechanism in the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). They are designed to prevent ambiguities, doubts, and suspicions, and foster trust among State Parties. To this end, successive Review Conferences of the BWC, and the annual UN General Assembly resolutions, have consistently urged States Parties to submit annual CBM reports as a means of promoting transparency and strengthening international cooperation in the peaceful uses of biological science and technology. While they are not declarations nor a substitute for verification and thus cannot be treated as tools for assessing compliance, they nonetheless provide valuable information particularly in identifying opportunities for assistance and cooperation.
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Confidence building measures (CBMs) are an important mechanism in the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). They are designed to prevent ambiguities, doubts, and suspicions, and foster trust among State Parties. To this end, successive Review Conferences of the BWC, and the annual UN General Assembly resolutions, have consistently urged States Parties to submit annual CBM reports as a means of promoting transparency and strengthening international cooperation in the peaceful uses of biological science and technology. While they are not declarations nor a substitute for verification and thus cannot be treated as tools for assessing compliance, they nonetheless provide valuable information particularly in identifying opportunities for assistance and cooperation.
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