20 August 2007 – The United Nations inaugurated a new unit today to further bolster its efforts to reduce the threat to the international community posed by weapons of mass destruction.
“The Unit will harness resources, force connections, develop networks and identify opportunities,” said Ambassador Masood Khan of Pakistan, who is chairing the 2007 Convention meetings. “It will make an important and innovative contribution to our collective effort to reduce the terrible threat posed by biological weapons.”
The Convention entered into force in 1975, and is the first multilateral disarmament treaty which bans an entire category of weapons.
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