Workshop in Support of the Biological

Weapons Convention Extended Assistance

Programmes

Geneva, 29 March 2017

Mr. Francesco Marelli

Head of Unit, UNICRI

EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (CBRN CoE)

An initiative funded by the European Union

Jointly implemented by EU/UN

Mitigation of and preparedness against risks related to CBRN material and agents

Comprehensive approach(Risks: criminal, accidental, natural)

EU CBRN Centres of Excellence

FYR of Macedonia

Albania

Armenia

Bosnia andHerzegovina

Georgia

Moldova

Montenegro

Serbia

Ukraine

Rwanda

Seychelles

anzania

Uganda

Zambia

Burundi

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Malawi

DRC

Burkina Faso

Algeria

Libya

Niger

Tunisia

Mali

Morocco

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

Partner Countries

Benin

Côte d´Ivoire

Cameroon

Gabon

Morocco

Liberia

Mauritania

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Jordan

Iraq

LebanonLebanon

Jordan

Lebanon

Iraq

Jordan

Lebanon

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

UAE

What is the National Action Plan?

The National CBRN Action Plan identifies measures to strengthen

capacities against CBRN risks, in particular:

• Identify gaps in capabilities and elaborate concrete actions to fill gaps

• Improve international coordination and harmonization of existing

instruments

What is the National CBRN Action Plan?

National Focal Point plays a central

role and liaises with the CoE and

seeks support from outside partners

National CBRN Team is responsible

for preparation and implementation

of National Action PlanNational

FocalPoint

Ministryof

ForeignAffairs Ministry

ofInterior

Customs

Intel. Service

Police

Ministryof

Defence

Ministryof

Finance

Ministryof Health

Further stakeholders:

• Ministry of Scientific Research

• Ministry of Environment

• Ministry of Agriculture

• Ministry of Justice

• Ministry of Economy/Trade

• Ministry of Infrastructures

• Universities, public/private laboratories

• Civil society

• Others

National CBRN Teams

Phase 1

Need Assessment

Questionnaire

Phase 2

National Action Plan

National CBRN Action

Plan

Needs Assessment Questionnaire

• Digital document with 300 yes/no questions

• Helps to assess capacities and to identify general areas of need

• Facilitates data collection and as input for CBRN National Action Plan

Tajikistan

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Lao PDR

Myanmar

Philippines

Vietnam

Seychelles

Uganda

Burundi

DRC

Kenya

Côte d’IvoireGabon

Morocco

Senegal

Georgia

Moldova

Montenegro

Serbia

Lebanon

Participating countries

To date, 6 regions and 21 countries

have prepared National Action Plans

1. Brunei Darussalam (advanced)

2. Burundi

3. Cambodia (completed)

4. Cote d’Ivoire (advanced)

5. DRC (advanced)

6. Gabon (advanced)

7. Georgia (completed)

8. Kenya (advanced)

9. Lao PDR (advanced)

10. Lebanon (advanced)

11. Moldova

12. Montenegro (completed)

13. Morocco (advanced)

14. Myanmar (completed)

15. Philippines (completed)

16. Senegal

17. Seychelles

18. Serbia (advanced)

19. Tajikistan

20. Uganda (advanced)

21. Vietnam (advanced)

Countries engaged in NAP

What’s next?

NAPs as main instrument for

National, Regional and

International Coordination

The First Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of CBRN Risk Mitigation and Security Governance, New York, 7 December 2015

“the Group of Friends (GoF) of CBRN Risk Mitigation and SecurityGovernance will serve to address and promote various CBRN relatedtopics at the United Nations, including the Security Council, by activelyengaging with member states, donor countries and the UN Secretariat”.

UN Group of Friends on CBRN Risk Mitigation

13 Countries joined so far:

Georgia, Philippines, Morocco, Armenia, Afghanistan, Serbia, Montenegro, DYR Macedonia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Jordan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia

General Assembly – 7 October 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9N_Fsbngh8

General Assembly – 29 September 2016

United Nations General Assembly

8 November 2016 - Working paper

presented by Montenegro with Cote d' Ivore, Gabon, Georgia, Kenya, Moldova, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, Serbia and Uganda.

Coordination with Biological Weapons ConventionReview Conference (7-25 November 2016)

10 November 2016 - Side Event to promote National

CBRN Action Plan

(Montenegro, Kenya, Phlippines and ISTC)

1. Showcase National Action Plans (2015 GP in Germany, 2016 GP inJapan, 2017 GP in Italy) –Georgia joined GP in 2016

2. GP Repository for Matchmaking between Global Partnership and theNational Action Plan• GP projects• Biological Actions from National Action Plans

3. Donors conference (?!)

Coordination with G7 Global Partnership (GP)

• Strong monitoring and reportingstructure established

• Donors are basing their assistanceon NAP actions

• Attracted new donors for the NAPimplementation (June 2015: Newmulti-year cooperation with Polandon CBRN first responseestablished)

• Donor coordination and planningenhanced (May 2016: high-levelevent to take stock of one year ofNAP implementation – donors andinternational organizations invited)

NAP Implementation - Georgia

• Strategy: NAP guides the national andinternational activities

• Donors coordination: NAP facilitates allocation ofresources in a systematic manner (August 2016:US-Philippines activity – National BiologicalMaterials of Concern Write-shop – facilitatesimplementation of two biological actions of theNAP)

• International Cooperation: Australia, Malaysia,Philippines, USA, VERTIC and UNICRI to be part ofthe write-shop.

NAP Implementation – The Philippines

• Strategy: NAP guides the national andinternational activities

• Donors coordination: NAP facilitates allocation ofresources in a systematic manner

• October 2016: Côte d’ Ivoire announced that EUfunds allocated to security will be devoted for theimplementation of NAP:

1. Creation of a CBRN response team for civilprotection.

2. Creation of a sub regional CBRN training centre.

NAP Implementation – Cote d’Ivoire