Background document provided by the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit at the 4th session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Background document provided by the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit at the 4th session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The document provides background on the Convention of the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons and on their destruction. The document outlines the roe of the BWC, its provisions, and its role on promoting global peace and security. It also outlines the status of the implementation of the BWC in the region.