7/21/2019 Draft Resolution

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United Nations 

 The First Committee of the GeneralAssemblyDisarmament and International Security

DRAFT RESOLUTIO!iolo"ical and Chemical #ea$ons

Proposer: Albania% Saudi ArabiaSeconder:Signatories&

The First Committee of the General Assembly,

Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

 Reaffirming the Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapon Convention

 Reaffirming its call upon all signatory tates that have not yet ratified the Convention

to do so !ithout delay, and calling upon those tates that have not signed the

Convention to become parties thereto at the earliest possible date, thus contributing to

the achievement of universal adherence to the Convention

Considering  the importance and effectiveness of confidence"building measures ta#en

at the initiative and !ith the agreement of all tates concerned, and ta#ing into

account the specific characteristics of each region

$ncourages civil society, including non"governmental organi%ations, such as &C'C

and human right !atch to engage, as appropriate, in efforts to enhance the

implementation of Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapon

Convention

$nhance the transparency, urge all countries not only to declare their stoc#piles

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&solating the relatively small number of countries that refuse to (oin, limiting their 

access to precursor chemicals, and bringing international political and economic

 pressures to bear if these states maintain their CW programs

trengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the )*CW to monitor the

e+istence of biological and chemical !eapons development, technical assistance for 

destroying the chemical !eapons

- Additional funding to ma+imi%e the monitoring function of )rgani%ation for 

the *rohibition of Chemical Weapons .)*CW/

0- Allo! )*CW to e+amine !hether a !eapons can be considered as chemical

!eapons

1- As an addition, )*CW also monitor the !eapons ma#ers to ma#e sure there is

no more chemical !eapons are being developed

2a#ing the CWC and BWC legally"binding treaties to ma#e sure that all states !ill at

first destroy all of their e+isted stoc#piles or develop another type of BW and CW

et the legal definition of CW and BW,

• The term chemical !eapons is applied to any to+ic chemical or its precursor

that can cause death, in(ury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation

through its chemical action- The chemical substantion contained in a delivery

system, such as a bomb or shell-

• The term biological !eapons is applied to refer actions of spreading disease

among humans, animals, plants, !ith the intent to #ill as an act of !ar 

'ecogni%es the need to continue ensuring that fair and clear procedures under the

United Nations disarmament"related sanctions regime are strengthened in order to

enhance their efficiency and transparency, and !elcomes and encourages the ongoing

efforts of the ecurity Council in support of these ob(ectives, including by supporting

the enhanced role of the office of the ombudsperson and continuing to revie! all the

names of individuals and entities in the regime, !hile emphasi%ing the importance of 

these sanctions in using chemical and biological !eapons

'ecommend ecurity Council to impose economic sanction to non"compliant member 

state