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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