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CIVIL SOCIETY ASSISTANCE TO STATES PARTIES IN SUPPORT OF ARTICLE X OF THE BIOLOGIC AL AND TOXINS WEAPONS CONVENTION Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, MX4 August 2019

ASSISTANCE & COOPERATION DATABASE • States Parties to the BWC regularly submit information on assistance programs • This information can be included the Article X Assistance & Cooperation database

CATALOGUE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS • We propose to create a catalogue of civil society assistance programs to: o Highlight contributions to the BWC & States Parties o Inform interested Parties of our work • Easy identification of programs, experts & organization • Finalized & presented at the next MSP meetings in December 2019 • Material contained in our catalogue will also be available in the Stimson Center’s 1540 Assistance Support Initiative Database

WE NEED YOUR INFORMATION (1) • We have created a Google form to harness your information o https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI pQLSd1LcidGXVwwczvfrAeP6T3gwlUfVQ qoWfvbc2I-CX7hNQ5uQ/viewform o You can also fill-in the questionnaire via email • Note the categories that are required, including point of contact • We are happy to set up Zooms/Skype/calls • We would appreciate receiving your information by September 15th, 2019

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION • If you have any questions, please contact: o Rebecca Katz, PhD MPH § Professor & Director at the Center for Global Health Science & Security at Georgetown University § Rebecca.Katz@Georgetown.edu o Richard T. Cupitt, PhD • Senior Fellow & Director, Partnerships in Proliferation Prevention Program at the Stimson Center • rcupitt@stimson.org