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Overview of Global Coordination on Bio-Nonproliferation and Its Limits

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More than ever, infectious diseases are an issue of international importance. However, related research, increasing knowledge and technologies often bear dual-use aspects as an immanent risk of misuse, e.g. for development and proliferation of biological weapons. In this chapter, relevant programmes, regulations and binding international agreements are introduced to give an overview of activities concerning bio-nonproliferation.

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Notes

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    Like the spread of infectious diseases agents, access to clean water and sanitary facilities, reproductive health and mother-child health.

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    After political difficulties in 2014, Russia was suspended from being part of the G8 group. Although Russia was welcomed back to the group, they did not attend a further meeting of the G8 so far.

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    Due to their connection to the GHSA, IHR are not included in Chapter I although they are legally binding (binding in terms of international law).

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    Maria Hecht, Stefan Kloth & Min-Hi Lee

  2. Federal Information Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (IBBS), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

    Min-Hi Lee

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Hecht, M., Kloth, S., Lee, MH. (2019). Overview of Global Coordination on Bio-Nonproliferation and Its Limits. In: Singh, S., Kuhn, J. (eds) Defense Against Biological Attacks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03053-7_2

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