UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the 14 states that are not yet party to the Biological Weapons Convention to promptly join the accord
UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd July, 2020) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the 14 states that are not yet party to the Biological Weapons Convention to promptly join the accord.
"The Biological Weapons Convention codifies a strong and longstanding norm against the abhorrent use of disease as a weapon, and now has 183 States Parties," Guterres said during a UN Security Council meeting. "I urge the 14 States that have not yet joined the Convention to do so without any further delay."
