Cuban Biological Weapons Convention National Contact Point Biosafety and Biosecurity Programme and CBMs

The Office of Regulation and Environmental Safety (ORSA) National Authority* affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (The Biological Weapons Convention National Contact Point), is willing to offer, at the request of any interested State Party:

1. Training of human resources in different aspects related to biosafety and biosecurity, among them: training of inspectors and biosafety advisors and managers (overseeing facility or organizational biosafety and possibly biosecurity programmes).
2. Experience in the implementation of accounting systems and control of biological agents and equipment and technologies related.
3. Assistance in the preparation of the BWC Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).

The request for assistance will be processed in agreement with the requesting Party through mediation of BWC ISU, if appropriate and the Cuban national authority. Interested State Parties can contact the Cuban Permanent Mission in Geneva and the Cuban national Contact Points.