NgoMeyi 2024, i-International Science Council (ISC) kanye neHhovisi LeZizwe Ezihlangene Lezindaba Zokulwa Nezikhali (i-UNODA) baklonyeliswe ngokuhlanganyela uxhaso yi-Geneva Science Policy Interface ukuqinisa i-Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Lesi sinyathelo siyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokuhlanganisa intuthuko yesayensi ekusebenzeni kwe-BWC, ukubhekana nesidingo esibalulekile sendlela ehlelekile yokubuyekeza intuthuko efanele yesayensi nobuchwepheshe.
I-Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) ukuvimbela ngempumelelo ukuthuthukiswa, ukukhiqizwa, ukutholwa, ukudluliswa, ukuqoqwa kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezikhali zebhayoloji nezobuthi. Yasayinwa ngo-1972, yaqala ukusebenza ngo-1975 futhi njengamanje inamaqembu e-185 States.
I-BWC njengamanje ayinayo indlela ehlelekile yokubuyekeza ngokuhlelekile intuthuko efanele yesayensi nobuchwepheshe. Lesi sinyathelo sibhekana nalesi sidingo, esiqokonyiswe esikhathini sakamuva Ingqungquthela Yesishiyagalolunye Yokubuyekezwa kwe-BWC (Disemba 2022), ngenhloso yokuhlanganisa intuthuko yesayensi emisebenzini yomhlangano, ikakhulukazi ngokubuyekezwa kwesayensi nezindlela zokuqinisekisa.
The Iphrojekthi ye-ISC "Ukubambisana kwenqubomgomo yesayensi ye-Biological Weapons Convention" ikhuthaza ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezithunywa ze-BWC nochwepheshe besayensi, ithuthukisa izindlela ezakha ukuqondana nokwethembana. Ngokuqhuba izingxoxo ezihlosiwe nokudala imikhiqizo yolwazi eyenzelwe wena, lolu hlelo luhlose ukuhlomisa izihambeli ngamathuluzi okubhekana nezinsongo zebhayoloji zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo, ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-BWC ku-biosecurity yomhlaba wonke.
I-ISC ihlanganise iphaneli yochwepheshe abahlonishwayo abavela emikhakheni nasezifundeni ezihlukahlukene, abathathwe kumakhandidethi aphakanyiswe Amalungu ayo. Laba bantu baletha ingcebo yolwazi nesipiliyoni, ngobuchwepheshe obuhlanganisa ukuchithwa kwezikhali, isayensi yezempilo, nokubambisana kwamazwe ngamazwe.
Inhloso eyinhloko yalolu hlelo ukwakha inkundla yokuhlanganyela lapho imininingwane yesayensi ingazisa khona izingxoxo zenqubomgomo ngaphakathi kwe-BWC. Ochwepheshe bazosebenzisana nezithunywa, banikeze izeluleko zesayensi ezizimele, futhi bakhiqize imikhiqizo yolwazi esiza ukuqonda phakathi kososayensi nabakhi bezinqubomgomo. Imisebenzi izobandakanya ukwaziswa okuku-inthanethi, ukukhiqizwa kwamavidiyo olwazi, nokubamba iqhaza emihlanganweni ye-BWC.
Lolu hlelo luzogxila ezihlokweni ezintathu ezibalulekile:
I-ISC Expert Group ikulungele ukwenza umthelela obalulekile ekusebenzeni kwe-BWC ekubhekaneni nezinsongo zebhayoloji. Ngokusebenzisana kanye nemininingwane yesayensi, sihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-BWC ihlala iwuhlaka oluqinile lwe-biosecurity yomhlaba wonke..