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	Australia Group http://www.australiagroup.net/ The Australia Group is an informal arrangement. Its goal is to reduce the proliferation of chemical and biological weapon (CBW).
	Biological Toxin Weapon Convention http://www.opbw.org/ The site contains several information about the BTWC regarding the national implementation of the Convention but also the progresses to strengthen the Convention in matters of compliance mechanisms.
	BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP), Monitor Database http://www.bwpp.org/bwm/ The aim of the BioWeapons Monitor is to track compliance of governments and other organizations with the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) and other international treaties related to the prohibition of biological weapons. It contains a research server about national legislations on biosecurity issues.
	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) http://www.fao.org/biosecurity/ The FAO website contains a page on agriculture and biosecurity issues related to food and crops.
	International Agency for Atomic Energy http://www.iaea.org/ The IAEA is the specialized agency for atomic energy, it develops standards for the management and regulation of activities involving nuclear and radioactive materials.
	International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) http://www.icao.int/ ICAO's tasks is to develop standards, practices and procedures in the fields of aviation.
	International Council for Science http://www.icsu.org/5_abouticsu/INTRO_UnivSci_2.html The ICSU website focuses on the dangers created by the knowledge, tools and techniques acquired through biotechnology research that could potentially be used to create biological weapons.
	NATO - Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre http://www.nato.int/eadrcc/home.htm The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) created in 1998 serves as the focal point to coordinate disaster relief efforts of the 46 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) nations for natural or technological disasters occurring within the EAPC geographical area. EADRCC has also been tasked by the Council to coordinate international assistance from EAPC countries and to help deal with the consequences of terrorist attacks.
	OECD, International Future Programs, Biosecurity homepage http://www.biosecuritycodes.org/ The OECD has established a new program in order to develop tools and knowledge bases on biosecurity issues. The web link contains several relevant information and links on codes of conducts, international and national legislations, glossaries and upcoming events on the biosecurity field.
	Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons http://www.opwc.org The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an international organisation, established in 1997, by the countries that have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in order to make sure that the Convention works effectively and achieves its purpose.
	Pan American Health Organization, Disaster/Humanitarian Assistance Office http://www.paho.org/english/DD/PED/HOME.HTM PAHO is the American regional office of WHO. This site is dedicated to disasters and humanitarian assistance and preparedness in the Americas region.
	Red Cross - Biosecurity page http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList74/8BE1842ABDDA5096C1256C2C005A7D29 The ICRC is involved in a number of activities around the world as part of its initiative on Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity. This link contains background information on biological weapons and international efforts to control them.
	Relief Web, UN Humanitarian Disaster Site http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf ReliefWeb contains time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. Its aim is to assist the international humanitarian community in delivering an effective emergency assistance and to provide information as events occur, while covering also the so-called "forgotten emergencies".
	UNICRI- Security WMD-CBRN Substances and Weapons http://www.unicri.it/wwd/security/cbrn.php The goal of the UNICRI WMD programme is to strengthen international cooperation to combat illicit trafficking and criminal use of CBRN substances and weapons. It contains useful information on biological weapons, regarding the activities of the organization on a criminal and justice prospective.
	United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) http://ochaonline.un.org/ OCHA's aim is to coordinate humanitarian response, develop policies and humanitarian advocacies.
	Weapons of Mass Destruction Convention http://www.wmdcommission.org/ The Commission's aim is to emphasize international cooperation to reduce the proliferation of the WMD. Their task is to investigate on nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological weapons, on the means of delivering them, as well as on the possible links between these issues and terrorists.
	WHO- International Health Regulations http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/en/ The International Health Regulations (IHR) are an international legal instrument which is legally binding on WHO Member States who have not rejected them and on all Non-Member States of WHO that have agreed to be bound by them. The purpose of the IHR adopted in 1969 (IHR(1969)) is to ensure maximum security against the international spread of diseases with a minimum interference with world traffic. In particular, it contains plans and procedures about verification and assessment of notified diseases and about information-sharing during unexpected or unusual public health events (article 7) whether they occur on a deliberate or natural mean.
	World Federation of Culture Collections http://www.wfcc.info/biosecurity.html The site provides a range of documents and reports and links related to biosecurity issues.
	World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/csr/en This department of WHO is dedicated to preparedness and response to the deliberate epidemics. It contains relevant information on diseases and on biological agents.
	World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Disease Emergency Preparedness http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_prepaurgence.htm The site contains information on national emergency preparedness in relation to animal diseases. It also contains relevant information on disease simulation exercises.

In order to ensure that the links provided are useful and relevant, we encourage member countries to submit plans, procedures and assessments for use as models or resources by other member countries to the Bioterrorism Unit at webbioterrorism@interpol.int .