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The ISS is an African policy research organisation that has offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. The authors of the statement note that the subjects for discussion are of direct relevance to the continent and to the work that have been done over the past few years under a project funded by the Royal Norwegian Government. This project aims to identify Africa’s role in international efforts to strengthen disarmament and nonproliferation as they relate to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the context of Africa’s developmental imperatives. Thematically, the project deals with the African Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba); the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC); the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC); and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions such as UNSCR 1540.