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The proliferation and use, and threat of use, of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) constitute one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Furthermore, false and misleading information around WMDs is a severe threat. We condemn its use by state and non-state actors to deceive the public and undermine the international security environment. The Global Partnership works to mitigate these threats.
The international community continues to face serious challenges from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons and related materials.
Whether it be North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, the repeated use of chemical weapons, or the very real prospect of biological agents being weaponized by certain states or terrorist groups, weapons of mass destruction pose significant threats to international peace and stability.
Today’s WMD landscape is even more complex than it was two decades ago. Technological advances are driving rapid change in the threat environment, and multilateral agreements such as the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) are facing challenges. Russia has used chemicals, including riot control agents, as a method of warfare against Ukrainian forces, and continues to use rhetoric threatening the use of WMD. State and non-state threat actors can interact through complex illicit WMD facilitation networks.
The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction was created to address and mitigate these threats.
The proliferation and use, and threat of use, of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) constitute one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Furthermore, false and misleading information around WMDs is a severe threat.
Global Partnership members have each committed to contribute their talents, expertise, resources, networks, and influence to deliver tangible WMD threat reduction programing.
The Global Partnership follows a set of Principles and Guidelines that were established at the 2002 Kananaskis Summit and updated under Canada's Presidency in 2025.