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Strengthening Global Biological Security

A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY

• Secure and account for materials that represent biological proliferation risks

• Develop and maintain appropriate and effective measures to anticipate, prevent, prepare for, detect, investigate and disrupt the deliberate misuse of biological agents

• Strengthen national and international capabilities to rapidly identify, confirm/assess, attribute and respond to biological attacks

• Reinforce and strengthen the BTWC and other biological disarmament, non-proliferation and counter-terrorism obligations, principles, practices and instruments

• Reduce biological proliferation risks through the advancement and promotion of safe and responsible conduct in the biological science

Member countries of the Global Partnership (GP) are committed to implementing concrete projects around the world to combat biological-related terrorism and proliferation. The GP has identified strengthening biological security as a key priority for collective programming efforts, and pursues activities that aim to:

These GP “Deliverables”, which aim to build global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to deliberate disease threats, were first agreed in 2010,  updated and reviewed in 2018, and further revised in 2025 to ensure they remain fit for purpose. The Deliverables and priorities are consistent with and mutually reinforcing of other international initiatives and conventions, including the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC).

To advance its biosecurity and biological threat reduction objectives, the Global Partnership is implementing a Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa (SIMBA). The aim of SIMBA, which is being developed and implemented in the closest collaboration with African partners, is to reduce bio-threats through the aligned activities of GP and African countries working towards the same goals.