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Recent News & Statements

• African Union and UNODA Conclude the First Joint Regional Workshop on Strengthening Implementation of UNSCR 1540 in Africa (August 2026)
• WHO convenes Chemical Emergency Management Readiness Workshop in Ukraine, with support from Canada (July 2026)
• Canada commits $4.5M to strengthen the BTWC in ASEAN and Africa (July 2026)  
• Global Partnership Newsletter Issue No. 24 (July 2026)
• Joint Statement by SIMBA and Africa CDC on Integrating Biosecurity into the Ebola Outbreak response in DRC and Uganda (July 2026)
• Statement by the GP WMD Counter Disinformation Initiative (July 2026)
• “1540er” Newsletter for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, Issue #4 (July 2026)
• Canada and Stimson Center Launch the Brian Finlay Innovation in Threat Reduction Award (July 2026)
• The Matryoshka War: The Global Architecture of Biological Disinformation (June 2026)
• WHO guidance on Clinical Management of Patients Exposed to Weaponized Chemicals, with support from Canada (June 2026)
• WHO article on Empowering Health-Care Workers to Save Lives after Toxic Chemical Exposures (June 2026)
• Finland provides €50K for OPCW missions in Syria (June 2026)
• Mitigating Cross-Border Biological Threats: An Animal Health and Law Enforcement Perspective, with support from Canada (June 2026)
• G7 Leaders’ call for coordinated response to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak (June 2026)
• UNODA launches updated course on UN Security Council Resolution 1540, with support from Spain (June 2026)
• Canada provides biosecurity and surveillance support for Ebola outbreak (May 2026)
• CHEMEX GRULAC strengthens regional preparedness to respond to chemical incidents, OPCW (May 2026)
• Preparing the UNSGM for Bioweapons Investigations in Non-Permissive Environments (May 2026)
• Strengthening Capacity to Investigate Suspicious Biological Events at the Animal Health-Security Interface, by WOAH with support from Canada (May 2026)
• OPCW CHEMEX GRULAC exercise kicks off in Dominican Republic (April 2026)
• Call for applications for the "Biotechnology Innovation and Biosecurity” Training Course at ICGEB in New Delhi, India 12-16 October 2026 (April 2026)
• Canada provides funding to the OPCW to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria: Canada News Release & OPCW News Release (April 2026)
• Global Partnership Newsletter Issue No. 23 (April 2026)
• ISTC Implements Project 101: A New Paradigm for CBRN Critical Infrastructure Resilience in a Digitalized World, with support from the European Union (April 2026)
• Foot and Mouth Disease: Key Information for Law Enforcement, INTERPOL and WOAH (March 2026)
• Independent Evaluation of the Global Partnership, Chatham House (March 2026)
• Investigative Interviews: Guidelines for national Veterinary Services and Law Enforcement, by INTERPOL and WOAH with support from Canada (March 2026)
• IFBA and WOAH Strengthen BioRisk Management Collaboration in Africa, with support from Canada (March 2026)
• Republic of Korea provides €83,000 to enhance OPCW activities (March 2026)
• Philippines contributes €15,000 to strengthen OPCW activities in Syria (March 2026)
• Japan contributes nearly €200,000 to strengthen OPCW activities (March 2026)