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South-to-south mentoring as a vehicle for implementing sustainable health security in Africa, International Federation of Biosafety Associations, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program. One Health Outlook volume 3, Article number: 20 (October 2021)
France contributes €230,000 to OPCW Programme for Africa (October 2021)
Systematic approach towards establishing a National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens, a contribution from The Netherlands as published in Global Health Action, Volume 14, 2021 - Issue 1 (October 2021)
Biosafety and Biosecurity Collaboration in Kazakhstan through the German Biosecurity Programme and the Global Partnership, as published in Frontiers of Public Health (September 2021)
Norway contributes €24,800 to OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (September 2021)
The vital importance of a web of prevention for effective biosafety and biosecurity, by Dr. Simon Whitby, Prof. Malcolm Dando, Prof. Graham Pearson and Tatyana Novossiolova (September 2021)
Czech Republic contributes CZK 1M to OPCW’s Trust Fund for Syria Missions (September 2021)
Mexico contributes €5,000 to future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (September 2021)
"Biosecurity from an animal health perspective: A look at risks posed by African swine fever (ASF) and efforts to strengthen Veterinary Services’ capacity to prevent and control biological threats", by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (September 2021)
"INTERPOL Bioterrorism Prevention Unit's activities to support the global law enforcement community", by INTERPOL (September 2021)
Global Partnership Newsletter (September 2021)
"Effective and Comprehensive CBRN Security Risk Management in the 21st Century", by Maurizio Martellini and Tatyana Novossiolova for the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Paper Series (September 2021)
"Enhancing the Utility of Codes of Conduct for Chemical and Biological Security through Active Learning", by Malcolm Dando, Maurizio Martellini, and Tatyana Novossiolova (September 2021)
European Union contributes €2.1M to OPCW business continuity (September 2021)
Identifying Collaborative Action to Reduce Today’s Nuclear Dangers, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (September 2021)
Global Partnership statement to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Meeting of Experts on the GP Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa (August 2021)
"Well, Somebody Has to Arrange the Matches": Understanding the Shortcomings of the 1540 Nonproliferation Assistance Process (July 2021)
Chemical Weapons Munitions Deployed in the Syrian War, with support from Canada's Weapons Threat Reduction Program (July 2021)
How the EU made the world safer from nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in 2020: Annual WMD Report (July 2021)
Biosecurity implications of SARS-CoV-2, Biosecurity Insight Newsletter (July 2021)
France contributes €500,000 to support OPCW’s cybersecurity resilience (June 2021)
Global Partnership Newsletter (June 2021)
International Federation of Biosafety Associations updates Professional Certification in “Biocontainment Facility Design, Operations, and Maintenance”, with support from Canada and the United States (June 2021)
COVID-19: Stepping up Global Health Management, highlights OIE-led biosecurity projects supported by GP countries (June 2021)
Report on CBRNe Events in the World - Issue 05/2021, prepared by the Observatory on Security and CBRNe Defence (June 2021)
Tunisia establishing agro-terrorism and agro-crime monitoring system, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (June 2021)
Ireland contributes €100,000 to OPCW’s Trust Fund for Syria Missions (June 2021)
Biological Security ~ Africa CDC Report on Priorities for Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (June 2021)
Chemical Security ~ Czech Republic and OPCW deliver First Responder Training for Eastern Europe (May 2021)
France Contributes €1M to OPCW’s Trust Fund for Syria Missions (May 2021)
New Zealand Contributes Further €100,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (May 2021)

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BIOLOGICAL SECURITY

OIE launches first ever virtual PVS Pathway mission, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (March 2021)
GHSA Biosafety & Biosecurity Action Package Update (March 2021)
A Global Partnership to Mitigate Biological Threats (OIE Panorama: Responding to emergencies through preparedness and resilience, #2020-2)
Canada provides 120,000 N95 Masks to Vietnam (November 2020)
Global Partnership Newsletter (September 2020)
Global Health Security Agenda Action Package Prevent-3 (APP3) Statement on Biosecurity and Biosafety During the COVID-19 Pandemic (July 2020)
Canada National Statement to UN Security Council Open VTC on Pandemics and Security (July 2020)
Statement by UN Secretary General on the International Security Implications of COVID-19 (July 2020)
How Canada paved the road for COVID-19 testing in Ghana (June 2020)
The German Bio-security Program (June 2020)
International cooperation against agro-terrorism - OIE-FAO-INTERPOL initiative funded by Canada (June 2020)
Assistance with COVID-19 Diagnostics: the German Bio-Security Programme in the Sudan (May 2020)
Biosecurity: working together in the fight against COVID-19 (Germany, May 2020)
UN Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2020)
GP Statement to the BTWC Meeting of States Parties (December 2018)
International Activities of Global Partnership Member Countries related to Article X of the BTWC (December 2018)
Inaugural Global Bio-security Dialogue (London, June 2018)
International Activities of Global Partnership Member Countries related to Article X of the BTWC (December 2017)
GP Statement on “Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) through a reinforced intersessional work programme” (November 2017)

CHEMICAL SECURITY

OPCW delivers Czech-funded chemical emergency first response training to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)(April 2021)
Assad's Long Reach: The Syrian Arab Air Force at War (April 2021)
Philippines Contributes $15,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (April 2021)
France Contributes €200,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (March 2021)
The OPCW, in collaboration with Finland and Spain, delivers UK-funded capacity building training to member states in Latin America and the Caribbean (March 2021)
The Last Straw: How Chemical Weapons Impact Women and Break Communities (February 2021)
United Kingdom Contributes £29,000 to Support OPCW Training (January 2021)
G7 Foreign Ministers' statement on arrest and detention of Alexey Navalny (January 2021)
Global Partnership Newsletter (December 2020)
Germany Contributes €1M to Support OPCW’s Digital Resilience (December 2020)
USA Contributes $7M to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (November 2020)
Germany Contributes further €500,000 to OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (November 2020)
Our Global Partnership Against Chemical Weapons Abuses, Remarks by Dr. Christopher Ford (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S Department to State) to the GPWG (November 2020)
UK Contributes Further £1M to Support OPCW’s Cyber Resilience and Centre for Chemistry and Technology (November 2020)
Switzerland Contributes €100,000 to OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (November 2020)
Final Report: Lessons Learned from the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism, funded by Canada and Switzerland (October 2020)
OPCW and Czech Republic train East African Responders on Chemical Emergencies (October 2020)
Korea Contributes €120,000 to OPCW (October 2020)
Canada Contributes further C$2.5M to OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (September 2020)
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny (September 2020)
OPCW Statement on Allegations of Chemical Weapons Use Against Alexei Navalny (September 2020)
Canada Condemns Alexei Navalny Poisoning (September 2020)
United Kingdom Contributes £800,000 to Support OPCW Activities (August 2020)
Japan Contributes €480,000 to OPCW's Trust Fund for Syria Missions (July 2020)
Finland Contributes €200,000 to Support OPCW Activities and Centre for Chemistry and Technology (July 2020)
UK Contributes £100,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (July 2020)
Statement by Canada on Second Anniversary of Chemical Weapons attacks in Syria (April 2019)
GP Statement to the CWC 4th Review Conference (November 2018)
International Activities of GP Member Countries related to the CWC (November 2018)
Canada Contributes $7.5M to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (October 2018)
UK Statement on Special Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (June 2018)
Canada welcomes OPCW actions to counter impunity for use of chemical weapons (June 2018)
Canada condemns reported chemical attack in eastern Ghouta (April 2018)
OPCW Praises Complete Destruction of Libya’s Chemical Weapon Stockpile (January 2018)
Canada Tweet on Libya CW destruction (January 2018)
Remove. Transport. Destroy: Achieving a Chemical Weapons-Free Libya (January 2018)
Condemnation of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria (October 2017)
Completion of CW Destruction in Russia (September 2017)

NUCLEAR SECURITY

Global Partnership Newsletter (March 2021)
The IAEA Provides Over 100 Countries with COVID-19 Testing Equipment (August 2020)
Progress on Global Nuclear Security Has Slowed Significantly, According to 2020 NTI Index (July 2020)
A Satellite Imagery Review of the Pyongsan Uranium Mill (July 2020)
IAEA to Ship Vital Testing Equipment to Countries in the Fight against COVID-19 (April 2020)
UNODC promotes the international legal framework against nuclear terrorism in Uganda (March 2020) - funded by the EU
UNODC Supports CARICOM countries to Act against Risks of Nuclear Terrorism (February 2020) - funded by Canada
UNODC Promotes the International Legal Framework Against Nuclear Terrorism in the Philippines (February 2020) - funded by Canada

CBRN SECURITY AND UNSCR 1540 IMPLEMENTATION

CBRNE terror threat focus of new INTERPOL-UN initiative (November 2020)
18th Anniversary of the Global Partnership (June 2020)
How the WCO builds capacity to implement strategic trade controls (June 2020)