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WHO launches Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of Life Sciences, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (September 2022)
Ireland contributes €100,000 to OPCW’s Trust Fund for Syria Missions (September 2022)
Chile contributes €9,000 to OPCW for Article X implementation (September 2022)
G7 Non-Proliferation Directors’ Group Statement on Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (August 2022)
Contribution of Cooperative Threat Reduction Partnerships to Global Health Security (August 2022)
Switzerland delivers chemical incidents course for first responders from 17 OPCW member states (July 2022)
United Kingdom contributes £500,000 to support OPCW programmes (July 2022)
Global Partnership Newsletter (June 2022)
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announces $21.6M in WMD threat reduction programming at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda (June 2022)
Report on Sustainable Human Resources to Combat Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control (MORC), published by WINS with support from Germany (June 2022)
New Zealand announces contribution of NZD 180,000 towards OPCW Programmes (June 2022)
Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries, United States Department of Defense (June 2022)
Back to the Future for Verification in the Biological Disarmament Regime?, a publication by UNIDIR (June 2022)
Complementarity of International Instruments in the Field of Biosecurity, an article in Frontiers in Public Health co-authored by experts from The Netherlands (June 2022)
Kenya launches Bachelor of Science in Biosafety and Biosecurity, with support from GP member Canada (June 2022)
Australia contributes AUD 350K to support OPCW programmes (June 2022)
The role of Veterinary Services in Emergency Management, a video from the World Organization for Animal Health (May 2022)
Canada contributes €1.8M to strengthen OPCW programmes (May 2022)
Operationalising Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention, a publication by UNODA with support from Japan (May 2022)
A Prosecutor’s Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes, a publication by UNICRI with support from the European Union (May 2022)
Statement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group (May 2022)
France contributes €2.2M to OPCW voluntary trust funds (April 2022)
GP Statement to the Preparatory Committee of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (April 2022)
G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group Statement in support of the IAEA´s efforts to ensure Nuclear Safety and Security in Ukraine (April 2022)

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Launch of Biosecurity Central, a publicly available web-based library for biosecurity tools and resources (March 2022)
SARS-CoV-2: International Investigation Under the WHO or BWC, an article in Public Health Policy (March 2022)
The Biological Weapons Convention: An Introduction (December 2021)
Video Highlights from Conference on Engaging Public Representatives in Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness, featuring comments from Honourable Joseph Phaahla (Minister of Health, South Africa), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Adhanom (Director General, WHO), Dr. Monique Eloit (Director General, OIE), Sir Jeremy Farrar (Wellcome Trust) and Honourable Pravin Gordhan (Minister of State Enterprises, South Africa) (November 2021)
GP statement on the Signature Initiative to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Meeting of States Parties (November 2021)
Principles for Strengthening Biological Security in Africa, in support of the GP Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa (November 2021)
Engaging Public Representatives in Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness, opening session recording (November 2021)
Emerging Technologies and Dual-use Concerns: A Horizon Scan, from the World Health Organization with support from Canada (November 2021)
Ensuring responsible use of life sciences research and technologies, a video from World Health Organization, with support from Canada (October 2021)
Science and Technology Foresight for Global Health, a video from World Health Organization, with support from Canada (October 2021)
Mosaic of Women Champions in Global Biosafety and Biosecurity, a video from the International Federation of Biosafety Associations, with support from Canada (October 2021)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
Biosecurity implications of SARS-CoV-2, Biosecurity Insight Newsletter (July 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)
Tunisia establishing agro-terrorism and agro-crime monitoring system, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (June 2021)
Africa CDC Report on Priorities for Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity, with support from Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program (June 2021)
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 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)

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BIOLOGICAL SECURITY

South Korea contributes €113K to OPCW ChemTech Centre (March 2022)
Supporting the Fight Against the Proliferation of Chemical Weapons Through Cheminformatics (March 2022)
OPCW Assistance and Training Cooperation in Africa (February 2022)
Newsletter of the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (January 2022)
Denmark contributes €224,000 to OPCW Trust Funds (December 2021)
GP statement to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Conference of States Parties (November 2021)
Germany contributes €1 million towards OPCW ChemTech Centre training programmes (November 2021)
Czech Republic contributes CZK 300,000 to OPCW for assistance and protection training in Africa (November 2021)
USA contributes €165,000 to support customs control over toxic chemicals in Africa (November 2021)
United Kingdom contributes £750,000 in support of OPCW priorities (October 2021)
France contributes €230,000 to OPCW Programme for Africa (October 2021)
Norway contributes €24,800 to OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (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)
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)
Chemical Weapons Munitions Deployed in the Syrian War, with support from Canada's Weapons Threat Reduction Program (July 2021)
France contributes €500,000 to support OPCW’s cybersecurity resilience (June 2021)
Ireland contributes €100,000 to OPCW’s Trust Fund for Syria Missions (June 2021)
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)
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)
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)

CHEMICAL SECURITY

Article on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), published in NCT Magazine (January 2022)
The Cyber-Nuclear Nexus: Interactions and Risks, linking trends in cyber technology to increased risk of nuclear weapons use, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (November 2021)
Identifying Collaborative Action to Reduce Today’s Nuclear Dangers, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (September 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

NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY

Using Emerging Technologies to Reduce Proliferation Risks, a Global Partnership Feature by the Stimson Center (December 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)
"Well, Somebody Has to Arrange the Matches": Understanding the Shortcomings of the 1540 Nonproliferation Assistance Process (July 2021)
How the EU made the world safer from nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in 2020: Annual WMD Report (July 2021)
Report on CBRNe Events in the World - Issue 05/2021, prepared by the Observatory on Security and CBRNe Defence (June 2021)
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)

CBRN SECURITY & UNSCR 1540 IMPLEMENTATION