Non-Proliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
- This publication highlights Canada's efforts to engage in non-proliferation agreements, arms control, and disarmament efforts through primarily international agreements.
- In 2002, Canada and the then G8 nations launched the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction to prevent terrorists and those that harbor them from acquiring weapons and materials of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
- Canada's contribution to this Global Partnership is called the Weapons Threat Reduction Programs, which was also developed in 2002 and has helped deliver more than $1.6 billion in projects to address threats of terrorism and the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction.
Citation
Canada. Canada and the world. Non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament efforts. 2022. https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/peace_security-paix_securite/non_proliferation.aspx?lang=eng
Further Readings
For a recent statement by the G7 on the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction on Ukraine: http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/summit/2022elmau/220329-global-partnership.html
For a WHO Article on the Global Partnership (2021): https://extranet.who.int/sph/news/global-partnership-against-spread-weapons-and-materials-mass-destruction
Overlapping Topics
Military, Defence, and Peacekeeping
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Policy Type
Info Note