Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü Assumes Office as New OPCW Director-General
Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü of Turkey has taken up office as the new Director-General of the OPCW, becoming the third person to hold that office since the Organisation was established in 1997. He...
OPCW Opens 11th Annual Associate Programme
The 11th annual Associate Programme opened on 23 July 2010 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague. The Associate Programme aims to provide greater understanding of the Chemical Weapons Convention...
The National Authority of the Kingdom of Spain and the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW jointly organised an advanced training course for personnel from National Authorities of States Parties in...
Sub-Regional Workshop for Pacific Island States on National Implementation of the CWC
A sub-regional workshop on national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) for the Pacific Islands States was held in Nadi, Fiji from 5 to 7 July 2010, attracting 25 participants...
Recent documents in English
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REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, ALTERNATES AND ADVISERS | 14/07/2010 |  |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE EIGHTH REGIONAL MEETING OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES OF STATES PARTIES IN AFRICA. WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA. 27 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2010. | 09/07/2010 | |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 3RD REGIONAL BASIC TRAINING COURSE FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES OF STATES PARTIES IN AFRICA INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CWC. ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA. 8 – 12 NOVEMBER 2010. | 07/07/2010 | |
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DRAFT REPORT OF THE OPCW ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION IN 2009 | 02/07/2010 | |
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR A WORKSHOP ON ARTICLE XI OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION | 02/07/2010 | |
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF GUINEA ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE OPCW | 01/07/2010 | |
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Iraq: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Muhammad Abdullah Alhumaimidi, Head of the Department of International Organisations and Cooperation in the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Sixty-First Session of the Executive Council (Under Agenda Item 17) | 01/07/2010 | |
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DECISION: AGREED DETAILED PLAN FOR VERIFICATION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF CATEGORY 1 CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITY LOCATED AT POCHEP, BRYANSKAYA OBLAST THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 30/06/2010 | |
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DECISION: FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REGARDING ON-SITE INSPECTIONS AT THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITY LOCATED AT POCHEP, BRYANSKAYA OBLAST | 30/06/2010 | |
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SPAIN: STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DELIVERED BY H.E. MR JUAN PRAT Y COLL PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SPAIN TO THE OPCW AT THE SIXTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | 29/06/2010 | |
188 nations, 98% of the global population, have joined the OPCW.
42,507, or 59.71%, of the world's declared stockpile of 71,194 metric tonnes of chemical agent have been destroyed.
3.95, or 45.56%, of the 8.67 million chemical munitions and containers have been destroyed.
4,134 inspections have taken place at 195 chemical weapon-related and 1,103 industrial sites on the territory of 81 States Parties since April 1997. Worldwide, 4,919 industrial facilities are liable to inspection.
Status of Participation in the Chemical Weapons Convention