
OPCW Director-General Visits the Holy See
Archbishop Mamberti reaffirmed the Holy See’s strong commitment to the goals of the Convention and the work of the OPCW.

OPCW Director-General Visits Italy for Ministerial Meetings
While in Rome the Director-General also delivered an address to the Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD) on implementation of the CWC as an example of disarmament and non-proliferation.

OPCW Director-General Addresses Global CBRNe Conference
350 experts from around the world gathered for the 2nd Annual CBRNe World Conference and Exhibition

OPCW Director-General Visits Armenia for Ministerial Meetings
The visit was the first ever to Armenia and the region by an OPCW Director-General.

Global Anti-Pollution Report Cites CWC as Success Story
An international anti-pollution group has cited the Chemical Weapons Convention as one of 12 success stories in cleaning up toxic sites in the developing world.
Recent documents in English
188 nations, 98% of the global population, have joined the OPCW.
38,299, or 53.80%, of the world's declared stockpile of 71,194 metric tonnes of chemical agent have been destroyed.
3.93, or 45.33%, of the 8.67 million chemical munitions and containers have been destroyed.
3,889 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, 5,030 industrial facilities are liable to inspection.







