Working together for a world
free of chemical weapons
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention,
the OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour
to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
Recent News
All News- African laboratories work to meet OPCW designation requirements
- Commemoration of the 1988 Halabja Chemical Weapons Attack Statement by OPCW Director-General, Fernando Arias
- Japan contributes near €190K to OPCW assistance and protection programmes Contribution will enhance ongoing assistance and protection activities related to Ukraine
- Preventing chemical weapon re‑emergence by countering chemical terrorism OPCW Working Group on Terrorism concluded 2023 with first-ever Tabletop Exercise on chemical terrorism
- OPCW Fact-Finding Mission concludes investigation on reported allegation in Al-Yarmouk, Syria Report concludes ‘no reasonable grounds’ chemicals used as a weapon in October 2017 incident reported to OPCW by Government of Syria
- OPCW identifies ISIL as perpetrators of 2015 chemical attack in Marea, Syria IIT report concludes ISIL held exclusive means, motives, and capabilities to deploy sulfur mustard in 2015 attack