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Libya Completes Destruction of Its Bulk Sulfur Mustard Stockpile
Libya has completed the destruction of sulfur mustard agent that was stored in bulk in transportation containers at the depot in Ruwagha, bringing the total amount of Category 1 chemical weapons destroyed by Libya to 22.3 metric tonnes (MT), or nearly 85% of the total declared stocks. Read the release.
Third Review Conference Concludes with Consensus Final Document and Political Declaration
The Third Review Conference successfully concluded with the adoption by consensus of a two-part final document: A political declaration that confirms the “unequivocal commitment” of the States Parties to the global chemical weapons ban, and a comprehensive review of CWC implementation since the last Review Conference in 2008 that also maps out the OPCW’s priorities for the coming five years.
Read the press release.
New: Report of the Third Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention [PDF - 126 KB]
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Deputy Director-General visits Croatia during the 12th Regional Meeting of National Authorities in Eastern Europe
The OPCW Deputy Director-General, Ambassador Grace Asirwatham, paid a visit to the Republic of Croatia on 13 and 14 May 2013 and inaugurated, together with Dr Mrs. Vesna Batistić Kos, Assistant...16 May 2013Full story
Second Assistance and Protection Training Course for Instructors Held in The Hague
The Second Assistance and Protection Training Course for Instructors took place from 1 to 8 May 2013 at OPCW Headquarters in The Hague. This training was a follow up to the pilot project, which was...13 May 2013Full story
Director-General Visits Saudi Arabia
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 12 and 13 May 2013. During visits to Riyadh and Jeddah he met with senior government officials and delivered...13 May 2013Full story
Libya Completes Destruction of Its Bulk Sulfur Mustard Stockpile
Libya has completed the destruction of sulfur mustard agent that was stored in bulk in transportation containers at the depot in Ruwagha, bringing the total amount of Category 1 chemical weapons...06 May 2013Full story
Workshops Organised in Luanda to Support Angola’s Accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention
The OPCW co-organized two workshops in Luanda on 22 and 23 April 2013 that were designed to support Angola’s accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological and Toxin Weapons...26 April 2013Full story
List of links to recent journal articles on chemical disarmament, non-proliferation and other related issues.
Angola, UK, OPCW and VERTIC co-organize CWC/BWC universality workshops Vertic
Staff, 25 April 2013
Drawing the Line: Regulation of "wide area" riot control agent delivery mechanisms under the Chemical Weapons Convention Bradford Non-lethal Weapons Project & Omega Research Foundation
Michael Crowley, 17 April 2013
The future of the CWC in the post-destruction phase EU Institute for Security Studies
Y Balci, R Guthrie, R Trapp, C Vestergaard, J P Zanders, 27 March 2013
The meaning of Halabja Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Jean Pascal Zanders, 25 March 2013
Thinking of Halabja Today – 25 Years Later Arms Control Law
JP Zanders, 17 March 2013
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Call for Nominations for a Course on the Analysis of Chemicals Related to the CWC in the Framework of OPCW Proficiency Testing
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) of the OPCW wishes to invite applications from representatives of laboratories in Member States in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to attend a course on the analysis of chemicals re...
Call for Nominations for an International Course on Emergency Medical Assistance to Victims of Chemical Incidents or Attacks
On behalf of the Government of Ukraine and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite Member States to nominate participants for a course on emergency medical assistance to victims of chemic...
Invitation to Apply for an Analytical Skills Training Course
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) wishes to inform Member States that, with its support, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, will be organising an analytical-skills training course for Russian-speaking p...
Latest Documents
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Statement by the Director-General at the Remembrance Day for All Victims of Chemical Warfare | 29/04/2013 |  |
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Director-General's Talking Points at the Opening of an Exhibition Marking the 15th Year of the OPCW | 15/04/2013 | |
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Director-General's Opening Statement to the Third Review Conference | 08/04/2013 | |
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Opening Remarks to the Press Conference by OPCW Director-General | 08/04/2013 | |
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Note by the Director-General: Call for Nominations for the Second Advanced Course on Assistance and Protection Beijing, China, 24 – 28 June 2013 | 05/04/2013 | |
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Call for Nominations for the Fourteenth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean, Quito, Ecuador, 25 – 27 June 2013 | 05/04/2013 | |
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The Chemical Weapons Convention: Making Disarmament Happen | 19/03/2013 | |
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Knowledge Transfer, International Organisations and Global Education | 18/03/2013 | |
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Call for Nominations for the Ninth International Basic Course on Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons, Kruševac, Serbia, 3 – 7 June 2013 | 08/03/2013 | |
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Report of the Seventy-First Session of the Executive Council | 21/02/2013 | |
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55,939, or 78.57%, of the world's declared stockpile of 71,196 metric tonnes of chemical agent have been destroyed.
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