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Exhibit Warns of the Realities of Chemical Weapons
30 November 2009The ODSVCW and SCWVS are dedicated to informing the public about the horrors of chemical weapons and to providing medical, legal and cultural support for the thousands of Iranians who continue to suffer long-term health effects...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of FYR Macedonia Visits the OPCW
23 November 2009H.E. Mr Antonio Milošoski visited the Technical Secretariat in The Hague on 20 November 2009
H.E. Mrs. Mary Whelan (Ireland)
19 November 2009H.E. Mrs. Mary Whelan, the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OPCW, presented her credentials to the Director-General on 19 November, 2009. She is concurrently accredited as her country’s Ambassador Extraordinary and...
H.E. Mr. Nikola Dimitrov (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
19 November 2009H.E. Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, the Permanent Representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the OPCW, presented his credentials to the Director-General on 19 November, 2009. He is concurrently accredited as his...
OPCW Director-General Visits the Holy See
06 November 2009Archbishop 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
05 November 2009While 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
02 November 2009350 experts from around the world gathered for the 2nd Annual CBRNe World Conference and Exhibition
OPCW Director-General Visits Armenia for Ministerial Meetings
02 November 2009The visit was the first ever to Armenia and the region by an OPCW Director-General.
Global Anti-Pollution Report Cites CWC as Success Story
30 October 2009An 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.
OPCW Director-General Visits Morocco for 7th Regional Meeting of CWC National Authorities in Africa
30 October 200996% of African States Parties now have National Authorities, 22% have implementing legislation covering all key areas of the CWC, and 48% have partial legislation