Dominican Republic to Become 187th State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention
01 April 2009The Dominican Republic has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Convention will enter into force for the country on 26 April...
Status of universality and external relations as at February 2009
20 February 2009Following are the paragraphs related to universality and external relations contained in the opening statement by the OPCW Director-General to the Executive Council at its 55th session.
Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Executive Council at its Fifty-fifth Session
20 February 2009The year has started very positively for the OPCW, with two new States Parties having joined the Chemical Weapons Convention. This brings the number of States Parties to this very successful Convention to 186. We had all greeted...
Iraq Designates National Authority For The Chemical Weapons Convention
16 February 2009In compliance with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Republic of Iraq has informed the OPCW that it has established the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate, which will assume the functions of its...
Iraq Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
14 January 2009The government of Iraq has deposited its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary General of the United Nations and within 30 days, on 12 February 2009, will become the 186th State Party...