Update on the Implementation of the Universality Action Plan
01 December 2008In the last quarter, important developments in the area of the universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) occurred.
Lebanon Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
28 November 2008The Embassy of Lebanon to the Kingdom of the Netherlands informed the Technical Secretariat that, on 20 November 2008, the Government of Lebanon deposited its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with...
OPCW Director-General Addresses the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and Meets the Chairperson of the AU Commission
21 November 2008The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 19 November 2008 to address the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on the status of implementation of the Chemical...
Update on the Implementation of the Universality Action Plan
01 August 2008Two more countries have joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in the course of 2008, bringing the total number of States Parties to 184.
Guinea-Bissau Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
23 May 2008Guinea-Bissau deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 20 May 2008, and the Convention will enter into force for this State on 19 June...