OPCW Director-General Condemns the Chlorine Attacks in Iraq
23 February 2007As Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, I condemn in the strongest possible terms, the recent multiple use of chlorine gas by groups in Iraq to kill and injure innocent civilians.
OPCW Conducts Third CWC Training for Iraqi Officials
15 December 2006From 11 to 14 December 2006, Iraqi officials received technical training on various aspects of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) from experts of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This marks the...
Canada Supports OPCW Inspector Training
11 December 2006On 8 December 2006, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND),...
Annual Chemical Weapons Convention Conference Concludes; Final Stockpile Destruction Deadlines Extended to 2012
11 December 2006The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) concluded in The Hague on 8 December 2006. The Conference is the principal decision-making organ of the Organisation for the...
Montenegro joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
22 November 2006Montenegro deposited its instrument of succession to the Chemical Weapons Convention with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 23 October 2006. The Convention will enter into force for Montenegro as of 3 June 2006, the...