First CWC Review Conference Reaffirms Global Chemical Weapons Ban
13 May 2003From 28 April to 9 May 2003, the First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference was held in The Hague, seat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the agency that implements the Convention...
The First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference Commences
29 April 2003The Chemical Weapons Convention is the first multilateral disarmament treaty that verifiably bans and eliminates an entire class of weapons of mass destruction, chemical weapons.
Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention Concludes
15 October 2002The representatives of 109 States Parties attended the Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, (CWC) which took place in The Hague from 7 to 11 October 2002.
Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention Opens
09 October 2002The Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) convenes in The Hague from 7 to 11 October, 2002. The representatives of 110 States Parties are participating in this session of...
OPCW Special Session Appoints Director-General
25 July 2002The First Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties reconvened on 25 July 2002 to consider and to take a decision on the recommendation of the Executive Council to appoint Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter as the...