OPCW Opens its Doors to Mark UN Peace Day
20 September 2009Nearly 400 visitors – a third more than in 2008, the first year that Open Day was organised
OPCW Commemorates Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
29 April 2009Today the OPCW commemorated the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. 29 April is the date in 1997 on which the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force. A Permanent Memorial in The Hague symbolizes the...
UN Secretary-General’s Message on the Remembrance Day for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (29 April 2009)
29 April 2009The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an occasion to recall some of the greatest atrocities in human history, to assess our progress in preventing any recurrence, and to pledge to continue advancing this...
Special media programme at OPCW for Remembrance Day
27 April 2009In conjunction with Remembrance Day, the OPCW Technical Secretariat organised a special media programme in cooperation with the Foreign Press Association of the Netherlands.
The 2-hour programme included a session with the...
Commemorative Envelope to Mark Ukraine's CWC Membership
08 April 2009Ukraine considers the Chemical Weapon Convention and the OPCW as an example of effective implementation of a multilateral treaty on weapons of mass destruction disarmament and non-proliferation. Ukraine was among the original...