The Chemical Weapons Convention Enters into Force for the Bahamas
21 May 2009The number of States not Party to the Convention is now reduced to seven
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...
The Bahamas Joins the Chemical Weapons Convention
23 April 2009On 21 April 2009 the Bahamas deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary General of the United Nations and after 30 days the Convention will enter into force for the...
Turkey Hosts Workshop on CWC Universality in the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East Region
22 April 2009Turkey hosted a workshop in Istanbul that was organised by the OPCW on the “Universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East Region”, which was held in Istanbul on 16 and 17 April...
Update on universality and external relations
21 April 2009The next step in this positive engagement will be the Technical Secretariat’s goodwill missions, both to Israel and to Egypt. It will be late June for the visit to Israel, and hopefully we will soon have confirmation of the date...