News related to chemical demilitarisation
OPCW Inspects 1000th OCPF Plant Site
OPCW inspectors have now inspected 1,000 different sites around the world of “Other Chemical Production Facilities” (OCPFs) as they are classed under Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The 1000th site inspection was...15 March 2012Full story
OPCW Director-General Meets UN Secretary-General
Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü met United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 29 February 2012 at the UN Secretariat in New York. Their discussion focused on recent developments in Libya and Syria as they concern the OPCW and...01 March 2012Full story
OPCW Expresses Concerns over Chemical Weapons Stockpiles in Libya
The Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which met from 3 to 6 May 2011, expressed its concern over the chemical weapons stockpiles in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, particularly...06 May 2011Full story
OPCW Director-General Meets Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, today asked the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to call on him at the OPCW Headquarters. The Director-General expressed the concerns of States Parties...11 March 2011Full story
Advisory Panel on Future Priorities of the OPCW Holds Second Meeting in The Hague
The advisory panel of independent experts on future OPCW priorities that was established in December 2010 by Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü held its second meeting in The Hague on 21 and 22 February 2011. The panel, chaired...03 March 2011Full story
