Articles related to the Associate Programme of the OPCW
Associate Programme 2010 Participants Receive their Certificates
Watch the OPCW Director-General handing out the awards; a speech from a participant on behalf of the group; and the opening statement.30 September 2010Full story
OPCW Concludes 11th Associate Programme
OPCW concluded the 11th Associate Programme on 30 September 2010 with a closing ceremony held in the Technical Secretariat. The Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, distributed certificates to 27 participants from as many...30 September 2010Full story
OPCW Opens 11th Annual Associate Programme
The 11th annual Associate Programme opened on 23 July 2010 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague. The Associate Programme aims to provide greater understanding of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) for chemists and chemical...28 July 2010Full story
OPCW celebrates 10th Anniversary of the Associate Programme
209 participants from 87 Member States have participated in the first decade of this international cooperation programme 22 September 2009Full story
OPCW Begins 10th Annual Associate Programme
In 2009 the Associate Programme has once again been expanded as part of the Technical Secretariat’s initiative of strengthened cooperation with Africa.20 July 2009Full story
OPCW Associate Programme 2008: Training Course at United Phosphorus Limited Ankleshwar, India
Mr Stephan Lawrence Okuni, an analytical officer in the Government Analytical Laboratory of Uganda, and Ms Sanjana Devi Kisoona, a forensic scientist in the Forensic Science Laboratory of Mauritius, were asked to go to United...27 November 2008Full story
Associate Programme 2008: The Bayer Experience
Bayer AG is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agro-science and high technology materials. The products of Bayer and its services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of...26 November 2008Full story
Associate Programme 2008: The DANISCO Experience
DANISCO was one of the European companies that trained participants of the OPCW Associate Programme 2008. The participants, who came from developing countries (Mongolia, South Africa, and Zambia), received training and...26 November 2008Full story
Ninth Annual OPCW Associate Programme
The OPCW concluded its Ninth Associate Programme on 19 September 2008 with a closing ceremony held in the Technical Secretariat. Twenty-six participants from 24 Member States, including 11 in the African region, completed the...24 September 2008Full story
OPCW Begins 9th Annual Associate Programme
The OPCW began its annual Associate Programme on 18 July 2008 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague, the ninth in a series that was launched by the Organisation in 2000. The Associate Programme aims to provide greater...23 July 2008Full story
Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Second Review Conference
Extract from the official document RC-2/DG.2, dated 7 April 2008, available at www.opcw.org/rc207 April 2008Full story
OPCW's Eighth Associate Progamme Concludes
The Eighth Associate Programme hosted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 28 September 2007. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-two participants from the following OPCW...02 October 2007Full story
OPCW Director-General Visits Japan
On 28 August 2007, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) paid an official visit to Japan and met with high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...31 August 2007Full story
OPCW 2007 Associate Programme Commences
The Eighth Associate Programme hosted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 28 September 2007. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-two participants from the following OPCW...20 July 2007Full story
OPCW's Seventh Associate Progamme Concludes
The Seventh Associate Programme organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 29 September 2006. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-four participants from the following OPCW...04 October 2006Full story
Using Chemistry for Peaceful Purposes: Intensive Training for OPCW Associates Begins
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is hosting the Associate Programme for the seventh year in succession. The course commences in The Hague on 21 July 2006 and will conclude on 29 September 2006.21 July 2006Full story
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda Visits the OPCW
On 26 April 2006, H.E. Dr. Charles Murigande, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda, paid the first official visit by the Rwandan Government to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in...28 April 2006Full story
OPCW Director-General Visits Italy and Opens Seminar on the 10th Anniversary of the Italian Ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention
The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, paid an official visit to the Italian Republic from 4 to 5 October 2005.05 October 2005Full story
OPCW's Sixth Associate Progamme Concludes
The Sixth Associate Programme concluded on 30 September 2005 at the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-four...03 October 2005Full story
OPCW 2005 Associate Programme Commences
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has launched the Sixth Associate Programme on 22 July 2005 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands.22 July 2005Full story
