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Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Executive Council at its Fifty-fifth Session

The year has started very positively for the OPCW, with two new States Parties having joined the Chemical Weapons Convention. This brings the number of States Parties to this very successful Convention to 186. We had all greeted...20 February 2009Full story

European Union-Sponsored Day for National Authorities, The Hague, 1 December 2008. From right, Mr Asad Beg, European Commission; Mr Andreas Strub, Council Secretariat of the European Union; H.E. Mr Jean-François Blarel, Presidency of the European Union; H.E. Mr Rogelio Pfirter, OPCW Director-General; and Mr John Freeman, OPCW Deputy Director-General.

European Union-Sponsored Day for National Authorities

At the invitation of the European Union (EU), with France holding its Presidency, an EU-sponsored day for National Authorities of OPCW Member States was held at the OPCW headquarters on 1 December 2008.11 December 2008Full story

Two participants from Africa at United Phosphorus Limited in Ankleshwar, India, as part of the OPCW 2008 Associate Programme training course.

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

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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

OPCW Associate Programme 2008 participants received training on how to run a modern chemical company in the DANISCO plant in Grindsted, Denmark. From left to right: Mr Katongo Chipompo from Zambia, professor Lars Wiebe, scientist Anita Lindahl, technician Sonja Lyngaas, Ms Oyun Batsukh from Mongolia and Mr Mashilo Mehale from South Africa.

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