News related to non-proliferation and Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention
OPCW Launches Challenge Inspection Exercise 2011
On 27 October 2011 the OPCW launched an exercise to test the Organisation’s readiness to conduct a challenge inspection under Article IX of the Chemical Weapons Convention. It will be conducted at the OPCW Headquarters in The...28 October 2011Full story
Captured Chemical Weapons in Libya Were Declared to the OPCW by Former Government
Libyan sources have informed the OPCW that they are taking all necessary measures to control stockpiles of chemical weapons that were captured last week. These are the same stocks that were declared to the Organisation by the...28 September 2011Full story
Third Sub-regional Training Course for Customs Officials on Technical Aspects of the Transfers Regime Held in Kenya
The OPCW and National Authority of Kenya organised two back-to-back training courses for customs officers from 6 to 10 June 2011 in Mombasa, Kenya, that were attended by 39 participants from 15 States Parties in East and Southern...20 June 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
Table Top Exercise on Preparedness to Prevent Terrorist Attacks Involving Chemicals Held in Poland
The Table Top Exercise, the first of its kind organised by the OPCW, was held on 22 and 23 November 2010 in Warsaw with 150 participants, including over 70 international representatives from 27 countries, 16 international and...26 November 2010Full story
