News related to non-proliferation and Article VI of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Sixth Asian National Authority Meeting held in Bangladesh
17 November 2008The Sixth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 4 to 6 November 2008. 43 participants from 22 States Parties attended the meeting.
Subregional training course for customs authorities in Southeast Asia held in Malaysia
11 November 2008A subregional training course for customs authorities in Southeast Asia on the Technical Aspects of the Transfers’ regime of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) took place at the Royal Malaysian Customs Training Academy (AKMAL)...
OPCW Director-General Addresses First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
21 October 2008In an address on 15 October 2008 to the First Committee of the 63rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, hailed the cooperation between the OPCW and the UN as...
Summary of the Fifty-Fourth Session of the Executive Council
18 October 2008The Chairperson of the Executive Council, Ambassador Oksana Tomová of Slovakia, opened its Fifty-Fourth Session in The Hague on 14 October 2008.
Subregional Training Course for Customs Authorities in Southeast Asia on Technical Aspects of the Transfers Regime
10 October 2008The Government of Malaysia and OPCW jointly conducted a technical training course on the CWC transfers regime for customs officials of the National Authorities of Southeast Asian States Parties. Customs authorities play a vital...