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HE Dr Mary Margaret Muchada (Zimbabwe)
HE Dr Mary Margaret Muchada, permanent representative of Zimbabwe presented her credentials to the Director General on 3 February, 2012.03 February 2012Full story

OPCW Delegation Briefs Permanent Representations in Brussels
As part of the Technical Secretariat's annual programme, a briefing session was conducted on 25 January 2012 for OPCW Permanent Representations that are based in Brussels, Belgium. The Director-General and Deputy...26 January 2012Full story

Deputy Director-General Visits the United Kingdom
The Deputy Director-General, Mrs Grace Asirwatham, visited the UK on 19 and 20 January 2011 where she had meetings with senior UK Government officials, with members of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Advisory Committee, and...23 January 2012Full story
OPCW Inspectors Verify Newly Declared Chemical Weapons Materials in Libya
A team of OPCW inspectors visited Libya from 17 to 19 January 2012 to verify previously undisclosed chemical weapons that were discovered after the fall of the former regime. The new government in Tripoli announced the discovery...20 January 2012Full story

H.E. Mr Eduardo Pizarro Leongomez (Colombia)
H.E. Mr Eduardo Pizarro Leongomez, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OPCW presented his credentials to the Director-General on Thursday 19 January 2012. 19 January 2012Full story

H.E. Mr Gilles Tonelli (Monaco)
H.E. Mr Gilles Tonelli of Monaco presented his credentials to the Director-General on 18 January, 2012.18 January 2012Full story

Director-General Visits Pakistan and Meets Foreign Minister
During his first official visit to Pakistan on 9 and 10 January 2012, Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü met with Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, and other senior officials.The Director-General...10 January 2012Full story

Director General of European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) Visits the OPCW
Mr Hubert Mandery paid a visit to the Technical Secretariat today and met with the OPCW Director-General. H.E. Ahmet Üzümcü, and other senior staff members. Mr Mandery was accompanied by Cefic’s Executive Director of Industrial...15 December 2011Full story

Chemical Safety Management Course Held in Germany for States Parties in Africa
The Federal Foreign Office of Germany and the OPCW jointly supported the course, which was hosted by the Department of Safety Engineering at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW) from 5 to 9 December 2011. It was the second...14 December 2011Full story
Conference Outcomes Bolster OPCW’s Agenda for the Future
All links are PDF unless otherwise noted. The 16th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention delivered a number of decisions that will position the OPCW to meet new challenges in the...09 December 2011Full story



