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France contributes €591,000 to support key OPCW activities
Funding will enhance the work of OPCW in Syria, capacity-building activities in Africa and Ukraine, as well as training initiatives
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OPCW-The Hague Award 2025 open for nominations
Award honours efforts of individuals and organisations working towards a world free of chemical weapons
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OPCW supports gender equity in chemistry
Annual OPCW Women in Chemistry Symposium brings together scientists, policymakers and educators from around the world to chart a course for a more inclusive future in chemistry
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OPCW Director-General receives Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
Discussion focuses on strengthening international cooperation to uphold the norms and principles of the Chemical Weapons Convention
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Philippines contributes €10,000 to support OPCW Scientific Advisory Board
Contribution will be used to enhance the work of the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board, which provides specialised advice to the OPCW Director-General on scientific and technological matters
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Strengthening chemical security: How OPCW’s new guidelines will help prevent misuse of hazardous chemicals
Enhancing safeguards for safer chemical trade and management
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OPCW Executive Council Visits Germany’s Old Chemical Weapons Destruction Facilities
Modern sophisticated facilities enable safe and secure destruction of WW2 legacy chemical weapons
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Commemoration of the 1988 Halabja Chemical Weapons Attack
Statement by OPCW Director-General, Fernando Arias
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Syria’s caretaker Foreign Minister addresses OPCW’s Executive Council
In a landmark visit to OPCW’s Headquarters in The Hague, caretaker Foreign Minister al-Shaibani reaffirmed the commitment of the new Syrian authorities to cooperate with the OPCW to eliminate the chemical weapons programme of the former Syrian regime
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OPCW Director-General receives Prime Minister of Eswatini
High-level discussion focuses on the way forward in implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention
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Republic of Korea provides €95,000 to enhance OPCW capacity-building activities in Asia and Africa
Voluntary contribution will support 14th edition of Seoul workshop as well as OPCW African Fellowships in Biotoxin Analysis Programme
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OPCW issues report on second Technical Assistance Visit to Ukraine following three incidents of alleged use of toxic chemicals as a weapon
OPCW report confirms presence of toxic chemical 2-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, known as CS, related to three alleged incidents that took place along confrontation lines in Dnipropetrovsk region in October 2024
