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News: Industry

  • Chemical Safety and Security Specialists from South Eastern Europe Share Best Practices Chemical Safety and Security Specialists from South Eastern Europe Share Best Practices 26 February 2021
  • Integrated Chemical Management - Seminar on Chemical Safety and Security Management for Asian Member States OPCW Assists in Building Advanced Chemical Safety and Security Skills in Asia 23 February 2021
  • OPCW Joins IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast to Support Diversity in Science OPCW Joins IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast to Support Diversity in Science 9 February 2021
  • American Chemical Society Contributes $10,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology American Chemical Society Contributes $10,000 to Future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology 5 February 2021
  • Chemical Industry and National Authorities Strengthen Collaboration Chemical Industry and National Authorities Strengthen Collaboration 24 November 2020
  • OPCW Member States in Asia Enhance Chemical Supply Chain Safety and Security OPCW Member States in Asia Enhance Chemical Supply Chain Safety and Security 17 November 2020
  • OPCW Convenes International Experts to Develop Strategy for Greener, Safer, and More Sustainable Chemistry OPCW Convenes International Experts to Develop Strategy for Greener, Safer, and More Sustainable Chemistry 5 August 2020
  • Representatives from the National Authorities participate in a tabletop exercise Mitigating Chemical Security Threats: South-Eastern Europe Professionals Exchange Best Practices at Workshop 28 February 2020
  • Responsible Care® Programme workshop held in Moscow from 16-20 December 2019 Promoting Responsible Care® in Central Asia and Eastern Europe: OPCW Holds Fourth Workshop 7 January 2020
  • Chemical Industry and National Authorities Meet in Doha and Pledge Stronger Cooperation Chemical Industry and National Authorities Meet in Doha and Pledge Stronger Cooperation 28 October 2019
  • Participants during a training course on Article VI Obligations National Stakeholders Gain Advanced Knowledge on Article VI Declaration and Inspection Obligations 16 September 2019
  • The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), H.E. Mr Fernando Arias, and the Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ms Martha Delgado Peralta, met today at OPCW headquarters in The Hague. Mexico’s Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Visits OPCW 12 September 2019
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