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Training supports labs in Africa aspiring to achieve OPCW Designated Laboratory status
Tailored laboratory capacity trainings support essential verification activities under Chemical Weapons Convention
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OPCW training supports labs aspiring to achieve OPCW Designated Laboratory status in Latin America and the Caribbean
Additional laboratory capacity supports essential verification activities under Chemical Weapons Convention
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Statement by Ambassador Fernando Arias, Director-General of the OPCW: Commemoration of the 1988 Halabja Chemical Weapons Attack
On this day in 1988, thousands of innocent residents in Halabja were killed in one of the worst chemical weapons attacks against civilians anywhere in the 20th century.
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South Korea contributes €113,466 to future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology
ChemTech Centre will provide leading-edge facilities for States Parties to strengthen implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
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Hospitals in East African Community increase preparedness for chemical incident response
Emergency facility capabilities key to effective response should the worst occur
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OPCW training programme ensures declaration and inspection obligations keep pace with chemical industry growth
Timely and comprehensive chemical facility declarations fundamental to preventing the re-emergence of chemical weapons
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Panama contributes €5,000 to future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology
ChemTech Centre will provide leading-edge facilities for States Parties to strengthen implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
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OPCW ‘train-the-trainer’ event supports sustainable national capacity building efforts
Course trains national instructors to further build domestic chemical emergency response capacity
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OPCW Director-General welcomes new members of Advisory Board on Education and Outreach
ABEO provides advice on raising awareness of chemical weapons issues among academia, civil society, and the next generation of chemistry professionals
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OPCW discusses assistance and protection training cooperation in Africa
Collaboration with partner training centres key to building assistance and protection capacity in Africa
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OPCW issues Fact-Finding Mission report on chemical weapons use allegation in Kafr Zeita, Syria, on 1 October 2016
Report concludes industrial chlorine cylinder was used as a weapon
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OPCW issues Fact-Finding Mission report on chemical weapons use allegation in Marea, Syria, in September 2015
Report concludes chemical blister agent was used as a weapon
