A participant at OPCW's Open Day in 2015.

OPCW Opens its Doors to Public and Media for Annual International Open Day

16 September 2016
Participants at a workshop on industrial chemical safety and security practices conducted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Nairobi, Kenya 5-7 September 2016.

Professionals from Africa Study Industrial Chemical Safety and Security Management

15 September 2016
OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü

The Universality of Disarmament Norms is Strongest Guarantee for Security – OPCW Director-General during Visit to Korea

9 September 2016
OPCW Director-General at the Joint Security Area.North Korean soldiers taking a photograph of the Director-General's visit.

OPCW Director-General Visits Korean Demilitarised Zone

9 September 2016
Samples are collected from a container with Libyan precursor chemicals at a specialised destruction facility operated by GEKA in Munster, Germany. Photo: GEKATanks containing Libyan chemicals are unloaded at the port of Bremen, Germany. Photo: Defence Command Denmark

Libya’s Remaining Chemical Weapon Precursors Arrive Safely and Securely at German Facility for Destruction

8 September 2016

Statement from the OPCW Director-General on Recent Allegations of Toxic Chemical Use in Aleppo

7 September 2016
OPCW Director General Ahmet Üzümcü, speaks at Spiez CONVERGENCE workshop, held at the Spiez, Switzerland on 6 September 2016.

Partnership with Science is Crucial to Upholding Effective and Permanent Barrier against Chemical Weapons, OPCW Director-General Says

6 September 2016
Deputy Director-General Hamid Ali Rao speaks at the Asser Institute’s Seventh Summer Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) on 5 September 2016.

OPCW Deputy Director General Calls for Holistic Approach to Global Chemical Security

5 September 2016
A loading operation to remove the remnants of Libya’s remaining chemical weapons stocks. Photo credit: Defence Command Denmark

Libya’s Remaining Chemical Weapon Precursors Successfully Removed

31 August 2016
Attendees of the Natural Products Chemistry Training and Development Programme. Photo credit: The Institute of Bio-Product Development, University of Technology, Malaysia.

Chemists Learn Peaceful Applications of Natural Product Chemistry

18 August 2016
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