Working together for a world
free of chemical weapons
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention,
the OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour
to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
Recent News
All News- 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
- 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
- Strengthening chemical security: How OPCW’s new guidelines will help prevent misuse of hazardous chemicals Enhancing safeguards for safer chemical trade and management
- 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
- 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
