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OPCW Fact Finding Mission: Á€œCompelling ConfirmationÁ€« That Chlorine Gas Used as Weapon in Syria
The fact-finding mission (FFM) appointed by the OPCW Director-General to examine alleged uses of chlorine gas as a weapon in Syria has found information constituting Á€œcompelling confirmationÁ€« that a toxic chemical was used Á€œsystematically and repeatedlyÁ€« as a weapon in villages in northern Syria earlier this year. Read the press release
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Education for Peace: New Pathways for Securing Chemical Disarmament
OPCW Event on Education and Outreach
Dates: 22-23 September 2014
The event will provide a forum for wide-ranging discussion and exchanges of ideas and best practices on ways of raising awareness of disarmament and non-proliferation issues, especially in educational institutions. This will include demonstrations of materials and tools in various media formats. The objective will be to identify new, approaches and synergies arising from discussion between different representative groups to better inform future efforts in this area.
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OPCW - The Hague Award - Call for Nominations
- OPCW Director General Ahmet öœzö¼mcö¼ displays the Nobel diploma and medallion.
OPCW: The 2013 Nobel Peace Laureate
Deadline: 15 September 2014
On 11 October 2013, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. In its press release following the announcement of the award, the Committee stated that Á€œ[b]y means of the present award to the OPCW, the Committee is seeking to contribute to the elimination of chemical weaponsÁ€«.
Third OPCW International Assistance and Protection Course for Instructors Conducted in The Hague
The Third OPCW Assistance and Protection Training Course for Instructors was conducted from 27 August to 3 September 2014 at OPCW Headquarters in cooperation with the National Authority of The...12 September 2014Full story
Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Visits the OPCW
The Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister, H.E. Mr. Mongi Hamdi, visited the OPCW Technical Secretariat in The Hague on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 and met with the Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet...11 September 2014Full story
OPCW Fact Finding Mission: Á€œCompelling ConfirmationÁ€« That Chlorine Gas Used as Weapon in Syria
The fact-finding mission (FFM) appointed by the OPCW Director-General to examine alleged uses of chlorine gas as a weapon in Syria has found information constituting Á€œcompelling confirmationÁ€« that a...10 September 2014Full story
National CWC Awareness Workshop and Mock Industry Inspection Exercise Held in Myanmar
The OPCW, in cooperation with the Governments of Japan and Malaysia, conducted a three-day National Awareness Workshop and two-day mock industry inspection activity in Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon, Myanmar...09 September 2014Full story
Regional Assistance and Protection Course Held in India
The Regional Basic Course on Assistance and Protection against Chemical Weapons was held in New Delhi from 25 to 29 August 2014. The course was offered by the Indian Government under Article X of the...03 September 2014Full story
List of links to recent journal articles on chemical disarmament, non-proliferation and other related issues.
Analysis of Chemicals Relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Marc-Michael Blum and R.V.S. Murty Mamidanna, 04 September 2014
Cape Ray finishes destruction of SyriaÁ€™s most deadly chemicals Chemistry World
Dr Nina Notman, 21 August 2014
The HeroÁ€™s Riddle Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Executive Director Maureen Reed, 21 August 2014
The dichotomy of chemical engineering (Day 77) IchemE President's Blog
Geoff Maitland, 12 August 2014
Uranium complexes unlock feedstock potential of carbon dioxide Chemistry World
Polly Wilson, 25 July 2014
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Call for Nominations for Five Courses on the Development of Analytical Skills at VERIFIN
The OPCW Technical Secretariat (hereinafter Á€œthe SecretariatÁ€«) wishes to inform Member States that in 2014 it will hold five courses on the development of analytical skills, at the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention...
Call for Nominations for a Basic Course for Personnel of National Authorities Involved in the National Implementation of the
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter Á€œthe SecretariatÁ€«) is pleased to announce that a five-day basic course for the personnel of National Authorities will be held at the Headquarters of the OPCW in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 15 to 19 Septembe...
Invitation for the OPCW Education and Outreach Event "Education for Peace: New Pathways for Securing Chemical Disarmament"
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter Á€œthe SecretariatÁ€«) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hereby invites interested parties to an education and outreach event entitled Á€œEducation for Peace: New Pathways for Securing...
Latest Documents
| Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Director-General's Statement at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference, Brussels 4 September 2014 | 04/09/2014 | ||
| Invitation to Apply for the Seoul Workshop on the Peaceful Development and Use of Chemistry for Member States of the OPCW from the Asian Region, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 15 -17 October 2014 | 05/08/2014 | ||
| Letter to the Pancretan Commission Against the Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons in the Enclosed Sea of the Mediterranean Sea | 29/07/2014 | ||
| Invitation to Apply for a Natural Products Chemistry Training and Development Programme for the Asian Region Towards Implementation of Article XI of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia, 12-28 October 2014 | 08/07/2014 | ||
| Invitation to Apply for Two Courses on Chemical Safety Management, Wuppertal, Germany, 3-7 November 2014 | 08/07/2014 | ||
| Report of the Twenty-First Session of the Scientific Advisory Board | 27/06/2014 | ||
| Convergence of Chemistry and Biology: Report of the Scientific Advisory Board’s Temporary Working Group | 26/06/2014 | ||
| Statement of the Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), Copenhagen, 25 June 2014 | 25/06/2014 | ||
| Handbook on Chemicals 2014 | 24/06/2014 | ||
| Director-General's remarks at the Tenth Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation | 23/06/2014 |
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