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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.
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OPCW supports Syrian authorities in strengthening capacity to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (453+ words) THE HAGUE, Netherlands—22 July 2026—The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has trained 26 Syrian officials as part of its growing support to help Syria build the institutional capacity needed to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and fulfil…...
Statement by the Director-General of the OPCW, Fernando Arias, to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the 1987 chemical weapons attack on Sardasht, Iran
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) THE HAGUE, Netherlands–28 June 2026 It is an honour for me to address you once again this year on such a special day. Thirty-nine years have passed since the people of Sardasht suffered an atrocity by chemical weapons. It was the…...
OPCW Director-General meets Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) High-level discussions focus on efforts to bring an early end to the Syrian chemical weapons dossier Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic, H.E. Dr Mazhar Al-Wais, and the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Fernando Arias The Director-General also outlined the OPCW’s…...
Canada supports OPCW missions in Syria through voluntary contributions
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (459+ words) A contribution of five million Canadian dollars will support OPCW in implementing its mandate related to the Syrian Arab Republic Permanent Representative of The Government of Canada to the OPCW, H.E. Mr Hugh Adsett, and the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Fernando Arias…...
OPCW Director-General calls for strengthened international efforts to end the Syrian chemical weapons dossier
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (387+ words) Statement welcomes the launch of the “Breath of Freedom Task Force” and stresses urgency of ongoing mission in Syria H.E. Dr Mohamad Katoub, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the OPCW, addresses Member States during a meeting…...
Greece contributes €100,000 to support OPCW missions in Syria
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) Contribution will strengthen the OPCW’s efforts to assist the Syrian Arab Republic in fulfilling its obligations under the Convention Permanent Representative of the Hellenic Republic to the OPCW, H.E. Ms Caterina Ghini, and OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias. “Our task in…...