OPCW Commemorates Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
Today the OPCW commemorated the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. 29 April is the date in 1997 on which the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force. A Permanent Memorial...
The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an occasion to recall some of the greatest atrocities in human history, to assess our progress in preventing any recurrence, and to...
OPCW Director-General Addresses Global Health Congress in Istanbul
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, addressed a plenary session of the 12th World Congress of Public Health Associations, which is being held in Istanbul, Turkey from 27 April to 1...
OPCW Concludes 10th Inspector Training Course
The OPCW completed its 10th inspector training course on 28 April 2009 for 16 trainee inspectors from 15 countries: Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan,...
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Visits the OPCW
Commissioner Lamamra expressed the African Union’s continuing support for the work of the OPCW and welcomed further engagement with the Organisation. He reiterated the African Union’s firm commitment...
Recent documents in English
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REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | 06/05/2009 |  |
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OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF OPCW ORGANS, SUBSIDIARY ORGANS AND BODIES | 06/05/2009 | |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR A SUBREGIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSFERS REGIME MALACCA, MALAYSIA 27 – 31 JULY 2009 | 01/05/2009 | |
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STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 26 APRIL 2009 | 28/04/2009 | |
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REPORT OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | 24/04/2009 | |
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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PAPER ON THE PROPOSED USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL ROTATION IN RELATION TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE OPCW DIRECTOR-GENERAL | 23/04/2009 | |
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THIRD OPCW EXERCISE ON THE DELIVERY OF ASSISTANCE (ASSISTEX 3) TUNIS, TUNISIA 11 – 15 OCTOBER 2010 | 22/04/2009 | |
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STATEMENT BY THE DELEGATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE OPCW | 21/04/2009 | |
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT ITS FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION | 21/04/2009 | |
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STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT THAT ARE STATES PARTIES TO THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AND CHINA AT THE FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | 21/04/2009 | |
Status of Participation in the Chemical Weapons Convention
188 nations, 98% of the global population, have joined the OPCW.
31,115, or 43.63%, of the world's declared stockpile of 71,316 metric tonnes of chemical agent have been destroyed.
3.81, or 43.94%, of the 8.67 million chemical munitions and containers have been destroyed.
3,660 inspections have taken place at 195 chemical weapon-related and 1,103 industrial sites on the territory of 81 States Parties since April 1997. Worldwide, 5,053 industrial facilities are liable to inspection.