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2 December 2022
Chemical weapons agency gets budget for year ahead (C&EN)
From Nov. 28 to Dec 1, signatories to the CWC met at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) headquarters in the Hague to discuss progress toward eliminating chemical weapons and to agree on the effort’s budget for the upcoming year. They agreed on the 2023 budget and decided how the OPCW will continue its work in various ways.
28 November 2022
Ukraine war increases WMD, chemical weapons threat, global watchdog says (South China Morning Post)
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased the threat from weapons of mass destruction including chemical munitions, the head of the OPCW said on November 28.
28 November 2022
OPCW Conference of the States Parties opened today (OPCW)
The Conference of the States Parties (CSP) is the principal and plenary organ of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), composed of the OPCW’s 193 Member States. The session was live-streamed here.
25 November 2022
The OPCW-The Hague Award was awarded to three organizations – the Special Risks Brigade of the Federal Police of Argentina, the CWC Coalition, and the Population Protection Institute, Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic – in recognition of outstanding contributions to achieve a world free of chemical weapons.
25 November 2022
Pesticides account for hundreds of millions of cases of acute poisoning worldwide each year, with organophosphates (OPs) being responsible for the majority of all pesticide-related deaths. OP-based nerve agents pose an additional risk to society due to their potential use as chemical warfare agents.
23 November 2022
Chemical materiel cleanup team has quarterly update (RedstoneRocket)
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville hosted members of the Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel Program for their quarterly meeting Nov. 2. The program comprises various organizations which are tasked with supporting the location, removal, and disposal of munitions on past and current military installations and the emergency responses to suspected chemical warfare materiel.
23 November 2022
OPCW Director-General visits Belgium on Remembrance Day (OPCW)
Every year on Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, nations across the world pay their respects to soldiers fallen during World War I (WWI). This year’s commemoration ceremonies marked the 104th Anniversary of the end of the war.
23 November 2022
U.S. concerned Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine (Politico)
Officials do not believe there is an imminent threat, but they say Moscow could use the weapons if it continues to lose ground in Ukraine.