21 November 2022

OPCW Director-General briefs permanent representatives based outside of The Hague on key organisational priorities (OPCW)

The main objective of the briefing was to provide delegations located in Brussels and elsewhere with an overview of the work and current priorities of the OPCW, especially in relation to the upcoming Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-27), which was held from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in The Hague, the Netherlands.

16 November 2022

Army Laboratory Aces OPCW Proficiency Test (DVIDS)

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently achieved an A grade on two proficiency tests administered by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

8 November 2022

U.N. experts call for release of Turkish medical association head (Reuters)

United Nations experts called on Ankara to release the head of Turkey’s medical association, who was arrested after she called for an investigation into allegations of chemical weapons used by the Turkish army.

8 November 2022

Ghana, Kenya, Gabon urge increased cooperation on chemical weapons (Ghana Business News)

Ghana, Kenya and Gabon have called for increased cooperation between the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Secretariat and the Syrian Authorities to make tangible progress on the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme.

8 November 2022

Syria’s Chemical Weapons Declaration Cannot Be Considered Accurate, Complete, Disarmament Affairs Chief Tells Security Council (ReliefWeb)

Syria must fully and urgently cooperate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to close all outstanding issues regarding its chemical weapons declarations, the detection of a Schedule 2 chemical at the Barzah facilities of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre in November 2018, and the unauthorized movement of the two cylinders related to the chemical weapon incident in Douma in April 2018, the United Nations disarmament chief told the Security Council on Nov. 7.

4 November 2022

G7 ministers: severe consequences if Russia uses nuclear or chemical weapons (Reuters)

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven economic powers said any use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons by Russia would be met with severe consequences, and renewed their call on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.

4 November 2022

U.S. Engages Philippines on Capacity to Identify and Eliminate WMD Components (U.S. Embassy in the Philippines)

From October 3 to 14, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conducted a series of meetings with Philippine government agencies to identify the country’s needs and gaps in preventing the illegal movement of parts or substances that can be used as components of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), particularly missiles, biological weapons, or chemical weapons.

3 November 2022

Joint Teams Conduct First F-22 In-Flight Tests for Aircrew CBRN Protection (Nellis Air Force Base)

The U.S. Air Force conducted the first in-flight vapor purge tests on the F-22 Raptor with the support of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 59th Test Squadron on Nellis Air Force Base from Oct. 13-21, 2022. Researchers are evaluating the time it takes to clear the cockpit of a chemical simulant during flight.