News Roundup

August 21, 2023 marked ten years since the chemical weapons attacks by the Assad regime in Ghouta, Syria. Considered the “largest chemical weapon attack in the modern age” by the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Ghouta is sadly only one of 222 recorded chemical weapons attacks in Syria since the start of the civil war. Regarding registration for CSP-28: Registration for […]

The United States is nearing completion of its chemical weapons stockpiles ahead of the target date at the end of September. The New York Times covered this important milestone in an article published on Thursday, 6 July (with quotes from coalition members Irene Kornelly and Craig Williams!). Irene and Craig have done an exceptional job overseeing the stockpile destruction at their

It was an absolute pleasure to meet those of you who attended RC5 in the Hague last month, and I hope to have the chance to meet more coalition members at future conferences. On behalf of the coalition, I would like to express how much we appreciate your dedication to our shared goals. NGO participation

Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Preparing for Fifth Review Conference of the CWC Our main focus over the past month has been preparing for the Fifth Review Conference of the CWC, which will take place from 15 to 19 May in The Hague. We are facilitating NGO participation in the conference by organizing side events and NGO statements.

Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Awarded OPCW-The Hague Award The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the City of The Hague in The Netherlands jointly awarded the prestigious OPCW-The Hague Award last week to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Coalition.  The OPCW-The Hague Award is given annually on the first day of the

Discussion Series: Chemical Terrorism  On Tuesday, October 18, at 10:00 am EDT, Maria Espona (ArgIQ) will lead a discussion on chemical terrorism. Maria notes that, in different situations, the use of toxic chemicals to cause harm could be considered chemical terrorism. Among those, there are:Use of toxic substances or chemical agents in assassinations;Attacks on chemical

Discussion Series: RSVP to The Stimson Center’s Blockchain in Practice Demonstration The CWC Coalition and the Henry L. Stimson Center’s Blockchain in Practice program are pleased to invite you to attend a demonstration of the MATCH (Monitoring and Tracking Chemicals) prototype – Stimson’s latest initiative to explore and test distributed ledger technology as an innovative approach to

LOOKING AHEAD ON THE CALENDAR The CWC Coalition is working on a busy schedule of programming to keep members and the public involved in important chemical weapons related discussions. We want to highlight some of the events, meetings, and dates of note coming up! More details about each item will be provided closer to the

CSP-27 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN NGO applications for the 27th Conference of the States Parties to the CWC (CSP-27) are now open on the OPCW website. Applications are due August 14.  Based on the application form, we believe NGOs will be allowed to participate in-person this year. The OPCW has stated that NGO application decisions will be communicated to