Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW

After the Chemical Weapons Convention was signed in Paris in 1993, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was established in 1997 to monitor the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

Since its entry into force in 1997, the CWC has already attracted 188 Member States. An additional two countries (Signatory States) have signed the CWC, thus rendering political support to the objectives and principles of the Convention and committing them to not undermining the Convention’s objectives. Only five States (Non-Signatory States) worldwide have not taken any action on the Convention.

Organisation

The OPCW is a fully-independent international organisation. The international community is using the Chemical Weapons Convention to eliminate the possibility of developing, producing, using, stockpiling or transferring these dreadful weapons forever.

The OPCW's vision is simple yet demanding: a world free from chemical weapons and which fosters cooperation in the peaceful uses of chemistry. The organisation’s ultimate aim is to contribute to international security and stability, general and complete disarmament, and global economic development.To help with the destruction and non-proliferation of chemical weapons the OPCW relies upon a group of specially trained international inspectors who carry out inspections of military and industrial sites.

For more information download the PDF about the OPCW. 

OPCW

Johan de Wittlaan 32
2517 JR The Hague

Telephone: 070 416 3300
Email: inquiries@opcw.org
Internet: www.opcw.org