after the Ghouta attack, Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention and the OPCW began an accelerated mission to eliminate its declared chemical arsenal. The Nobel honored years of verification work, while Syria showed why the international ban still needed enforcement. #opcw #disarmament

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Syria #Douma #Russia #OPCW
Russia, the Tiger Forces, and the Douma Chemical Attack
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But there is another part of Douma that I feel has not received enough attention. By April 2018, the battle for Eastern Ghouta was no longer ...

#ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #Training #Brazil
OPCW and Brazil strengthen chemical emergency preparedness across the Lusophone countries
www.opcw.org/media-centre...

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Preparedness is also about knowing who is at the other end of the phone. Chemical emergencies rarely fall within the ...

The USA has not paid its annual contribution to the Organisation for the Prohibition of #ChemicalWeapons. "Funding the #OPCW is clearly in the US interest as it has time and again kept chemical weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists who would...[use] such weapons against Americans."

#ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #Budget #USA

The USA has not paid its annual contribution to the OPCW, which may have to suspend much of its routine operations (possibly already started in August).

Prominent members of the US disarmament community wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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#ChemicalWeapons #Sudan #War #OPCW
Sudan Between Chemical Weapons and the Convergence of Regional Support for the War
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Sudan has been a state party to the Chemical Weapons Convention since 1999, and therefore the use of toxic chemicals as weapons constitutes ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Disarmament #OPCW
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL: PROGRESS IN THE ELIMINATION OF THE SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMME
www.opcw.org/sites/defaul...

Note: Conspiracy theorists have always challenged the #hexamine used to manufacture Syria's sarin. Not anymore ...

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#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Destruction #OPCW
Syria moves to destroy chemical weapons remnants, pursue accountability
sana.sy/en/politics/...

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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has verified the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs, marking the first ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Sudan #Investigation #OPCW
UN ready to investigate use of chemical weapons in Sudan civil war
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

Question: Does this statement imply that (at the request of a UN member) the UN Secretary-General's Investigative Mechanism ( #UNSGM) might be ...

#ChemicalWeapons #India #ChemicalIndustry #Codes #Preparedness #OPCW
India urgently needs a National Chemicals Code
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/indi...

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Industrial safety falls under the ministry of labour and state factory inspectorates. Hazardous substances oversight sits with the ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Syria #Disarmament #OPCW
Assad’s chemical legacy: Disarmament as a test of the new Syria’s credibility
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The significance of the operation nevertheless extends beyond the number of weapons destroyed. For the first time since the fall of ...

#ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #Pacific #CookIslands #CWC #Implementation
Cook Islands joins regional Chemical Weapons Convention Meeting
www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/nat...

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Cook Islands contributed to a panel discussion on subregional cooperation, sharing the experience of very small ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Destruction #China #Japan #WW2 #OPCW
Remembering for peace: When will Japan dispose of its abandoned chemical weapons in China?
news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09...

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The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the chairperson ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Sudan #OPCW #Investigation
Sudan's Chemical Weapons Revelations Strengthen The Case For An Arms Embargo
www.memri.org/reports/suda...

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This is not simply a claim concerning yet another illegal weapon in a war which has already seen numerous atrocities. Since ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Sudan #OPCW #Investigation
Sudan’s Chlorine Paradox: Water Purifier Turned Weapon Amid War and Disease Crisis
www.thestatesman.com/world/sudans...

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Sudan has been locked in a brutal civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Sudan #OPCW #Investigation
Mounting Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan Demands International Action
www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/11/m...

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As Oñate puts it: “There are important limits to what we know. No independent investigators have reached the alleged impact ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Investigation #OPCW #Sudan #Syria
From Syria to Sudan: How to hunt for chemical weapons evidence
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Samples can include soil, vegetation, bomb fragments, blood, urine, human tissue and clothing.
In a conflict such as Sudan, ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Sudan #OPCW #Investigation
Former investigators have 'every reason to believe' chemical weapons were used in Sudan
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Mark Albon, former head of the UN Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' investigation unit in ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Allegation #Cambodia #Thailand #OPCW #Denial
Cambodian trenches 'defensive', says Thai army
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

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He said Thai forces operate under the chain of command, rules of engagement and international law, and that Thailand has no policy or orders ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Allegation #Cambodia #Thailand #OPCW
CMAC Chief Says Chemical Substances Found in War-Affected Areas, Complaint Filed With OPCW
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He said the weapons found included those dropped from aircraft, but highlighted what he described as the use ...