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OPCW and Malaysia launch pilot hands-on training to strengthen chemical industry inspections

As part of the OPCW and Malaysia pilot hands-on training to strengthen chemical emergency inspections, participants conducted a mock inspection exercise at an operational industrial facility. (Photo: Malaysia’s National Authority for the implementation of the Ch...

Deployment of OPCW expert team to Syrian Arab Republic finds chemical weapons previously undeclared to the Organisation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—27 May 2026— An expert team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat, supported by the Syrian authorities, has discovered a significant amount of ...

CHEMEX GRULAC strengthens regional preparedness to respond to chemical incidents

A casualty is transported by helicopter during the final simulation of CHEMEX GRULAC in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The large-scale exercise brought together first responders and healthcare personnel from across Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen coordination and prepare...

The next generation and the Chemical Weapons Convention: Q&A with Riddhi Sen Majumder

Riddhi Sen Majumder, OPCW Youth Delegate and Chair of the first-ever debate on the CWC within the Model UN Simulation

With almost half of the world’s population under 30, the next generation will inherit the international frameworks, norms, and institutions that&n...

OPCW Director-General meets Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic

Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic, H.E. Dr Mazhar Al-Wais, and the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Fernando Arias

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—20 May 2026—The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fer...