Chemical Weapons Convection, the CWC, prohibits development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Its goal is to destroy the existing stockpiles and prevent new production. Since the ...

The international chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it had found the banned riot control agent CS in nine samples handed to it by Ukraine from the front line in its war against Russia.

In April 2024, the State Department reported Russia was attacking Ukrainian troops with gas grenades containing riot-control agents, which are banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention for ...

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons fears that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles are unsecured.The post Syria may still house more than 100 chemical weapons sites appeare ...

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is responsible for overseeing Syria’s adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which it joined under pressure in 2013. The OPCW ...

Assad denied his forces fired the rockets, but he did agree to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and allow a joint OPCW-UN mission to destroy Syria's declared chemical arsenal.

Arias said the OPCW “stands ready to support the new Syrian authorities in meeting the Syrian Arab Republic’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.” He said a team of OPCW ...

The Government of the Philippines contributed €10,000 to the Trust Fund for the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the ...