Working together for a world
free of chemical weapons
As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention,
the OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour
to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
Recent News
All News- How is AI transforming chemistry — and why should chemical industry professionals keep up? The 2026 Seoul Workshop brought together 21 experts from around the world to explore how AI is changing chemical industry and research — and what this means for the responsible use of chemistry
- OPCW examines how drone technology changes global chemical security landscape International experts in law enforcement, science, counter-terrorism, and industry explored how rapidly advancing drone technology could both challenge and strengthen the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention during a two-day workshop organised by the OPCW
- OPCW and Malaysia launch pilot hands-on training to strengthen chemical industry inspections The training introduced an innovative approach tailored to the chemical industry profiles of participating countries and featured a mock inspection exercise at an operational industrial facility in Malaysia
- Deployment of OPCW expert team to Syrian Arab Republic finds chemical weapons previously undeclared to the Organisation Initial discovery includes chemical munitions, chemical substances, equipment, and relevant documentation
- CHEMEX GRULAC strengthens regional preparedness to respond to chemical incidents OPCW’s first multi-component chemical emergency response exercise in Latin America and the Caribbean brought together first responders and health personnel from 23 countries to train together through complex, high-pressure chemical emergency scenarios
- OPCW Director-General meets Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic High-level discussions focus on efforts to bring an early end to the Syrian chemical weapons dossier
