THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been thrust once again into the international limelight by a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain ...

Rapid, coordinated, and technically sound response is essential when responding to chemical emergencies. Supporting countries ...

Last month, Great Britain transmitted an unusual request to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body responsible for implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention.

THE HAGUE, NetherlandsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Organization for the Probition of Chemical Weapons was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its work to rid the world of such weapons. Here’s ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – WHERE DID THE OPCW COME FROM? The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was thrust into the spotlight when it was required to oversee the destruction of ...

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, meets with Robert Ford, the new U.S. ambassador to Syria, in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 27, 2011.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

Claims that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used chemical weapons are almost as old as the Syrian civil war itself. They have produced strong reactions, and none more so than in the case of ...

In 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention—a first-of-its-kind global disarmament agreement—came into force. The treaty was championed by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ...