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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental body and the enforcement agency of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on April 29, 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 States members, is based in The Hague. Netherlands and oversees global efforts to achieve the permanent and controlled elimination of chemical weapons. The organization promotes and monitors compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. Verification includes both assessment of declarations by Member States and on-the-spot checks. In 2013, the organization received the Nobel Peace Prize for its “intensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons”. Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjrn Jagland said: “The use of chemical weapons is defined as taboo in international law by the treaty and the work of the OPCW. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on April 29, 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member states, oversees global efforts to eradicate chemical weapons. a permanent and controlled basis. .