November 2024

The Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition (CWCC) is an independent, international civil society network working to support the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and to supplement the efforts of the member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to achieve universal support for and compliance with the treaty and ensure a world free from chemical weapons.

News Roundup

News UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine, 8 October 2024, BBC  Training course on medical aspects of assistance and protection against chemical weapons, 29 October 2024, OPCW News  Annual meeting of representatives of the chemical industry and national authorities, 31 October 2024, OPCW News  Reports Report by the Director-General: Progress on the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme, 25 September 2024, ReliefWeb  Emerging Trends in Chemical Weapons Usage in the Middle East, 16 October 2024, Center for Strategic and International Studies  Statements The 11th Anniversary of the Two Ghoutas Attack: Despite Perpetrating its Largest, Most Lethal Chemical Weapons Attack on Syrian Citizens, the Syrian Regime Is Still Protected by its Impunity, 20 August 2024, Syrian Network for Human Rights  Analysis Iraq once devastated Iran with chemical weapons as the world stood by. Governments still struggle to respond to chemical warfare, 11 July 2024, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  Opinion Mitigating the impact of chemical weapons on vulnerable communities, 21 September 2024, Observer Research Foundation

On the Calendar 25-29 November 2024: 29th Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CSP-29), The Hague  Newsletter Archive An archive of our past newsletters can be found on the CWC Coalition website at https://www.cwccoalition.org/news-roundup/.