LOOKING AHEAD ON THE CALENDAR The CWC Coalition is working on a busy schedule of programming to keep members and the public involved in important chemical weapons related discussions. We want to highlight some of the events, meetings, and dates of note coming up! More details about each item will be provided closer to the […]
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CSP-27 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN NGO applications for the 27th Conference of the States Parties to the CWC (CSP-27) are now open on the OPCW website. Applications are due August 14. Based on the application form, we believe NGOs will be allowed to participate in-person this year. The OPCW has stated that NGO application decisions will be communicated to
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REMINDER: White Phosphorus Discussion Our first discussion series webinar will be led by Jean Pascal Zander (The Trench) and Alastair Hay (University of Leeds) on Wednesday, June 15, at 10:00 am EDT via Zoom. They will be discussing the nature of WP, the kind of harm it causes, and the place of incendiary weapons in international
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention. We wanted to take this moment to thank everyone in this community for the work you have done to spread awareness about the treaty and support full implementation and universalization. While challenges lie ahead, we remain hopeful that we will
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RSVP: Internal Meeting March 30 With the possibility of chemical weapons use in the headlines, the CWC Coalition will be hosting an internal CWC Coalition meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EDT (Washington, DC) via Zoom. During this meeting, we will be discussing: – Overview of current chemical weapons issues in
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Tuesday, February 22, 202210:00 am – 11:30 am EST (Washington, DC time) In July 2012, the Syrian government publicly acknowledged for the first time what had long been suspected: that Syria possessed an arsenal of chemical weapons stockpile. A year later, in August 2013, Syrian military forces launched a large-scale Sarin gas attack outside Damascus
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23 September 202110:00 am – 11:30 am Washington DC Time As part of its treaty obligations to the Chemical Weapons Convention, the United States must finish destroying all of its declared chemical weapons stockpiles by September 2023. With two years remaining before the stockpile elimination deadline, the CWC Coalition organized a discussion to cover what
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June 29, 202110:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Time Ahead of the OPCW’s 97th Executive Council meeting next month and the 26th Conference of States Parties later this year, the debate surrounding central nervous system (CNS)-acting chemicals and their regulation continues. At the previous Executive Council meeting in March of this year, the council voted to adopt a decision recommending that,
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May 10, 202110:00 AM Eastern Time The Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition, in cooperation with the Arms Control Association, hosted this briefing to review the results and implications of the 25th Conference of States Parties for the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the CWC regime. Opening remarks were provided by H.E. Fernando Arias,
