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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Towards an eradication of all chemical weapons.
Key Insights
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), located in The Hague, the Netherlands, was created to oversee the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The CWC prohibits the use of and orders the destruction of chemical weapons. In 2013, the OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Cite this brief
Groenheijde, S. (2023). Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. EPIS Insight · Security Policy & Defence.
