OPCW Says Chlorine Used in Syria Attack
Chemical weapons were used in the April 2018 attack in Douma, Syria. Now we must identify who is to blame in order to hold them accountable and uphold the norm against using chemicals in conflict.
Nerve agent attacks have led Chemical Weapons Convention parties to update the treaty's list ofmost dangerous chemicals.
May 2021
Tensions are evident over international efforts to investigate chemical weapons use in Syria.
The Arms Control Association will be providing reporting and analysis on the Chemical Weapons Convention Conference of States Parties and Review Conference from November 21-30 with regular blog posts.
Russian Chemical Weapons Use Draws More Sanctions
Remarks by Daryl Kimball to the Conference on Chemical Weapons, Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Law at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario on October 29, 2018
Fernando Arias, the new director-general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, discusses the challenges to the international chemical weapons ban and how the OPCW is responding.
The Skripal assassination attempt was “not a rogue operation,” says UK Prime Minister May.