Working together for a world free of chemical weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global endeavour to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
Our Goal
OPCW Member States share the collective goal of preventing chemistry from ever again being used for warfare, thereby strengthening international security. To this end, the Convention contains four key provisions:
OPCW by the Numbers
193 States committed to the Chemical Weapons Convention • 98% of the global population live under the protection of the Convention • 96% of the chemical weapons stockpiles declared by possessor States have been verifiably destroyed.