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📣🎓 Scholarship opportunity! OPCW offers scholarships for civil society representatives working on CWC related issues to attend the T.M.C. Asser Instituut WMD Training Programme (30 Sept - 4 Oct). Details and apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d9sw-QcR Thanks to funding support from the #EU 🇪🇺

The OPCW Advisory Board on Education & Outreach (ABEO) advises OPCW in all aspects of education and outreach relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention. At a recent session, the ABEO prioritised youth engagement and underlined the importance of strategic partnerships to reach young people. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKTYYvpg

At the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, OPCW Deputy Director-General Melono emphasised the Chemical Weapons Convention's contributions to environmental protection and sustainable development. ➡️ Read the full remarks: https://lnkd.in/etKB2brD #ChemistryForPeace #GreenChemistry #EnPAx2024

The perspectives and expertise that women bring to diplomacy is essential for advancing implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. On #WomenInDiplomacy Day, OPCW recognises the invaluable contributions and significant impact of women in international affairs.

#OnThisDay in 1925 the Geneva Protocol was signed, banning the use of chemical and biological weapons in war. This historic agreement paved the way for the world's most successful disarmament treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention. ➡️ Learn more about the history of the CWC: opcw.org/about-us/history

▶️ Interested in the T.M.C. Asser Instituut WMD Training Programme? Watch the video to hear past participants sharing their experiences! This year's programme takes place 30 Sept - 4 Oct, and offers early-to-mid career professionals the opportunity to learn about non-proliferation and #disarmament from leading experts. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/d9sw-QcR #ChemicalWeapons #CBRN

🔴 OPCW issues Fact-Finding Mission report on #ChemicalWeapons use allegation in Qalib al-Thawr and al-Balil, #Syria. Report concludes that information obtained and analysed 'not sufficient to provide reasonable grounds' chemicals were used as a weapon in two 2017 incidents reported to OPCW by the Government of Syria. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_UXnGnY

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