General Information
- The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)"[I]s 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."
Achieving Universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Security Council Resolution 1540Adopted by the Security Council at its 4956th meeting, on 28 April 2004
Preventing the Use of Chemical Weapons by Non-State Actors
- "UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and the Chemical Weapons Convention: Challenges, Complementarities and Syneriges""This article examines the collaborative potential of UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). It delves into implementation ob- stacles and the interplay between the two instruments, advocating for their inherent synergy to strengthen the international non-proliferation legal framework. Highlighting the complementarity between the CWC and resolution 1540, particularly in preventing non- State actors’ access to chemical weapons and enhancing verification measures, this paper underscores the potential of collaboration for a more comprehensive chemical, biological, and nuclear non-proliferation approach, relying on international cooperation."
- OPCW Executive Council: Decision: Addressing the Threat Posed by the Use of Chemical Weapohns by Non-State ActorsEC-86/DEC.9 13 October 2017 (.pdf)
NMUN-NY: Background Guide
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