Chemical Weapons

This resource guide presents UN and other resources concerning Chemical Weapons 

Please find below links to resource guides on other topics related to disarmament by type of weapon:

• Disarmament: Global Issues

• Biological weapons

• Nuclear weapons

• Conventional weapons

• Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (created in collaboration with the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at United Nations Headquarters and the UN Mine Action Service)

See also:

• UN Documentation: Disarmament (created by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at United Nations Headquarters)
  

• League of Nations Archives: Disarmament

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force in 1997. As of today the OPCW has 190 Member States, who are working together to achieve a world free from chemical weapons.

Recent updates from the OPCW:

We welcome your comments and suggestions concerning this resource guide. 

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