Nobel Peace Prize 2013 goes to OPCW

October 16, 2013

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) won the Nobel Peace Prize 2013 for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The award was announced by Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland.

What is OPCW? What are its award-winning efforts?

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an independent, international body established in 1997 to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention. It has a working relationship with the UN.
The organization is currently working in destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles which marks as the first time the OPCW is working in a war zone.
It conducts inspections of destruction procedures, as well as evaluating members’ own declarations, in order to examine that the convention is being followed.
Its headquarters are in The Hague, Netherland and it consists of 189 member nations, covering around 98% of the global population. These member states have agreed to work together to create a world free from chemical weapons.
Current Director-General of the OPCW: Ahmet Uzumcu

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