Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

OPCW Executive Council delegations and the Director-General visited China to observe progress in the destruction of abandoned chemical weapons. Achieving a world free of chemical weapons requires ensuring the safe, secure, and complete destruction of old and abandoned chemical weapons. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e97pTF5n

The path to peace is strengthened by 27 years of OPCW’s progress in eliminating the threat of chemical weapons. As new challenges emerge, our mission has evolved—working toward a world where chemistry is used exclusively to benefit humanity. 🕊️ #PeaceDay #ChemistryForPeace

🌎 Attention professionals from the Latin America and the Caribbean! Join us on 26 September for Impactpool's Virtual Career Fair. Connect with our recruiters and discover exciting career opportunities at the OPCW. ➡️ Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/dGcTcjZr #UNjobs #InternationalJobs #WomenInScience

💼 OPCW is hiring! Check our vacancies and apply before the deadline ⬇️    🔹 Head, Confidentiality and Information Security (P-4) Deadline: 6 October 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/eFUx6fk7    🔹 Senior Education and Outreach Officer (P-4)  Deadline: 5 October 2024  Apply: https://lnkd.in/eSDwZN7K    🔹 Senior Inspectorate Business Analyst (P-4)  Deadline: 4 October 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/eXGWGNYX     🔹 Senior Policy Officer (P-4) Deadline: 8 October 2024  Apply: https://lnkd.in/e6eDFb68    🔹 Analyst (P-3) Deadline: 27 September 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/e9Ptjqpk    🔹 Programme Officer (P-3) Deadline: 25 September 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/es_42f8k    🔹 Senior Security Associate (Technical Security Systems) (GS-7) (Re-opened) Deadline: 24 September 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/eaax3_ZH 🔹 Senior Communications Assistant (GS-5) Deadline: 26 September 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/efwnRM7K 🔹 Senior IT Support Assistant (GS-5) Deadline: 20 September 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/e4s4w8Ha    🔹 Senior Security Administrative Assistant (GS-5) Deadline: 5 October 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/eHWJ3ji4 🔹 Senior Travel Assistant (GS-5)  Deadline: 12 October 2024 Apply: https://lnkd.in/e2pPe7jq #UNjobs #InternationalJobs #WomenInScience 

Welcome new OPCW delegates! Today the OPCW held its 24th Annual Induction Workshop for Diplomatic Personnel. This program helps build meaningful relationships between member states and ensures new delegates are fully prepared to actively engage in supporting the OPCW’s mission.

🌏 Attention professionals from Asia-Pacific: Register now to join our virtual careers fair! Connect directly with our recruiters and learn more about working at the OPCW. 📅 When: 19 September ➡️ Details & register: https://lnkd.in/euMchJXm To join the event you must: ✅ Be a national from Asia and the Pacific ✅ Be fluent in English ✅ Hold a bachelor's degree ✅ Have at least 5 years professional work experience #InternationalJobs #APAC Global Careers Jobs and Events

🌏 Calling professionals from Asia-Pacific! Join our virtual career fair to learn more about working in an international organisation and how you can contribute to achieving a world free of chemical weapons. 📅 When: 19 September ➡️ Details & register: https://lnkd.in/euMchJXm To join the event you must: ✅ Be a national from Asia and the Pacific ✅ Be fluent in English ✅ Hold a bachelor's degree ✅ Have at least 5 years professional work experience #InternationalJobs #APAC Global Careers Jobs and Events

📆 #OnThisDay in 1992 the #ChemicalWeaponsConvention was adopted by the Conference on Disarmament. It was the culmination of dedicated #disarmament efforts spanning nearly the entire 20th century. Past efforts 🔙 The earliest initiatives to prohibit the use of poisonous weapons were the St. Petersburg Declaration in 1868 and The Hague Declaration in 1899. The objectives of these, however, remained unfulfilled. #ChemicalWeapons were used on a massive scale during the First World War. That tragic experience led to adoption of the Geneva Protocol in 1925. Building on the Geneva Protocol ⚠ While prohibiting the use of chemical weapons, the Geneva Protocol did not prohibit their production, development, or stockpiling. Unfortunately countries amassed huge quantities of chemical weapons, and these weapons continued to be used over the coming decades. Turning point 📄 After 12 years of negotiations, the CWC was adopted by the #ConferenceOnDisarmament in 1992. The CWC sets out the obligations of countries to ensure that chemical weapons are eliminated and never re-emerge. The Convention is comprehensive and non-discriminatory, prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling, transfer, and use of chemical weapons by States Parties, under conditions of strict international verification.

Check out the programme for the T.M.C. Asser Instituut's #WMD Training Programme ⬇️ If you're an early-to-mid career professional, don't miss this opportunity to learn about #NonProliferation and #disarmament from leading experts. 

🇪🇨 OPCW's pilot training project in #Ecuador evaluates the potential for OPCW Member State-managed first response trainings. Strong emergency response capacity ensures preparedness against chemical incidents. 🔗 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/d-n5Pn_p