OPCW The Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) won the Nobel
Peace Prize for the year 2013 for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical
weapons. The Nobel Committee praised the OPCW for its extensive work in
eliminating chemical weapons.
* The Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an independent, international body set up in 1997 to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention.
* The organization is presently
involved in destroying Syria's
stockpiles of chemical weapons - the first time the OPCW has worked in a war
zone.
* It carries out inspections of
destruction procedures, as well as evaluating members' own declarations, in
order to verify that the convention is being adhered to.
* It is based in The
Hague, Netherland and has 189 member states, covering
around 98 percent of the world's population. These member nations have agreed
to work together to create a world free from chemical weapons.
* The OPCW employs around 500
people and has a budget of 75m Euros (102m Dollars, 63m Pounds) in 2010.
* It is an autonomous
organisation with a working relationship with the United Nations.
* Ahmet Uzumcu is the Present
Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.