| ID | 128071 |
| Title Proper | Chemical watchdog wins Nobel prize |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Morley, Jefferson |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 11 for its efforts in eliminating the scourge of chemical warfare.
The honor boosted the Hague-based organization just 10 days after its personnel arrived in Syria on the most challenging mission of its 16-year history: dismantling the chemical arsenal of President Bashar al-Assad's besieged government.
In an Oct. 11 statement to the press, OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü, a former Turkish diplomat, said the OPCW operates "away from the glare of international publicity" while taking on the "onerous but noble task" of implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, which took effect in 1997. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol. 43, No.9; November 2013: p.38 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol. 43, No.9; November 2013: p.38 |
| Key Words | History ; Civil War ; Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - OPCW ; Chemical Warfare ; International Publicity ; Syria ; Nuclear Disarmament ; Chemical Weapons Convention ; Middle East Policy ; Nuclear Weapons ; Turkey ; Iran ; Israel ; Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty - NPT ; Chemical Arsenal ; Turkish Diplomat ; Novel Prize ; Arms Control |