Indian Chemical Council (ICC) wins 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award.

It was conferred during the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at the Hague (Netherlands) on November 25, 2024.

It is the first time that the Award recognises the efforts of a chemical industry body.

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):

a. It came into force in 1997, and presently has 193 States Parties.

b. OPCW, with its Secretariat in The Hague, is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, with a mission to achieve a world free of chemical weapons.

c. India is an original signatory to the Convention.

d. India’s National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) is the national authority responsible for implementing the Convention in India.

In 2013, OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.

OPCW-The Hague Award: Instituted in 2014 by OPCW & Municipality of The Hague.