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  1. “That mechanism will enhance the interoperability of the relevant organizations for an effective, coordinated response. We believe that the newly established OCPW Rapid Response and Assistance Mission will provide an important capability to the mechanism. The international community must continuously work to respond to the challenge of WMD terrorism. In that regard, the OPCW is committed to playing its part, in close cooperation with the Security Council, through its 1540 Committee, and with the range of stakeholders that are so critical to our collective goals.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  2. “Collaboration and transparency in ensuring that toxic chemicals do not fall into the wrong hands are essential to preserving chemical security and ensuring the use of chemical science towards peaceful ends. The OPCW is also working to improve coordination within the United Nations system on WMD-related issues. We have an active partnership with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. Together with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the OPCW co-chairs the working group on preventing and responding to WMD terrorist attacks with chemical or biological weapons. In January, the OPCW hosted a table-top exercise with the participation of 15 different organizations to test an inter-agency mechanism to respond to a chemical terrorist attack.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  3. “Again, this ties in with the encouragement to United Nations Member States, as expressed in resolution 2325 (2016), to review their implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) in light of new and evolving security risks. One of the key areas of focus identified through the recent review of resolution 1540 (2004) was transboundary movements of dual-use materials and technologies. The OPCW focuses considerable energy in this area. A recent memorandum of understanding between the OPCW and the World Customs Organization is aimed at reinforcing our efforts and at enhancing the security of the global supply chain. Similarly, our work with the global chemical industry is more important than ever.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  4. “The Chemical Weapons Convention also requires comprehensive national implementation of its provisions, and the OPCW dedicates considerable effort and resources to assist our States parties in fulfilling these obligations. As the Group of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) knows, this is not an easy task, and it relates not only to ensuring that legislation is drafted but also that it is implemented and enforced. We also work with our States parties, through our Open-Ended Working Group on Terrorism, to coordinate the sharing of best practices when it comes to national implementation, particularly in the light of emerging threats to the Convention.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  5. “Preventing non-State actors from acquiring dual-use materials, equipment and technologies is of critical importance to the maintenance of the global norm against chemical weapons, as it is to international peace and security more broadly. To that end, the OPCW is intensively engaged across a number of programme areas that all spring from the singular objective of completely uprooting both the incentive and the means for producing or using chemical weapons. As recently reconfirmed through resolution 2325 (2016), domestic implementation of international counter-proliferation commitments is of critical importance to the fight against terrorism using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  6. “The rising threat of non-State actors, the pace of economic development and the evolution of science and technology are all shaping the future of the global disarmament and non-proliferation regimes, including the Chemical Weapons Convention and the OPCW. The use by non-State actors of chemical weapons is no longer a threat but a chilling reality. As an organization, we recognize that we must be prepared to respond to these changes, to shift our focus to preventing the re-emergence of chemical weapons, and to adjust our resources and programmes when the need arises. As an international community, we must work even more closely together to confront our common challenges.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source

  7. “Mr. Ballard: On behalf of the Director-General, I wish to thank you, Sir, for inviting the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to address the Security Council today. We firmly believe that the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 1540 (2004) are mutually reinforcing, and meetings such as this provide valuable opportunities to engage with each other and reflect on how to further deepen our cooperation. This year, the OPCW is commemorating its twentieth anniversary. As we reflect on the challenges that we have overcome and that we continue to face, we are also using the opportunity provided by our twentieth anniversary to look ahead, and what we can see is that our environment is changing.”

    2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985 (2017) · source