▶️ From declaration to destruction: see how chemical weapons were destroyed under OPCW verification. | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

#OnThisDay 110 years ago was the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in Ieper, Belgium. Today, with peace as our guiding light, the OPCW is committed to ensuring that past horrors of chemical weapons remain only as history. 🕊️ | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

On this day in 1993 the Chemical Weapons Convention opened for signature. In an unprecedented show of support for an international arms control treaty, 130 countries signed within the first 2 days ✍️ 🔗 Learn more about the history of OPCW and the CWC ➡️ https://opcw.org/about-us/history | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)