11 Oct. 2013: Award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
SIPRI Director Professor Tilman Brück comments:
SIPRI warmly welcomes the award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW, an organization closely aligned with the aims and work of SIPRI. The world is a safer and more peaceful place as a result of the work of the OPCW.
Achieving disarmament is a long-term, incremental process and implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention has not always been a high-profile activity. Awarding the prize to the OPCW at this time is also a recognition of the hard work of chemical weapons inspectors now working in Syria under dangerous conditions.
The achievements of the OPCW show that international cooperation is the only effective way to rid the world of chemical weapons. The work of the OPCW—and its dedication to peace and security to help to form a safer world for all—will thus remain important for many years to come.
SIPRI Director Professor Tilman Brück comments:
SIPRI warmly welcomes the award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW, an organization closely aligned with the aims and work of SIPRI. The world is a safer and more peaceful place as a result of the work of the OPCW.
Achieving disarmament is a long-term, incremental process and implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention has not always been a high-profile activity. Awarding the prize to the OPCW at this time is also a recognition of the hard work of chemical weapons inspectors now working in Syria under dangerous conditions.
The achievements of the OPCW show that international cooperation is the only effective way to rid the world of chemical weapons. The work of the OPCW—and its dedication to peace and security to help to form a safer world for all—will thus remain important for many years to come.
(Updated as of 18 October 2013)