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The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) received the 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award on November 25, 2024, at the 29th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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- The ICC was honored for its efforts in promoting chemical safety, compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and enhancing industry security practices in India.
- This is the first time the award has recognized a chemical industry body.
- The initiatives like the Chemical Weapons Convention Helpdesks and ‘Nicer Globe’ for chemical transportation safety, ICC has made significant strides in improving industry-wide compliance and security.
- ICC’s ‘Responsible Care’ program and Security Code further promote chemical security.
- This recognition underscores ICC’s commitment to responsible industrial stewardship and advancing the goals of the CWC.
- Algeria’s National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology of the National Gendarmerie (NICC/NG) was also awarded in the conference.
About OPCW
- The OPCW is the organization tasked with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, which took effect on April 29, 1997.
- The OPCW leads the global effort to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons.
- It aims for a world free of chemical weapons and the threat of their use.
- OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.
- And to preserve the legacy, the OPCW established the ‘OPCW-The Hague Award’ in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague in 2014.
Member: Countries: 193
About ICC
- It is a chemical industry body recognised for its role in promoting chemical safety, compliance with the Convention and enhancing industry-wide security practices in India.