Representative of the Tehran Peace Museum attended the 27th conference of the States Parties (CSP 27) to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)which was held from 28 Nov to 2 Dec 2022 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

In addition to diplomatic delegations from 193 member States to the OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), Several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from around the world participated in the conference including 3 Iranian NGOs.

The CWC NGO coalition organized a number of side events in the margin of the conference including an NGO forum.

During the NGO Forum, a presentation titled “Update of the health status of chemical warfare survivors and their needs” was delivered jointly by Homeyra Karimivahed as representative of the Organisation for Defending Sardasht Victims of Chemical Weapons (ODVCW) and Dr. Shahriar Khateri from Tehran Peace Museum.

A joint statement on the rights and needs of CW victims was also among the 15 joint statements read by NGOs during the conference.

Please click here, to read the joint statement.