Civil society organizations at OPCW

12.08.2017

Civil society organizations have been a major part of #OPCW’s progress over the past two decades in building a world free of chemical weapons. They have been staunch advocates of chemical disarmament and have promoted public understanding of the Chemical Weapons Convention through public outreach, education, and awareness-raising worldwide. This video of interviews of civil society representatives was filmed during the 21st Conference of the States Parties (CSP21) to the Chemical Weapons Convention (#CWC) held at the World Forum, the Hague, the Netherlands, from 28 November to 2 December 2016. In the video:

Luigi Antonio Poggi - Executive Director of the Health Safety Environmental Research Association Rome (HESAR) and member of the #MasterCBRN

Irene Kornelly - Member Colorado Chemical Demilitarisation Citizens' Advisory Commission

Miad Rashedifar - Independent Artist Hamid Salehi - Iranian veteran and chemical weapons survivor of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988)

Maria Sultan - Pakistani political scientist, defence analyst and the Director General of the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI)

Featured artwork: Behnaz Nikkah Monfared - Independent Artist

Click the image below to see the video:

Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Industrial Engineering Department
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale)
Via del Politecnico, 1 - 00133 Roma

By Car

Coming from the
ROME-NAPLES highway
Coming from the
ROME-NAPLES highway
- Take the TORRENOVA exit, drive to the traffic light and turn left (towards "Casilina").
- Continue on "via di Passolombardo" and follow the signs to the Engineering School ("Ingegneria").
Coming from
Rome's Ring (G.R.A.)
Coming from
Rome's Ring (G.R.A.)
- Inside lane (decreasing exit numbers): take "Roma-Napoli" highway exit and, on the ramp, turn left to "Romanina". After passing over the ring, take "via Stanford" and follow the signs to "via della Sorbona". At the first roundabout, take the first exit (left) to "via del Politecnico".
- Outside lane (ascending exit numbers): take the "Romanina" exit and, after passing over the ring, take "via Stanford" and follow the signs to "via della Sorbona". At the first roundabout, take the first exit (left) to "via del Politecnico".

By Public Transport

From the LEONARDO DA VINCI
(FIUMICINO) airport
From the LEONARDO DA VINCI
(FIUMICINO) airport
- Take the Rome-Fiumicino train ("Leonardo Express") at the airport to the terminal (Termini central station).
- Take subway line A towards "Anagnina" and get off at "Anagnina" (last stop).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.
From
CIAMPINO airport
From
CIAMPINO airport
- Take the airport shuttle bus to the "Anagnina" subway stop (line A terminal).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.
From Rome's Central Train Station
TERMINI
From Rome's Central Train Station
TERMINI
- Take subway line A towards "Anagnina" and get off at "Anagnina" (last stop).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.