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OPCW education and OPCW education and outreach approach and outreach approach and

activitiesactivities

Daniel FeakesDaniel Feakes

Strategy and Policy AdviserStrategy and Policy Adviser

OPCWOPCW


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Third CWC Review Conference, April 2013Third CWC Review Conference, April 2013

““Determination to Determination to maintain the Conventionmaintain the Convention’’s s role as a bulwark against role as a bulwark against

chemical weapons; to that chemical weapons; to that end to promote, inter alia, end to promote, inter alia,

outreach, capacity outreach, capacity building, education and building, education and

public diplomacypublic diplomacy””


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““Encouraged the Secretariat to continue Encouraged the Secretariat to continue to develop relations to develop relations and partnerships as appropriate with relevant regional and and partnerships as appropriate with relevant regional and international organisationsinternational organisations, as well as chemical industry , as well as chemical industry associations, the private sector, academia, and civil society, associations, the private sector, academia, and civil society, in order to raise awareness of the activities of the OPCWin order to raise awareness of the activities of the OPCW””


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Reaching out to students, trainees etcReaching out to students, trainees etc

TS welcomes visits by student TS welcomes visits by student groups to the OPCW HQgroups to the OPCW HQ

Approximately two groups per Approximately two groups per week, including trainee week, including trainee diplomats, government officials, diplomats, government officials, and students from around 15 and students from around 15 different SPsdifferent SPs

OPCW in fifth year of OPCW in fifth year of cooperation with TMC Asser cooperation with TMC Asser Institute on WMD Summer Institute on WMD Summer ProgrammeProgramme

OPCW also building links with OPCW also building links with THIMUN and TEIMUN THIMUN and TEIMUN


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AwarenessAwareness--raising with networksraising with networks

Annual conference of the Annual conference of the European Network of European Network of Science Centres and Science Centres and Museums (ECSITE) in May Museums (ECSITE) in May 20142014 ““Day of ExcellenceDay of Excellence”” in in

Dutch higher education Dutch higher education science sector in June science sector in June 20142014 DirectorDirector--General keynote at General keynote at

EuroScience Open Forum EuroScience Open Forum in June 2014in June 2014


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Public exhibitionsPublic exhibitions

OPCW exhibition at the OPCW exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in OsloNobel Peace Center in Oslo

Exhibition on international Exhibition on international organisations at MUSEON, organisations at MUSEON, including items from OPCWincluding items from OPCW

OPCW information booths OPCW information booths at ECSITE conference and at ECSITE conference and THIMUN, TEIMUN and TEDx THIMUN, TEIMUN and TEDx eventsevents


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““Encouraged the Secretariat to continue Encouraged the Secretariat to continue to develop to develop relationships and partnerships with other relevant bodiesrelationships and partnerships with other relevant bodies, , national and international, that are working to promote the national and international, that are working to promote the peaceful and responsible use of chemistry, including peaceful and responsible use of chemistry, including capacity buildingcapacity building””


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““During its discussions, the Working Group considered that During its discussions, the Working Group considered that the subject was too important to be circumscribed to only the subject was too important to be circumscribed to only providing a better understanding of the obligations of the providing a better understanding of the obligations of the Convention to future plant or production managers of Convention to future plant or production managers of declarable facilities. The Group therefore proposed a broader declarable facilities. The Group therefore proposed a broader scope for the project, scope for the project, in order to promote a culture, among all in order to promote a culture, among all professionals in the chemical fields, on the responsible use of professionals in the chemical fields, on the responsible use of technical and scientific knowledgetechnical and scientific knowledge, in order to be aware of , in order to be aware of the potential danger and to prevent all misuse and abuse of the potential danger and to prevent all misuse and abuse of chemicals.chemicals.”” (Argentina, The Argentine Project on Education (Argentina, The Argentine Project on Education and the Chemical Weapons Convention, Cand the Chemical Weapons Convention, C--18/NAT.3, 2 18/NAT.3, 2 December 2013)December 2013)


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Responsible use of chemistryResponsible use of chemistry

TS will broaden and TS will broaden and deepen its relationship deepen its relationship with IUPACwith IUPAC

Support exploration of Support exploration of codes of conduct etccodes of conduct etc

Strengthen links with BWCStrengthen links with BWC

Further develop links with Further develop links with other relevant other relevant organisations, e.g. organisations, e.g. UNESCO, ICSU, IAP etcUNESCO, ICSU, IAP etc


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Promoting a culture of responsibilityPromoting a culture of responsibility

TS will continue to seek TS will continue to seek partnerships with relevant partnerships with relevant organisations, especially at organisations, especially at the regional levelthe regional level

Facilitate Facilitate ““traintrain--thethe--trainertrainer””programmes at the programmes at the national or regional levelnational or regional level

Educational materials are Educational materials are being disseminated to being disseminated to national, regional and national, regional and international organisationsinternational organisations


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““Called upon SPs and the TS, as part of efforts to promote Called upon SPs and the TS, as part of efforts to promote the ethical norms of the CWC, the ethical norms of the CWC, to encourage and promote to encourage and promote efforts by the appropriate national and international efforts by the appropriate national and international professional bodies to inculcate awareness amongst professional bodies to inculcate awareness amongst scientists and engineers at an early stage in their trainingscientists and engineers at an early stage in their trainingthat the knowledge and technologies used for beneficial that the knowledge and technologies used for beneficial purposes should only be used for purposes not prohibited purposes should only be used for purposes not prohibited under this Conventionunder this Convention””


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The The ““FiresFires”” ProjectProject

Video documentaries profiling Video documentaries profiling individuals with compelling individuals with compelling personal stories about personal stories about chemical weapons, warfare, chemical weapons, warfare, and disarmamentand disarmament

The films can be found at The films can be found at www.thefiresproject.com/www.thefiresproject.com/

““Fires IFires I”” already subtitled into already subtitled into all official OPCW languages all official OPCW languages with financial support from with financial support from the UKthe UK

Accompanying lesson plan for Accompanying lesson plan for use by teachers, also use by teachers, also available in all official available in all official languages, has already been languages, has already been produced for the first filmproduced for the first film


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““Chemistry in ConflictChemistry in Conflict””

Educational module for use by Educational module for use by high school chemistry students high school chemistry students and teachersand teachers

Developed by a group of Developed by a group of teachers from local Dutch and teachers from local Dutch and international schoolsinternational schools

Collaboration with the Collaboration with the International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate Organisation, Leiden University, Organisation, Leiden University, and the Municipality of The and the Municipality of The HagueHague

Financial support from the UKFinancial support from the UK The module will soon be freely The module will soon be freely

available for use in high schools available for use in high schools worldwideworldwide


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““Multiple uses of chemicalsMultiple uses of chemicals””

Interactive educational module Interactive educational module entitled entitled ““Multiple Uses of Multiple Uses of ChemicalsChemicals””

Cooperation with the Cooperation with the International Union of Pure and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Developed by experts at the Developed by experts at the KingKing’’s University College in s University College in Canada, with financial support Canada, with financial support from the European Union and from the European Union and IUPACIUPAC

Already piloted at IUPAC Already piloted at IUPAC meetings in Istanbul & Durbanmeetings in Istanbul & Durban

The website can be found at The website can be found at http://multiple.kcvs.ca/site/indhttp://multiple.kcvs.ca/site/index.htmlex.html


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““The Third Review Conference acknowledged the role of The Third Review Conference acknowledged the role of education, outreach and awarenesseducation, outreach and awareness--raising as a relevant raising as a relevant activity for the national implementation of the Conventionactivity for the national implementation of the Convention””

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““Encouraged the Secretariat, in concert with the SAB Encouraged the Secretariat, in concert with the SAB temporary working group on education and outreach, temporary working group on education and outreach, to to assist States Parties, upon request, in implementing assist States Parties, upon request, in implementing education and outreach activitieseducation and outreach activities, including by , including by disseminating materials, conducting workshops and disseminating materials, conducting workshops and regional meetingsregional meetings””


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GRULAC regional meeting, April 2014GRULAC regional meeting, April 2014

99--11 April in Buenos Aires11 April in Buenos Aires Joint coordination within TS Joint coordination within TS

between ICA and OSPbetween ICA and OSP Participants from 44 NAs Participants from 44 NAs

and universities in 22 SPsand universities in 22 SPs Presentations from TWG, Presentations from TWG,

1540 Expert Group and TS1540 Expert Group and TS Meeting report submitted Meeting report submitted

by Argentina (ECby Argentina (EC--76/NAT.1)76/NAT.1) General conclusions Recommendations for NAs Recommendations for TS

Education and outreach is now a Education and outreach is now a regular part of regional NA regular part of regional NA

meetings, e.g. African meeting meetings, e.g. African meeting in June, and will continue to be in June, and will continue to be

so, e.g. Asian and GRULAC so, e.g. Asian and GRULAC meetings, and also at the annual meetings, and also at the annual

NA meetingNA meeting


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Next stepsNext steps


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OPCW education webpage and networkOPCW education webpage and network


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Fourth temporary working group meetingFourth temporary working group meeting


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Visit by Saudi Diplomats to the OPCW, 29 January 2014 09 October 201409 October 2014Conference on CBRN Centres of Excellence, 22 June 2012Conference on CBRN Centres of Excellence, 22 June 2012

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