Tehran Peace Museum Thanks Dr. Robert Mathews – Pioneer of Chemical Weapons Convention
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On December 1st this year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the City of The Hague presented its inaugural annual award to recognize outstanding achievement in advancing the objective of global chemical disarmament. This year’s joint recipients of the award were Dr. Robert Mathews from Australia and the Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN) in recognition of their combined efforts to pioneer the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The award includes a certificate of recognition, a medal and a cash prize of €90,000. Dr. Mathews very generously donated his part of the prize money (€45,000) to the OPCW’s trust fund for victims of chemical weapons. This trust fund was established in 2011 after a suggestion proposed by Iran, and was adopted at the 16th annual conference of State Parties at the OPCW.
Tehran Peace Museum and Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support (SCWVS) were overwhelmed by Dr. Mathew’s generosity and sent a letter of appreciation to Dr. Mathews,thanking him for his humanitarian and inspiring action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of victims of chemical weapons.
For more info on this award and its winners, visit the link below:
Tehran Peace Museum Thanks Dr. Robert Mathews – Pioneer of Chemical Weapons Convention
On December 1st this year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the City of The Hague presented its inaugural annual award to recognize outstanding achievement in advancing the objective of global chemical disarmament. This year’s joint recipients of the award were Dr. Robert Mathews from Australia and the Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN) in recognition of their combined efforts to pioneer the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The award includes a certificate of recognition, a medal and a cash prize of €90,000. Dr. Mathews very generously donated his part of the prize money (€45,000) to the OPCW’s trust fund for victims of chemical weapons. This trust fund was established in 2011 after a suggestion proposed by Iran, and was adopted at the 16th annual conference of State Parties at the OPCW.
Tehran Peace Museum and Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support (SCWVS) were overwhelmed by Dr. Mathew’s generosity and sent a letter of appreciation to Dr. Mathews,thanking him for his humanitarian and inspiring action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of victims of chemical weapons.
To read the letter of appreciation please click here.
For more info on this award and its winners, visit the link below: