Philippines Donates €10K To OPCW Science Board
The Government of the Philippines contributed €10,000 to the Trust Fund for the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The contribution will be used to support the activities of the SAB and its Temporary Working Groups.
The voluntary contribution was formalised on 1 April 2025 in a signing ceremony held between the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the OPCW, H.E. Mr Jose Eduardo Malaya, and the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Fernando Arias, on the sidelines of the 39th session of the SAB at the OPCW’s Headquarters in The Hague.
“This voluntary contribution demonstrates the Philippines’ commitment to ensuring that the OPCW gets the best scientific and technological advice, through the Scientific Advisory Board, which is crucial for the effective implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). It underscores the importance of science and technology in safeguarding mankind from the scourge of weapons of mass destruction, notably chemical weapons, and in enabling people in harnessing the peaceful uses of chemistry,” said Ambassador Malaya.
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