[20210825]IF11913_禁止化学武器组织（禁化武组织）：预算和美国捐款.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov August 25, 2021Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): Budget and U.S. ContributionsThe Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), located in The Hague, Netherlands, is the international organization responsible for overseeing implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC, or Convention). The parties to the CWC have agreed to destroy and prevent the development and use of chemical weapons, as well as to restrict the use of dual-use chemicals while promoting technical cooperation. Assessed use of chemical weapons by Syria, North Korea, and Russia since 2013 has drawn renewed U.S. and international attention to chemical weapons issues and placed additional demands on the OPCW. Background and Context The CWC opened for signature in January 1993 and entered into force on April 29, 1997. Currently 193 states are party to the treaty. Israel has signed but not ratified the Convention. Egypt, North Korea, and South Sudan have not signed the CWC. The United States signed the CWC in 1993; the U.S. Senate subsequently held hearings and debated the treaty before granting its advice and consent to ratification on Ap