Vanuatu Joins Chemical Weapons Convention

The Republic of Vanuatu has joined the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons announced yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 7).

Vanuatu deposited its instrument of accession with the United Nations on Sept. 16, and will become a state party to the treaty on Oct. 16. It is the 174th nation to join the treaty, according to an OPCW release.

With Vanuatu’s accession, all Pacific Islands Forum nations have joined the convention, the release says (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons release, Sept. 21).

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