38 years of grief.

Every year, on the 16th of March, we remember the horrific day the people of Halabja endured. Every year, we remember and tell ourselves: never again. Not in Kurdistan. Not anywhere in the world.

On March 16th, 1988, the Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein carried out a chemical attack on the city of Halabja near the Iranian border. The attack left thousands of people dead in the streets, including many women and children, and injured countless others.

This attack is recognized as the deadliest use of chemical weapons in the world. The OPCW has designated this day as the anniversary of the chemical attack in Halabja.

Fortunately, thanks to the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997, there is now an internationally binding law that prohibits the use of chemical weapons, signed by 193 countries. However, in recent years, there has been a renewed fear of the return of chemical weapons in the world.

The KONCICC calls upon the international community to renew its commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997.