October 18, 2005 Source: Carleton University: http://www.carleton.ca/duc/News/news10180502.html Carleton University to help train UN weapon’s inspectors
-- Carleton partners with Foreign Affairs to host training seminar in Sarnia -- (Ottawa) - The Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance, located within NPSIA at Carleton University, with the support of Foreign Affairs Canada, is providing assistance in a training course for twenty-two United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) inspectors in Sarnia, Ontario from October 17 to 25. The course objective is to familiarize inspectors with the oil and petrochemical industries which have potential relevance to compliance issues in respect of chemical weapons and missile technologies. The course agenda combines professional lectures provided by UNMOVIC and local experts, as well as on-site visits to local facilities. The Centre is grateful for the assistance and participation of all Canadian partners including the City of Sarnia, Shell Canada, Esso, and Lambton College. Participants in the course have come from 19 different countries, including three from Canada, and have expertise in chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. Many were part of the inspections that took place in Iraq during the UN’s presence there from November 2002 to March 2003. -30- For more information:
Rita Grossman-Vermaas
Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance
(613) 520-2600 ext. 2032 Trevor Findlay
Director
Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance
(613) 520-2600, ext. 6199 Colin Smith
Foreign Affairs Canada
(613) 944-2052 | 