OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria
Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations for the Elimination of the Chemical Weapons Programme of the Syrian Arab Republic
OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria
Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations for the Elimination of the Chemical Weapons Programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

Closure of OPCW

The OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria, established on 16 October 2013, oversaw the timely elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme in the safest and most secure manner possible. Its mandate concluded on 30 September 2014, and the OPCW mission in Syria continues to deal with the destruction of chemical weapon production facilities.

Other Relevant Documents

  • Tenders from private firms for destroying Syrian chemicals [list of bidding firms and their countries of origin] [press release]
  • Note by the Director-General: Call for proposals for the treatment and disposal of chemicals, effluents, and related packaging materials with respect to the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons [EC-M-36/DG.4, 16 December 2013]
  • Final Report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic [13 December 2013] [final report]
  • Request for Expression of Interest, seeking to identify commercial companies interested in participating in a tendering process for the treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous organic and inorganic chemicals, and related packaging materials and containers/drums associated with the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons [OPCW/CDB/EOI/01/2013]
  • Note by the Technical Secretariat: Request from the Director-General to States Parties for voluntary contributions for the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons [S/1132/2013, 16 October 2013]
  • Note by the Technical Secretariat: Status of participation in the Chemical Weapons Convention as of 14 October 2013 [S/1131/2013, 14 October 2013]
  • Joint National Paper by the Russian Federation and the United States of America: Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons [EC-M-33/NAT.1, 14 September 2013]
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Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations for the Elimination of the Chemical Weapons Programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

The OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria, established on 16 October 2013, oversaw the timely elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme in the safest and most secure manner possible. Its mandate concluded on 30 September 2014, and the OPCW mission in Syria continues to deal with the…