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UN Chief commends Special Coordinator and her team on successful completion of OPCW-UN Joint Mission
1 October 2014- Following the closure of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on 30 September 2014, the Secretary-General expressed his deep gratitude to the Special Coordinator, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, as well as all the staff members from…
OPCW-UN Special Coordinator meets with United States delegation
Nicosia, 11 July 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission met today with a delegation of U.S. officials to discuss progress made with regard to the completion of removal and in-country…
OPCW-UN Special Coordinator visits Tehran
25 June 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission concluded today a brief visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ms. Kaag met with the Deputy Foreign Minister H.E. Majid Takhte Ravanchi and…
OPCW-UN Joint Mission statement on the complete removal of declared chemical weapons materials
23 June 2014 – The Joint Mission welcomes the removal of the remaining 7.2 per cent of chemical weapons material from the Syrian Arab Republic. With this last movement, the total of declared chemical weapons materials…
OPCW-UN Joint Mission press release on the destruction of the Syrian stockpile of Isopropanol
20 May 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission confirms the destruction of the entire declared Syrian stockpile of Isopropanol. [ PDF] Now 7.2 percent of Syria's chemical weapons material remains in country and awaits swift removal…
92.5% of Syria’s chemical weapons material removed or destroyed in-country
24 April 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission confirms delivery of a further shipment of chemical weapons material. Today's operation brings the total of chemical material removed and destroyed in country to 92.5%. "I welcome the…
Approximately 80 percent of Syria’s chemical weapons material removed or destroyed in-country
Statement by Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission 19 April 2014 - With today's movement, the Syrian Arab Republic has removed or destroyed in-country approximately 80 percent of its chemical weapons…
72.3% of Syria's chemical materials are removed from or destroyed in country
16 April 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission confirms that the 15th shipment of chemical material left the port of Latakia today. The overall percentage of chemicals removed from the Syrian Arab Republic or destroyed in the…
WHO and OPCW-UN Joint Mission reinforce public health capacities to respond to chemical incidents
13 April 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission and the World Health Organization ( WHO) have been working to strengthen public health capacities within Syrian Arab Republic to respond to risks of chemical exposure. This…
OPCW-UN Joint Mission Special Coordinator visits Cairo
8 April 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission concluded a brief mission to Cairo. Ms. Kaag met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr Nabil Fahmy on the Chemical Weapons…