Closure of OPCW-UN Joint Mission

The OPCW-UN Joint Mission on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons has completed its mandate and its operations drew to a close on 30 September 2014. From there on, the OPCW mission in Syria will continue to deal with the destruction of chemical weapon production facilities and clarification of certain aspects of the Syrian initial declaration.

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Syria chemical weapons team reports encouraging progress

3 October 2013 - Press release [bulletin] from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations.

25 Mar 2014

Syria’s accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention enters into force

14 October 2013 - Today, on 14 October 2013, the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force for the Syrian Arab Republic, making it the 190th State Party to the treaty. Syria deposited its instrument of accession with the United Nations Secretary-General on 14 September.

25 Mar 2014

UN Secretary-General, OPCW Chief appoint Sigrid Kaag Special Coordinator

16 October 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Special Coordinator of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Mission to eliminate the chemical weapon

25 Mar 2014

Statement of Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the Joint OPCW-UN Mission

22 October 2013 [English/Arabic]

25 Mar 2014

Syria submits initial declaration and general plan for destruction of its chemical weapons programme

27 October 2013 - On 23 October 2013, the Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the OPCW its formal initial declaration covering its chemical weapons programme.

25 Mar 2014

OPCW completes first round of verification activities in Syria

28 October 2013 - As of 27 October 2013, inspectors of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria completed verification activities at 21 of the 23 chemical weapons related sites declared by Syria.

25 Mar 2014

Syria completes destruction of chemical weapons production facilities and mixing/filling plants

31 October 2013 - The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Mission confirmed today that the government of the Syrian Arab Republic has completed the functional destruction of critical equipment for all of its declared chemical weapons producti

25 Mar 2014

Interview: Head of OPCW-UN team awaits next steps on destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons

1 November 2013 - I had the opportunity to visit Syria I believe around 10 days ago now. It was the first call on the Government to discuss the ongoing collaboration in pursuit of the mandate of the joint mission.

25 Mar 2014

Special Coordinator speaks to the press following her first briefing to the UN Security Council

5 November 2013 - Speaking to the press at UN Headquarters in New York following her first briefing to the Security Council, Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons programme, said she had reported on th

25 Mar 2014

Director-General updates the Executive Council on the work of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission

5 November 2013 - Addressing today the 34th meeting of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü

25 Mar 2014

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