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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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 Executive Council adopts historic decision on destruction of Syria chemical weapons

27 September 2013 - The OPCW Executive Council today adopted a historic decision [PDF - 28 KB] on the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.

25 Mar 2014

UN Secretary-General speaks at the General Assembly on the investigative team's Final Report

13 December 2013 - [PDF] I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this General Assembly meeting for me to be able to report o

25 Mar 2014

Joint OPCW-UN statement on the establishment of the Joint Mission

16 October 2013 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria has been established today. This follows close consultations between the Director-General of the OPCW and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

25 Mar 2014

Trans-loading of Syrian chemicals to be undertaken at port of Gioia Tauro in Italy

16 January 2014 - The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, confirmed today that the Italian Government has agreed to allow the port of Gioia Tauro for priority chemicals brought from Syria by cargo vessels to be trans-loaded onto a U.S. ship, the MV Cape Ray.

25 Mar 2014

We will finish the job of eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons materials and programmes, Ban says

10 January 2014 - Speaking at his fist press conference this year, the United Nations Secretary-General touched upon issues relating to work of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission.

25 Mar 2014

Germany to Destroy Effluent from Syrian Chemicals

9 January 2014 - The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has confirmed to the OPCW that it will dispose of 370 metric tonnes of effluent to be generated by the hydrolysis of Syria’s stock of mustard gas aboard the U.S. vessel MV Cape Ray.

25 Mar 2014

Security Council expects Syria to meet June deadline for chemical weapons removal, official says

8 January 2014 - Despite a delay in eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons material, the United Nations Security Council expects that there will be no delay beyond the end-of-June deadline for the total removal of all such materials, the head of the group charged with the effort sa

25 Mar 2014

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on the work of the Joint Mission

7 January 2013 - The Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations has informed the Secretary-General that further progress has been made towards the removal and eliminations of Syrian chemical weapons programme.

25 Mar 2014

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