OPCW-UN team arrives in Damascus and sets up operational base
1 October 2013 - Press release [bulletin] from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations. An OPCW-UN advance team has arrived in Damascus just four days after the OPCW Executive Council…
UN Security Council endorses expeditious destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons programme
27 September 2013 - Deeply outraged by the use of chemical weapons on 21 August in a Damascus suburb, as concluded by a United Nations investigation team, the Security Council this evening endorsed the expeditious destruction…
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. In a special session, the 41-member body agreed on an accelerated programme for…
Secretary-General's remarks at press conference at Sochi, Russian Federation
6 February 2014 - Secretary-General speaks at joint press-conference regarding 30 June 2014 deadline for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons program Excerpts from press conference >>
Secretary-General's first press conference of the year - Excerpt from the opening statement relating to the OPCW-UN Joint Mission work
Excerpt from the opening statement relating to the OPCW-UN Joint Mission work during the Secretary-General's first press conference in 2014.
Press conference on UN mission to investigate alleged chemical weapons use in Syria*
13 December 2013 - On a scale of 1 to 10, the fact-finding mission in Syria had achieved 8.7, the chief of the mission charged with verifying the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria said at a Headquarters press…
Special Coordinator speaks to the press following her briefing to the UN Security Council
4 December 2013 - Security Council media stakeout
Press statement by Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag
30 November 2013 - Press statement by Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator, OPCW-UN Joint Mission, Damascus Check against delivery Good morning, Thank you all for coming together today. I have had a very productive week here in…
Special Coordinator speaks to the press following her first briefing to the UN Security Council
5 November 2013 - Security Council media stakeout 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…
Press conference by the Head of OPCW Media and Public Affairs
23 October 2013 - Press conference by the Head of OPCW Media and Public Affairs [Transcript]
Daily press briefing by the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General
16 October 2013 - Daily press briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General (formal launch of the Joint Mission, establishment of the Trust Funds, appointment of the Special Coordinator)…
Statement Attributable to the OPCW-UN Joint Mission Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag
20 March 2014 - As of today 53.6% of the Syrian Arab Republic's chemical weapons material has been removed from or destroyed in the Syrian Arab Republic. This represents important progress. The Joint Mission welcomes the…