OPCW-UN mission chief welcomes recent progress on chemical removal from Syria
5 March 2014 – A recent acceleration of efforts by Syria and the submission of a revised timeline for removing toxic agents bode well for meeting the 30 June 2014 deadline for destroying the country's chemical weapons…
Syria submits revised proposal to OPCW for removal of chemicals
4 March 2014 - The Syrian Arab Republic has submitted to the OPCW a revised proposal that aims to complete the removal of all chemicals from Syria before the end of April 2014. The OPCW-UN Joint Mission also verified that two…
OPCW awards contracts to two companies for destruction of Syrian chemicals and Effluents
14 February 2014 - Following a rigorous tendering process, the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, announced today that the OPCW has awarded contracts to the following two companies with respect to the Call for…
Special Coordinator visits UK and Russian vessels
13 February 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission visited the UK vessel 'HMS Montrose' on 13 February. She was briefed by the Danish Commodore of the taskgroup, Commodore Torben…
Third shipment of chemical weapons leaves the Syrian port of Lattakia
10 February 2014 - A third shipment of chemical weapons material took place from the Syrian Arab Republic today. The material is on board a Norwegian cargo vessel accompanied by a naval escort from the People's Republic of…
UN calls for speeding up pace of lagging chemical weapons elimination
6 February 2014 – The United Nations today welcomed a long-sought accord to let in convoys with life-saving supplies for 500 Syrian families trapped by war in the Old City of Homs without any aid for two years, but voiced…
Special Coordinator of the OPCW- UN Joint Mission holds consultations in Doha
27 January 2014 - Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission, Sigrid Kaag visited Doha on 27 January 2014. She met with the Qatari Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah.Special…
Joint Mission facilitates dialogue to discuss environmental issues
27 January 2014 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission and the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) facilitated a dialogue on 16 January 2014 to discuss environmental issues related to the process of transportation of chemical materials from…
Further removal of chemical weapons materials from the Syrian Arab Republic
27 January 2014 - Today, a further shipment of chemical weapons materials took place from the Syrian Arab Republic. The chemical materials were verified by Joint Mission personnel before being loaded in Lattakia port onto…
OPCW receives tenders from 14 private firms to destroy Syrian commodity chemicals and effluents
20 January 2014 - A total of 14 private firms have submitted tenders to destroy 500 metric tonnes of Syria’s commodity chemicals, as well as effluent from the neutralisation of its Priority chemicals, at commercial facilities…
Statement by the OPCW Director-General on the 30 June deadline
16 January 2014 - "The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, confirmed at a press briefing in Rome today that he remains confident the deadline of 30 June 2014 for destroying Syria’s entire arsenal of chemical…
Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission holds consultations in Riyadh
16 January 2014 - Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria held consultations in Riyadh with the Government of Saudi Arabia, including His Highness Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al…