United States offers to destroy Syria’s priority chemicals
30 November 2013 - OPCW receives expressions of interest from 35 private companies to destroy other Syrian chemicals.In a statement to the OPCW Executive Council on Friday 29 November 2013, Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü…
OPCW Director-General: Syria mission reflects a collective commitment
27 November 2013 - Following the issuance of the second monthly progress report regarding the OPCW- UN Joint Mission in Syria, a meeting of the Executive Council of the OPCW was held on 26 November 2013. In his opening…
Commercial chemical companies invited to dispose of a significant part of chemicals from Syria
22 November 2013 - In accordance with the decision of the OPCW Executive Council’s adopted on 15 November 2013 which requested the Director-General of the Organisation to explore ‘options for destruction in commercial…
OPCW adopts plan for destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons programme in the first half of 2014
15 November 2013 - • Most critical chemicals to leave Syria by end of 2013 • Over 60 percent of unfilled warheads and bombs destroyed The OPCW Executive Council (EC) approved today a detailed plan of destruction to eliminate…
Further progress made by the team, following completion of 27 October and 1 November targets
6 November 2013 - The OPCW-UN Joint Mission has now verified 22 of the 23 sites. The additional site inspected is in the region of Aleppo and was one of the two sites that could not be visited earlier due to safety and…
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…
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 provided an update on the progress made in the…
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. Read more…
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…
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…
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. Syria’s submission is in line with the deadline set by the OPCW…
Statement of Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the Joint OPCW-UN Mission
22 October 2013 [English/Arabic] I am glad to be in Syria following the welcome decision by the UN Security Council and the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, calling for the…