OPCW-UN Special Coordinator meets with United States delegation
Nicosia, 11 July 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission met today with a delegation of U.S. officials to discuss progress made with regard to the completion of removal and in-country destruction of Syria's chemical weapons material. The delegation was headed by…
Special Coordinator speaks at stakeout in New York
4 June 2014 - Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission speaks at the media stakeout following her Security Council briefing [ video ]
UN chief welcomes destruction of Syrian chemical weapons aboard U.S. vessel
New York, 20 August 2014 – Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the destruction of Syria's declared chemical weapons on board the United States Maritime Vessel Cape Ray: The Secretary-General welcomes the destruction of the declared chemical weapons material on board…
Ninety-six percent of Syria’s declared chemical weapons destroyed – UN-OPCW mission chief
4 September 2014 – The Special Coordinator for the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (OPCW-UN) told the Security Council today that 96 percent of Syria's declared stockpile, including the most dangerous chemicals, had been destroyed and…
OPCW-UN Joint Mission draws to a close
The OPCW-UN Joint Mission on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons has completed its mandate and its operations drew to a close on...
UN Chief commends Special Coordinator and her team on successful completion of OPCW-UN Joint Mission
Following the closure of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on 30 September 2014, the Secretary-General expressed his deep gratitude to the...
UN Chief commends Special Coordinator and her team on successful completion of OPCW-UN Joint Mission
1 October 2014- Following the closure of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on 30 September 2014, the Secretary-General expressed his deep gratitude to the Special Coordinator, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, as well as all the staff members from both the UN and the OPCW, who worked under difficult and often dangerous…
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Gunmen attack police post in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura
Bujumbura, February 14, 2011_At least one person was killed when gunmen attacked a police post in a urban community 10 km south of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, witnesses told Xinhua on Monday. The raid on the target lasted hours on Sunday night at Ruziba in the community of Kanyosha. A body of a…
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International Crisis Group Report
February 07, 2011_Six months after a string of landslide electoral victories by the ruling Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie et Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), Burundi is descending ever deeper into a political impasse that risks reversing a decade's progress. Instead…
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Burundi outlook good ‘in many regards’ as it turns to economic development – UN
December 10, 2010_While the outlook is good "in many regards" as Burundi turns to building a sustainable economy after elections that met the requirements of all observers, social, political and institutional challenges remain, the head of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission's country…
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Burundi: Security Council sets up new body to further consolidate peace
December 17, 2011_The Security Council today set up a "significantly scaled-down" United Nations operation in Burundi to help the Central African country as it embarks on the latest stage of its recovery from decades of civil war and ethnic fighting. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15…
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UN expert calls on Burundi to set up national human rights body without delay
February 03, 2011_An independent United Nations expert today welcomed the adoption of the law on setting up Burundi's national human rights body and urged the authorities to set it up without delay. Fatsah Ouguergouz, the Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, is mandated by…