UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS

The head of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) Virginia Gamba handed over the latest report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:00
• Production Date: 24 August 2016
• Asset Language: Original
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Corporate Name: ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS - OPCW
• Subject Topical: CHEMICAL WEAPONS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1696382
• Parent Id: 1696382
• Alternate Title: unifeed160824a

Description

STORY: UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS
TRT: 1:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 24 AUGUST 2016, NEW YORK CITY

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2. Med shot, Secretary-General greets head of Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria
3. Med shot, Secretary-General greets Joint Investigative Mechanism team
4. Zoom in, Secretary-General and Head of Joint Investigative Mechanism pose for photo
5. Zoom out, Secretary-General speaking to head of Joint Investigative Mechanism
6. Med shot, Secretary-General speaking to head of Joint Investigative Mechanism

Storyline

The head of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) Virginia Gamba handed the latest report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria over to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The Joint Investigative Mechanism was established by the Security Council in August 2015 under resolution 2235. It was tasked with identifying “to the greatest extent feasible individuals, entities, groups, or Governments who were perpetrators, organizers, sponsors or otherwise involved in the use of chemicals as weapons, including chlorine or any other toxic chemical, in the Syrian Arab Republic.”

The report outlined investigations into selected cases of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria. The office of the Secretary-General handed over the report to the Security Council which is expected to consider it on the 30th of August. The report will be released to the public shortly after that.