UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu reiterated, “there is an urgent need not only to identify but hold accountable all those who have used chemical weapons in violation of international law. Without such an action, we are allowing the use of chemical weapons to take place with impunity.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:22
• Production Date: 5 October 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS - OPCW
• Subject Topical: CHEMICAL WEAPONS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2566715
• Parent Id: 2566715
• Alternate Title: unifeed201005f

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STORY: UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS
TRT: 1:22
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 OCOTBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE -RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

05 OCOTBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, conference room
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“As I have said many times before this Council, there is an urgent need not only to identify but hold accountable all those who have used chemical weapons in violation of international law. Without such an action, we are allowing the use of chemical weapons to take place with impunity. It is imperative of this Council shows leadership and demonstrating that impunity in the use of these weapons will not be tolerated.”
4.Wide shot, conference room
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“I understand that the Syrian Arab Republic has not yet provided sufficient technical information or explanations that will enable the OPCW technical secretariat to close the issue related to the findings of a schedule 2 chemical detected at the parts of the vicinity of the SSRC (the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre). The OPCW technical secretariat will continue to engage with the Syrian authorities and will inform the OPCW Executive Council of any progress in due course.”
6. Wide shot, conference room

Storyline

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu reiterated, “there is an urgent need not only to identify but hold accountable all those who have used chemical weapons in violation of international law. Without such an action, we are allowing the use of chemical weapons to take place with impunity.”

Briefing the Security Council via a video link today (05 Oct), High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Nakamitsu said, “it is imperative of this Council shows leadership and demonstrating that impunity in the use of these weapons will not be tolerated.”

She also said that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the OPCW’s ability to deploy to the Syrian Arab Republic, nonetheless the technical secretariat has continued with its mandated activities related to the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons program, and its engagement with the Syrian Arab Republic in this regard.

The High Representative stated, “I understand that the Syrian Arab Republic has not yet provided sufficient technical information or explanations that will enable the OPCW technical secretariat to close the issue related to the findings of a schedule 2 chemical detected at the parts of the vicinity of the SSRC (the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre).”

She continued, “the OPCW technical secretariat will continue to engage with the Syrian authorities and will inform the OPCW Executive Council of any progress in due course.”