The situation in the Middle East (Syria – Chemical weapons) - Security Council, 9718th meeting

Letter dated 27 August 2024 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2024/632).
Two New Outstanding Issues with Syria’s Chemical Weapon Declarations ‘Extremely Worrying’, United Nations Official Tells Security Council

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:22:32
• Production Date: 5 September 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ADEDEJI EBO
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS - OPCW
• Subject Topical: CHEMICAL WEAPONS; ACCOUNTABILITY; SYRIA SITUATION; PERIODIC REPORTS; INTERNATIONAL MONITORS; ACHIEVEMENT; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; WEAPONS DESTRUCTION; GROUP CONFLICT PREVENTION; FACT-FINDING MISSIONS; WEAPONS SURRENDER; ON-SITE INSPECTION
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 3251679
• Parent Id: 3251270

Description

Insufficient information provided by Syria regarding potentially undeclared chemical-weapons activities resulted in the opening of two new outstanding issues with Syria’s declaration under the Chemical Weapons Convention, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, noting that 19 of the now 26 such matters remain unresolved.

• Briefers: Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs 
• Statements: All Council members, with Algeria speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone Statements: Syrian Arab Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran, Türkiye 

Related Sites and Documents

S/RES/2118(2013)

S/2024/632

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