Press Releases

25 October 2013 Inspections OPCW inspectors visited a site on Thursday and verified that all of its previous chemical weapons-related equipment has already been dismantled. This brings to 19 the total number of sites visited…

21 October 2013 Initial Declaration The Technical Secretariat continues to assist Syria in Damascus in finalising its initial formal declaration covering its chemical weapons and related facilities. Inspections Inspections…

18 October 2013 Inspections The number of sites visited, where inspection activities have been conducted, has increased to 14. Joint Mission The Special Coordinator, Ms Sigrid Kaag, is scheduled to visit The Hague soon for…

16 October 2013 Current mission goals (to 1 November): Verification of the disclosure by Syria of its chemical weapons programme Identification of key equipment Making production facilities inoperable (“functional destruction…

I thank Minister Rashid Derbas for receiving me today at the Ministry. I congratulated him on his new and heavy responsibilities. We had a very good meeting. I welcomed the determination of the new Lebanese government…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 18 March 2014 in Faryab province, Afghanistan, which has caused numerous deaths and injuries of innocent civilians.The…

Tripoli, 17 March 2014 – Japan is contributing US$5.2 million to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action to facilitate the clearance of explosive remnants of war, a program coordinated by the United Nations…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today expressed concern at incidents of violence in Tripoli, north Lebanon and in areas of eastern Lebanon during the past few days, which have led to tragic…

Dakar, 14 March 2014 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of UNOWA, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended the High-Level Review of the world drug problem organized in Vienna as…