Friday, 7 May 2021, 8:54 am
The Security
Council heard new evidence in longstanding international
efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on
Thursday, including the results of an investigation into the
possible of use of chlorine gas in the city of Saraqib in
2018, as the UN’s top disarmament official provided her
regular briefing to ambassadors.
Izumi
Nakamitsu, the United Nations High Representative for
Disarmament Affairs, updated members on recent developments
in the work of the Organisation for
the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria. Those
efforts were first mandated by the Council in resolution
2118 (2013), which explicitly called for the destruction
West provokes Damascus using pressure over chemical dossier - Russian mission at UN
Russiaâs First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky pointed out that the decision to suspend certain rights of the Syrian Arab Republic due to Damascus allegedly hiding information on its remaining supplies of chemical weapons was of an absolutely unprecedented nature
UNITED NATIONS, May 6. /TASS/. The pressure of Western countries on Syria over the chemical dossier is directed not at excluding their use but is instead aimed at provoking Damascus into making sudden moves, thus resolving their own political issues, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky stated at a session of the UN Security Council on Thursday.
G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué (London, 5 May 2021) Share
I. Preamble
1. We, the Foreign and Development Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7), and the High Representative of the European Union, are meeting today at a critical juncture for our people, our planet, our security and our future prosperity. Democracy is under pressure globally; the pandemic continues to pose acute global challenges; new technological threats are mounting; and the catastrophic effects of climate change are increasing. We commit to strengthening open societies, shared values, and the rules-based international order. We affirm that free and fair trade, and the free and secure flow of capital, data, knowledge, ideas and talent is essential to our long-term prosperity. We affirm that liberal democracy and free and fair markets remain the best models for inclusive, sustainable social and economic advancement. We commit to tackling threats jointly and committing our resources to a
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Following the Department of Defense s lead, the State Department, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency are belatedly moving to support employees who believe they have suffered radio frequency/microwave attacks while serving abroad.
Responding to workforce and congressional concerns on this issue, the
Washington Examiner can report that the CIA will imminently appoint a new chief medical officer. Still, the Senate and House intelligence, foreign relations, and armed services committees are increasingly frustrated by what they believe is a failure to support victims of suspected attacks and to hold accountable those responsible.
The significant majority of those who have investigated this issue, or suffered from it, believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the RF/MW attacks.
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New Zealand contributes €100,000 to future OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology
The Government of New Zealand has contributed a further €100,000 to a special Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Trust Fund to support the construction of a new facility, the OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (“ChemTech Centre”).
The contribution was formalised during a ceremony between the Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the OPCW, H.E. Ambassador Lyndal Walker, and OPCW Director-General, H.E. Mr Fernando Arias, which was held yesterday at OPCW Headquarters in The Hague.
Ambassador Walker stated: “”New Zealand is proud to contribute a further €100,000 to the construction of the new OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology. Our total contribution of €200,000 demonstrates New Zealand’s commitment to disarmament and our strong support for the OPCW’s vital role as the world’s chemical weapons watchdog. The new Centre will enabl