Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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5.
Also welcomes the decision of the Conference of the States Parties to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use
of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction at its twenty-second session on the
appointment of Mr. Fernando Arias as the Director General of the Technical
Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; 4
6.
Takes note of the report of the Conference of the States Parties on its fourth
special session, held in The Hague on 26 and 27 June 2018, and also takes note of the
decision adopted at the special session entitled “Addressing the threat from chemical
weapons use”; 5
7.
Recalls Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) of 27 September 2013, in
which, inter alia, the Council requested the Director General of the Organisation for
the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to report to the Council, on a monthly basis, on
the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013) and the decision of the Executive
Council of the Organisation of 27 September 2013, also recalls paragraph 5 of
Security Council resolution 2209 (2015) of 6 March 2015, in which the Council
welcomed the intention of the Director General to include future reports of the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons fact-finding mission in the
Syrian Arab Republic, which was mandated to establish the facts surrounding
allegations of the use of toxic chemicals for hostile purposes in the Syrian Arab
Republic, as part of his monthly report to the Council, notes in this regard the
transmission by the Director General of 22 monthly reports, as well as all reports of
the fact-finding mission, during the reporting period, and expresses appreciation for
the work done in this regard;
8.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fifth session,
under the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and
other organizations”, the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations
and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”.
63rd plenary meeting
20 December 2018
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See Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, document C-22/DEC.18.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, document C-SS-4/DEC.3.
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