"IZUMI NAKAMITSU"

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the misuse, illicit transfer and destabilizing accumulation of small arms and light weapons, and their ammunition, remain a “defining factor in undermining peace and security at the national, regional and global levels and have deeply aggravated situations for vulnerable populations already suffering from conflict.” UNIFEED

Rapid spread of small arms, light weapons still threatening world peace, exacerbating plight of civilians in conflict zones, disarmament chief tells Security Council.

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) “has not received yet a response from the Syrian national authority on the request for information and documentation regarding the damage caused to the declared former Chemical Weapons Production Facility during the attack on 8 of June 2021 reported by the Syrian National authority.” UNIFEED

Syria’s declaration of compliance still not in accordance with Chemical Weapons Convention, senior disarmament official tells Security Council.

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, “in recent years we have seen a worrisome trend towards the modernization and expansion of nuclear arsenals. As the global arms control regime has crumbled, multilateral nuclear disarmament diplomacy has atrophied. As relations continue to decline amongst States that possess nuclear weapons, we cannot take for granted that the norm against nuclear testing will hold.” UNIFEED

Nuclear-test-ban treaty’s potential will not be realized until it enters into force, speakers stress, as General Assembly marks international day.

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council that Syria "must declare all chemical weapons agents produced and / or weaponized at the former chemical weapons production facility (CWPF). that was declared by the Syrian Arab Republic as never having been used to produce and / or weaponize chemical weapons.” UNIFEED

Remaining inconsistencies, assessment delays due to COVID holding up verification of Syria chemical weapons disarmament, high representative tells Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Thomas Markram, told the Security Council that “although almost eight years have now passed since the adoption of resolution 2118, there’s still work to be done before this resolution can be fully considered implemented.” UNIFEED