"CHEMICAL INDUSTRY"

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

States must step up efforts to check spread of deadly weapons as non-state actors exploit rapid technological advances, speakers tell Security Council at 7985th meeting.

States must step up efforts to check spread of deadly weapons as non-state actors exploit rapid technological advances, speakers tell Security Council at 7985th meeting.

Security Council calls on member states to address threats against critical infrastructure, unanimously adopting resolution 2341 (2017) at the 7882nd meeting.

Security Council calls on member states to address threats against critical infrastructure, unanimously adopting resolution 2341 (2017) at the 7882nd meeting.

Security Council calls on member states to address threats against critical infrastructure, unanimously adopting resolution 2341 (2017) at the 7882nd meeting.

The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) Friday came to an end in Geneva. Over 800 delegates, including ministers, CEO's and leaders of civil society committed to step up action to safeguard people and the environment from the risk posed by inadequately managed chemicals.  UNTV CH

The members of the Security Council welcomed the progress made in the area of the total elimination of chemical weapons outside Syria. At the same time, they expressed their concern regarding the need of the destruction of twelve residual fabrication facilities. UNIFEED-UNTV

The Roll Back Malaria campaign launched its Progress & Impact report: ‘Defeating Malaria in Asia, the Pacific, Americas, Middle East and Europe’ in Sydney on today. ROLL BACK MALARIA (RBM)

The third International Conference on Chemicals Management today (21 September) extended until 2015 a trust fund that has to-date provided over thirty million dollars to improve the management of potentially hazardous chemicals in more than a hundred countries in an effort to safeguard human health and the environment. UN TV UNEP