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The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said that all efforts by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat to organize the next round of consultations between the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) and the Syrian National Authority continue to be unsuccessful. UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said, “Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depth of the cold war,” and the war in Ukraine “represents the most acute example of that risk.” UNIFEED

The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that competent authorities continue investigations into incidents in which it has been determined that chemical weapons were used or likely used in the Syrian Arab Republic. UNIFEED

Roger Waters, artist and civil peace activist, told the UN Security Council, “The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. Also, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked. So, I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms.” UNIFEED

The coordinator of the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) created to identify perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria told the Security Council that “the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic is solely of the responsibility of the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic.” UNIFEED

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, was requested to brief the Council on the issue of “supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine and their consequences.” She urged “States to apply effective arms control measures to address the risks related to arms transfer.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said that the declaration submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. UNIFEED

The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross today urged States to support a new political declaration to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas. UNICEF

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “as has been stressed on a monthly basis for many years now,” the declaration submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat “cannot be considered accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.” UNIFEED