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- Syria has begun destroying its remaining chemical weapons stocks for the first time in ten years.
- The update was shared by UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu at a UN Security Council briefing.
- The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has confirmed the destruction effort.
- This matters because it marks the first concrete action on Syria's chemical weapons in a decade.
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- Further updates from the UN Security Council on the destruction process.
- Verification reports from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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…At a Security Council briefing on Thursday, Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, stated that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has confirmed the...
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