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Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

A/RES/73/258No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 128nCooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2019–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/134
  • 2024A/RES/79/134Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/77/272Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/75/265Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/RES/73/258Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Chemical WeaponsChemical Weapons UseCooperation Between OrganizationsSyrian Arab Republic

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the annual report for 2016 and the draft report for 2017 of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons submitted on its behalf by its Director General;1
2
Notes with appreciation the ongoing work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons with regard to the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;
3
Commends the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the founding of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, held on 29 April 2017;
4
Welcomes the effective and ongoing cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as set out in the Agreement concerning the Relationship between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons;
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;
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”;
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”.

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