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Ake Sellstrom

UN to Investigate at Least Seven Cases of Chlorine and Mustard Gas Use in Syria

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Seven possible cases of chemical weapons use in Syria — including chlorine and mustard gas — have been identified in a preliminary report released by a United Nations panel investigating who has deployed toxic weapons in the country’s civil war, now heading into its sixth year. No one has been apportioned blame by the panel, … Read more UN to Investigate at Least Seven Cases of Chlorine and Mustard Gas Use in Syria

Ban Confirms Chemical Weapons Were Leashed on Syrians, Based on UN Report

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Secretary General receives report on chemical weapons use in Syria

The much-awaited report by the United Nations investigative mission on the use of chemical weapons in Syria on Aug. 21 in Ghouta has been handed over to the secretary-general by Ake Sellstrom, the head of the mission; it has not been released to the public yet by the UN but France put it online. In … Read more Ban Confirms Chemical Weapons Were Leashed on Syrians, Based on UN Report

The UN Awaits Results of Chemical Weapons Analysis From Syria

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Ban Ki-moon

  In the daily unfolding drama behind the recent investigation by a United Nations team on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that all biomedical and environmental samples gathered by the inspectors “at sites of possible chemical weapons use in Syria” will arrive at designated laboratories in Europe … Read more The UN Awaits Results of Chemical Weapons Analysis From Syria

US to Increase Military Aid to Syrian Rebels, in Response to Chemical Weapons Use

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Sellstrom and Ban Ki-moon

The United States will be increasing the “scope and scale” of its help to the main opposition group fighting in Syria against the country’s regime, based on recent assessments that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on several occasions in the last two months against the rebels and others. After a “confident” assessment made by … Read more US to Increase Military Aid to Syrian Rebels, in Response to Chemical Weapons Use

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New PTF Report Calls for Expanded Support for Civil Society Programs to Achieve SDG16
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