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Jan 27, 2023 β’ 4 tweets β’ 2 min read
Today's @OPCW report confirms Assad regime responsible for the chemical weapons attack on #Douma#Syria on April 7, 2018.
This illegal chlorine attack - that killed dozens of men, women, and children, and severely injured hundreds more - is part of a pattern π
This is the 9th instance of chemical weapons use independently attributed to the Assad regime by UN & OPCW mechanisms.
Since 2013, the Assad Regime has failed to fully declare & destroy its chemical weapons programme and cooperate with @OPCW.
Aug 16, 2021 β’ 5 tweets β’ 6 min read
UN Security Council meets this morning for an emergency session on #Afghanistan
πΊπ³ @antonioguterres & SRSG Lyons @UNAMAnews will provide briefings on the rapidly evolving situation
βΆοΈ Watch live at 10am media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/kβ¦
Ahead of #UNSC emergency session on #Afghanistan, πΊπ³ @antonioguterres calls on the Taliban to ensure that international humanitarian law and the rights and freedoms of all people are respected and protected.