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[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN team sets out on mission to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

 

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September 30, 2013
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UN team sets out on mission to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons
A 20-person chemical-weapons team is heading to Syria to begin the work of dismantling that country's chemical-weapons stockpile. The team will have to navigate the ongoing civil war, locate the weapons and determine how best to dispose of them. "The whole process will be conducted in a collaborative manner. It's not as if we turn up and point at something and say: blow that up; drive that over that equipment; fill that with concrete," an unnamed official said. The Guardian (London) (9/29), Reuters (9/28), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (9/29)
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Security Council may ask for greater Syrian humanitarian aid access
The United Nations Security Council could request cross-border access for delivering humanitarian aid into Syria. Separately, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq are asking for increased donor support to handle the influx of Syrian refugees into those countries. Reuters (9/29), Sky News/(Australia) (9/30), BBC (9/30)
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Mid-November pegged for Syrian peace conference
A peace conference on the Syrian conflict is being targeted for mid-November, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. On Saturday, Ban held his first meeting with the Syrian opposition National Coalition regarding sending a delegation to the talks. News24.com (South Africa)/Agence France-Presse (9/28), Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)/Agence France-Presse (9/29)
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IPCC climate change report is "wake-up call" for world
A United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report indicates scientific agreement that humans must alter their actions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The report "should serve as yet another wake-up call our activities today have a profound impact on society, not only for us, but for many generations to come," said Michel Jarraud, head of the World Meteorological Organization. CNN (9/27), The Guardian (London) (9/27), Responding to Climate Change (U.K.) (9/30)
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Obama, Rouhani discuss nuclear issues
U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had a phone conversation Friday regarding Iran's nuclear program. It was the first time in decades that U.S. and Iran held direct communication. The call followed Rouhani's overtures at the United Nations General Assembly. BBC (9/28)
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