Today, Tuesday, November 30, marks the anniversary of the victims of chemical weapons, as the opportunity to recover the tragic memories of the victims of those deadly weapons used by the Syrian regime several times is renewed, and the perpetrators of these violations are still not held accountable.
On this day each year, the United Nations commemorates all victims of chemical warfare, in order to pay tribute to the victims and to reaffirm the commitment of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to eliminating the threat of these weapons, thus promoting the goals of peace, security and multilateralism.
Although Syria joined the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in 2013, the Syrian regime used these weapons in at least 17 attacks during the Syrian war, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has also documented over the past ten years the killing of more than 1,500 civilians in 200 chemical weapons attacks.
On Monday, the Dutch Hague hosted the annual meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, in which the Director-General of the Organization, Fernando Arias, said that the Syrian regime has not yet declared its entire arsenal of chemical weapons, and has not allowed inspectors to work on its territory.
During the meeting, Bonnie Jenkins, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, said, "We renew our call to Russia and the (Bashar) Assad regime to abide by their duties."