A United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs representative told the Security Council that OPCW inspections confirmed inventories and the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs, the first OPCW-verified destruction of Syrian chemical munitions since 2014.

A UN Office for Disarmament Affairs briefing to the Security Council reported OPCW field visits to 19 locations in Syria in 2025, collection of samples and documents, and that at least two sites could be declarable under the Chemical Weapons Convention; the briefing urged international support to complete verification and destruction work.

Following OPCW deployments in mid‑2026, the Syrian Arab Republic submitted amendments in June 2026 that declared one additional production facility, a newly discovered chemical used in nerve-agent production, empty munitions and two storage sites, the UN disarmament official said.

The speaker said the OPCW Executive Council in July 2026 reinstated the Syrian Arab Republic's rights and privileges under the Chemical Weapons Convention, urged Syria to continue cooperation, and called on the Security Council to support efforts to identify and hold accountable those who used chemical weapons.