Update: Syria's Chemical Weapons -- UN Secretary General's report

The Secretary-General's report on the investigation of alleged use of chemical weapons in the Ghouta area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 is now available (41 pages).

The Congressional Research Service has published a new report, Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress (Sept. 12, 2013). The report (25 pages) discusses latest developments, policy issues, a brief history and review of the chemical weapons program, a summary of cooperative threat reduction programs, and legislation.

For more on this topic, see:

• UN News Centre: News Focus Syria
• United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
• CRS Report, Armed Conflict in Syria: Background and U.S. Response (Sept. 6, 2013)
• CRS Report, Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response (Sept. 4, 2013)