Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Weapons, 29 April

(April 28.2012) No excuse for delays in ridding the Planet of ‘Instruments of Suffering and Death’, says UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon in his message for the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Weapons, 29 April. This Day is an occasion to mourn those who have suffered from these inhumane arms and to renew our resolve to eradicate them from our world. When we remind the world of the agony inflicted by chemical weapons, we present the most compelling case for permanently outlawing them and establishing and verifying, through the Chemical Weapons Convention, a comprehensive and legally-binding ban. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Today, with 188 States parties representing 98 per cent of the world’s population, the Convention is standing strong. I call on the eight States remaining outside the Convention to join at the earliest possible date, appeals the Secretary General.