               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2314 (2016)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              31 October 2016




               Resolution 2314 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7798th meeting, on
               31 October 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2235 (2015), 2209 (2015) and 2118 (2013),
                    Noting that additional allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria are being
               investigated by the Fact-Finding Mission of the OPCW,
                     Condemning again in the strongest terms any use of any toxic chemical as a
               weapon in the Syrian Arab Republic and expressing alarm that civilians continue to
               be killed and injured by toxic chemicals as weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic,
                     Reaffirming that the use of chemical weapons constitutes a serious violation of
               international law and reiterating that those individuals, entities, groups or
               governments responsible for any use of chemical weapons must be held
               accountable,
                    1.     Decides to renew the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, as
               set out in resolution 2235, until 18 November 2016, and expresses its intention to
               consider a further extension before the expiration of this mandate;
                     2.   Reaffirms paragraphs 1-4, 6-9, 12, and 15 of resolution 2235, and
               stresses the need for the full functioning of the Joint Investigative Mechanism
               during this period;
                    3.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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