Statements from the 2024 Meeting of CCW High Contracting Parties

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Opening of the meeting

• Chair, Mr. Yuri Sterk, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (video)

Adoption of the agenda and confirmation of the rules of procedure

• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• Finland (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Niger (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)

-- Informal mode --

General Exchange of Views

• Arab Group, delivered by Iraq (Ms.)
• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) delivered by Uganda (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Iraq (Ms.)
• Tunisia (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Australia (Ms.)

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Thematic exchange of views - LAWS

• Chair of the GGE on LAWS, Amb. Mr Robert in den Bosch from Netherlands (Mr.)
• NAM, delivered by Uganda (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Iraq (Ms.)
• UK (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Palestine (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• US (Mr.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Mexico (Ms.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• Israel (Mr.)

Resume general exchange of views 

• Joint statement by 46 states, delivered by Ukraine (Ms.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• African Group, delivered by Algeria (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Palestine (Ms.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Sri Lanka (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Spain (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Türkiye (Mr.)
• Albania (Ms.)
• Latvia (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Mexico (Ms.)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), delivered by Pakistan (Mr.)
• Luxembourg (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Colombia (Mr.)
• Greece (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• ICRC (Ms.)
• Article 36 (Ms.)
• Protection (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)

Agenda items 9, 10, 13, and 14, as well as any other issues

• Presentation by Secretariat about financial status of CCW (Ms.)
• Presentation about Implementation Support Unit (Ms.)
• Presentation about Sponsorship Programme (Ms.)
• Presentation about status with implementation and compliance with the Convention (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• Joint statement on incendiary weapons, delivered by Ireland (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)

15 November 2024

• Morocco (Ms.)
• US (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)

Consideration and adoption of the final report

• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• UK (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Secretariat (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
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• Russia (Mr.)
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• Russia (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Spain (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• UK (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• UK (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Belarus (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• UK (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Spain (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)

-- Formal mode --

Adoption of the report

• Chair (Mr.)
• US (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)