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Third Meeting of States Parties

The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) took place in Oslo, Norway, from 11 to 14 September 2012 and gathered some 800 delegates from 60 States Parties, 30 signatory States, 31 observer States and 15 international organizations (see list below). The 3MSP was opened by Dr. Adnan Mansour, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon. During the first plenary meeting, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, was elected by the Meeting as President of the 3MSP.

Major decisions of the 3MSP:

  • The Meeting took note of the working paper submitted by the President of the 2MSP on “Description of a possible Implementation Support Unit (ISU): Draft working paper” and recognized the efforts made to fulfil the mandate given to the President of the 2MSP. As no decision was made regarding the establishment of an ISU, a similar mandate was given to the President of the 3MSP;
  • UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) has been requested to continue providing the function of the interim ISU;
  • Appointment of Coordinators to guide the intersessional work programme as follows:
    • General status and operation of the Convention (Zambia and Costa Rica)
    • Universalization (Portugal and Ghana)
    • Victim assistance (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan)
    • Clearance and risk reduction (Lao PDR and Ireland)
    • Stockpile destruction and retention (Croatia and Spain)
    • Cooperation and assistance (Sweden and Mexico)
    • Reporting (Belgium)
    • National implementation measures (New Zealand)

TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2012

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs broadcast a live stream of the opening session on their website. The video be viewed again here.

Opening statement by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Opening statement “La CCM dans le contexte du Droit International Humanitaire” delivered by HE Adnan Mansour, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon
Statement delivered by Christine Beerli, Vice President, ICRC
Opening statement “The CCM in the context of the IHL” delivered by Neil Buhne, Director UNDP/BCPR Geneva Liaison Office
Statement delivered by  Branislav Kapetanovic, CMC Spokesperson

A recording of the opening session can be found here.

Opening speech by Lebanon
Opening remarks by Norway
Presentation of the Oslo Progress Report by Lebanon
Statement by UNSG

Statement by Zambia
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Iraq
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Italy
Statement by Jordan
Statement by Norway
Statement by Holy See
Statement by Indonesia
Statement by Germany
Statement by Chile
Statement by Denmark
Statement by Sweden
Statement by Grenada
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Jamaica
Statement by Peru
Statement by Portugal
Statement by New Zealand
Statement by Colombia
Statement by Gabon
Statement by Czech Republic
Statement by Samoa
Statement by Mauritania
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Armenia
Statement by Mozambique
Statement by Austria
Statement by Spain
Statement by Japan
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Cambodia
Statement by the United Kingdom
Statement by Ghana
Statement by Morocco
Statement by Malaysia
Statement by Viet Nam
Statement by Nigeria
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Burkina Faso
Statement by France
Statement by Uruguay
Statement by Australia
Statement by Tajikistan
Statement by Guatemala
Statement by Mali
Statement by the Netherlands
Statement by Kenya
Statement by Uganda
Statement by Benin
Statement by the Republic of Moldova
Statement by Costa Rica
Statement by Hungary
Statement by Slovenia
Statement by the Philippines
Statement by Croatia
Statement by Belgium
Statement by South Sudan
Statement by Senegal
Statement by Suriname
Statement by South Africa
Statement by Thailand
Statement by Burundi
Statement by Luxembourg
Statement by Libya
Statement by Saint Kitts and Nevis
Statement by Cameroun
Statement by Liberia
Statement by Canada
Statement by CISR
Statement by EU
Statement by CMC
Statement by UN IACG

WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2012

Presentation delivered by the Coordinator on Victim Assistance.

Statement by Afghanistan
Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by Mozambique
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Norway
Statement by Albania
Statement by Cambodia
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Japan
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by IFRC
Statement by CMC
Statement by ICRC
Statement by UN IACG

Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Norway
Statement by France
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Germany
Statement by Ireland
Statement by Denmark
Statement by Australia
Statement by New Zealand
Statement by Costa Rica
Statement by Japan
Statement by the Netherlands
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Italy
Statement by Zambia
Statement by Spain
Statement by Canada

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2012

Presentation by Denmark
Presentation and Statement by Germany
Statement by Colombia
Statement by France
Statement by Guinea Bissau
Statement by the Netherlands
Statement by Macedonia
Statement by Guatemala
Statement by Norway
Statement by Sweden
Statement by Canada
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Mozambique
Statement by GICHD
Statement by CMC on stockpile destruction
Statement by CMC on retention
Statement by UN IACG

Statement Lao PDR and Statement by Ireland, Joint Coordinators on Clearance and Risk reduction

Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Germany
Statement by Afghanistan
Statement by Mozambique
Statement by Australia
Statement by Norway
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by DRC
Statement by GICHD
Statement by ITF
Statement by UN IACG
Statement by CMC

Presentation and statement by Japan and statement by Portugal, Joint Coordinators of Universalization

Statement by Lebanon
Statement by France
Statement by Djibouti
Statement by Indonesia
Statement by Sudan
Statement by Chad
Statement by Ghana
Statement by UN IACG
Statement by Australia
Statement by Mauritius
Statement by Canada
Statement by Madagascar
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Ireland
Statement by UK
Statement by Belgium
Statement by Norway
Statement by Mexico
Statement by Namibia
Statement by New Zealand
Statement by ICRC
Statement by CMC

Presentation by Belgium
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Chile
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by GICHD
Statement by CMC
Statement by UN IACG

Statement by New Zealand, Coordinator Statement by Guatemala
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Spain
Statement by Afghanistan
Statement by Canada
Statement by ICRC (documentation attached: “Interoperability and National Legislation, the View of the International Committee of the Red Cross”)
Statement by UN IACG
Statement by CMC

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2012

Statement by Joint Coordinator, Spain and Mexico
Statement by M. Arben Braha, Director of the Albanian Mine & Munitions Coordination Office

Statement by Germany
Statement by Albania
Statement by Australia
Statement by Lao PDR
Statement by Spain
Statement by Japan
Statement by Switzerland
Statement by Afghanistan
Statement by Canada
Statement by Indonesia
Statement by UK
Statement by Norway
Statement by New Zealand
Statement by Lebanon
Statement by Peru
Statement by UNDP
Statement by UN IACG
Statement by CMC

Statement by UN IACG
Statement by CMC

 

Final Remarks by the President of the Third Meeting of States Parties, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad of Norway

 

A number of on-site side events sponsored by States Parties, UN entities, CMC and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were organized during the 3MSP. The programme can be found here.

 
Conference documents are available on the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs’ website.