Intersessional meetings to the CCM were held in Geneva, 27 – 30 June, 2011 (see invitation here). These were informal meetings, held to gain clarity on progress in implementing the Convention in time for the 2nd Meeting of States Parties. The intersessional meetings were open to the States Parties, States not parties and interested international and non-governmental organizations.
Draft Programme Intersessionals (including side events)
Sessions and statements:
Day 1, Stockpile destruction and retention session
Day 1: Universalisation Session
Day 2: Clearance and Risk Reduction Session
Day 2: Transparency Measures Session
Day 2: Victim Assistance Session
Day 3: International Cooperation and Assistance Session
Day 3: National Implementation Measures Session
Day 4: Other implementation measures
Documents prepared for the Intersessional meeting:
Beirut Progress Report, draft outline
In advance of the Intersessional Meeting, thematic Friends of the President of the 1MSP, Lao PDR, have sent letters to all states to encourage contributions to the Beirut Progress Report (see examples on International Cooperation and Assistance and on National Implementation Measures)
The Intersessional Meeting provided an opportunity for States and interested organisations to provide comments and inputs on documents that will be reviewed at the 2nd Meeting of States Parties in Beirut in September, these include :
The Draft Programme for the 2MSP
The Elements for draft Decisions (including proposal from Austria on Paragraph 3 and the joint proposal from Norway and Switzerland on draft decisions on implementation support)
The Draft President’s discussion paper on Implementation Architecture and Intersessional Work
The Draft Paper on CCM Efficient Implementation of Article 4