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Presided by the Philippines, the Thirteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions is the fourth formal meeting of the Convention after the adoption of the Lausanne Action Plan, a five-year (2021-2026) roadmap for States Parties to progress towards the full universalization and implementation of the Convention.
H.E. Mr. Carlos D. Sorreta, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, presided over the 13MSP.
Audio recordings of the Meeting are available to listen back to in all six official UN languages on the UN Geneva Digital Recordings Portal.
Click here for the 13MSP photo album.
A news article published by The Laotian Times on the Lao delegation marking 15 years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the 13MSP can be accessed here.
A news article published by Vatican News on the Holy See’s statement at the 13MSP can be assessed here.
The draft 13MSP final report can be viewed here. The final version of the report will be made available in the near future.
All conference documents can be found below or on the UNODA 13MSP web page.
CCM/MSP/2010/3 – Rules of procedure
CCM/MSP/2025/1 – Provisional agenda
CCM/MSP/2025/2 – Provisional annotated programme of work
CCM/MSP/2025/3 – Analysis and draft decision of Afghanistan’s deadline extension request under Article 4.1 (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/4 – Analysis and draft decision of Chile’s deadline extension request under Article 4.1 (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/5 – Analysis and draft decision of Lebanon’s deadline extension request under Article 4.1 (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/6 – Analysis and draft decision of Mauritania’s deadline extension request under Article 4.1 (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/7 – Analysis and draft decision of Somalia’s deadline extension request under Article 4.1 (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/8 – 13MSP Progress Report: Monitoring progress in implementing the Lausanne Action Plan (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/9 – Implementation Support Unit 2024 annual report (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/10 – Implementation Support Unit 2026 work plan and budget (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/11 – Protecting the environment during clearance of cluster munition remnants – Working Paper submitted by Italy and France (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/12 – Building synergies and improving transparency reporting outcomes across conventional arms control instruments – Submitted by Australia (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/13 – Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) in the Convention on Cluster Munitions: from national ownership to national leadership – Submitted by Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/14 – Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Workshop on the Convention on Cluster Munitions – Submitted by the 13MSP President (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/15 – Stakeholder Dialogues during the Intersessional Meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, April 2025 – Submitted by the 13MSP President (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/16 – Elements for Possible Guidelines on the Management of the CCM Sponsorship Programme – Submitted by the ISU (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/17 – Financial Procedures of the Implementation Support Unit of the Convention on Cluster Munitions and Current Challenges – Submitted by the ISU (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/18 – Review of the Agreement between the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining on the Hosting of the Implementation Support Unit for the Convention – Submitted by the 13MSP President (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/19 – Revised cost estimates for the Third Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions and its Preparatory Committees (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/20 – Estimated costs of the Fourteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (2027) (Advance copy)
CCM/MSP/2025/CRP.1 – Draft final report
CCM/MSP/2025/MISC.1 – Explanation of Position on the “State of Palestine”
SIDE EVENTS
Side events were held in the margins of the 13MSP. Click here for the side event schedule.
TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2025
Opening addresses by:
President of the Thirteenth Meeting of States Parties, H.E. Mr. Carlos D. Sorreta of the Philippines
Representative of the host nation, H.E. Mr. Julien Thöni of Switzerland
United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, video message
Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Dr. Gilles Carbonnier
Representative of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), Mr. Umarbek Pulodov
Winner of the Youth Multimedia Contest, Ms. Martina Musìo
Adoption of the agenda (CCM/MSP/2025/1)
Confirmation of the rules of procedure (CCM/MSP/2010/3)
Adoption of the programme of work (CCM/MSP/2025/2)
Election of vice-presidents: Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Iraq
Confirmation of the Secretary-General of the Meeting
Introduction by the President of the draft documents and key draft decisions:
(a) 13MSP Progress Report monitoring progress in implementing the Lausanne Action Plan (CCM/MSP/2025/8)
(b) Analysis of the Article 4 extension request submitted by Afghanistan (CCM/MSP/2025/3)
(c) Analysis of the Article 4 extension request submitted by Chile (CCM/MSP/2025/4)
(d) Analysis of the Article 4 extension request submitted by Lebanon (CCM/MSP/2025/5)
(e) Analysis of the Article 4 extension request submitted by Mauritania (CCM/MSP/2025/6)
(f) Analysis of the Article 4 extension request submitted by Somalia (CCM/MSP/2025/7)
South Africa on behalf of the Africa Group
United Kingdom
Canada – English and French versions
Cuba
Lebanon (in Arabic) – English version
Australia
Hungary
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) Asia-Pacific campaign
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
South Sudan
Vanuatu
Presentation of extension request submitted by Afghanistan under Article 4 of the Convention:
Italy of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Afghanistan’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/3)
Mine Detection Center, member of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Chile under Article 4 of the Convention:
Italy of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Chile’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/4)
Chile
Presentation of extension request submitted by Lebanon under Article 4 of the Convention:
Italy of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Lebanon’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/5)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Landmines Resource Center – Beirut, CMC member
Presentation of extension request submitted by Mauritania under Article 4 of the Convention:
Mauritania – statement and presentation
France of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Mauritania’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/6)
Mauritania
HAMAP-Humanitaire, CMC member
France
Presentation of extension request submitted by Somalia under Article 4 of the Convention:
Somalia – statement and presentation
France of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Somalia’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/7)
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025
Somalia
General remarks on deadline extension requests under Article 4:
Review of the status and operation of the Convention and other matters important for achieving the aims of the Convention:
Coordinators, Norway and Peru, reported on the status of, progress made and challenges in the universalization of the Convention
Panama on behalf of a group of countries
Canada
Cuba
Lao PDR
Malawi
UNODA on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action (IACG-MA)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
Coordinator, Zambia, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in the implementation of Article 3 of the Convention
Cuba
Colombia
International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (IHLYI)
Burkina Faso (written statement)
Coordinators, France and Italy, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in clearance and destruction of cluster munition remnants
The Coordinators presented their working paper on protecting the environment during clearance of cluster munition remnants (CCM/MSP/2025/11)
Lao PDR
United Kingdom
UNDP on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action (IACG-MA)
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)
International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (IHLYI)
Mauritania
Coordinator, Lao PDR, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in risk education
Cuba
Lao PDR
UNMAS on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
Review of the status and operation of the Convention and other matters important for achieving the aims of the Convention (continued):
Coordinators, Netherlands and Switzerland, reported on the status of, progress thus far and challenges in the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention
Lao PDR
Peru
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
France
UNMAS on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action
Coordinator, Australia, reported on the status of, progress made thus far and challenges in the implementation of Article 7 of the Convention
The Coordinator presented its working paper on building synergies and improving transparency reporting outcomes across conventional arms control instruments (CCM/MSP/2025/12)
Canada
Co-coordinator on General Status and Operation of the Convention, Germany, briefed the meeting on the progress made to mainstream gender and the diverse needs and experiences of populations in affected communities, as articulated in the Lausanne Action Plan
Lao PDR
Australia
Ireland
Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) on behalf of the Gender and Diversity Working Group (GDWG)
Mine Action Review
The ISU Director presented the ISU 2024 annual report (CCM/MSP/2025/9) and the 2026 work plan and budget (CCM/MSP/2025/10)
United Kingdom
Australia
Mexico
Panama
Lao PDR
Canada
Nicaragua
Cuba
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) provided an overview of the financial status of the Convention
Japan
The Meeting approved all extension requests as recommended by the Article 4 Analysis Group
FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
H.E. Mr. Daovy Vongxay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office in Geneva, was elected as the President of the Third Review Conference (3RC) scheduled for 2026
Date, duration, venue, and estimated cost for the organization of the 3RC was announced:
- The 3RC is scheduled for September 2026 in Vientiane and lasting five days
- Two Preparatory Meetings will take place in Geneva on: 30 March 2026 and 1 July 2026
- Revised estimated costs of the 3RC (CCM/MSP/2025/19)
Zambia provided a written statement to welcome the Lao PDR’s Presidency of the Third Review Conference
Review of the draft 13MSP Final Report of the meeting.
The final version of the report will be made available in the near future.
The 13MSP President delivered the concluding remarks and closed the meeting