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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, is presiding over the 13MSP.
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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)
SIDE EVENTS
Side events will be 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)
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)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Afghanistan under Article 4 of the Convention:
xxx of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Afghanistan’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/3)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Chile under Article 4 of the Convention:
Chile
xxx of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Chile’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/4)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Lebanon under Article 4 of the Convention:
Lebanon
xxx of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Lebanon’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/5)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Mauritania under Article 4 of the Convention:
Mauritania
xxx of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Mauritania’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/6)
Presentation of extension request submitted by Somalia under Article 4 of the Convention:
Somalia
xxx of the Article 4 Analysis Group presented the analysis of Somalia’s extension request (CCM/MSP/2025/7)
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025
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
Coordinator, Zambia, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in the implementation of Article 3 of the Convention
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)
Coordinator, Lao PDR, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in risk education
Coordinator, Panama, reported on the status of, progress achieved and the challenges in the implementation of Article 5 of the Convention
Coordinators, Netherlands and Switzerland, reported on the status of, progress thus far and challenges in the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention
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):
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)
Coordinator, Iraq, reported on the status of, progress made and the challenges in the implementation of Article 9 of the Convention
Co-cordinator 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
The ISU Director presented the ISU 2024 annual report (CCM/MSP/2025/9) and the 2026 work plan and budget (CCM/MSP/2025/10)
FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) provided an overview of the financial status of the Convention
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:
- Estimated costs of the 3RC (CCM/MSP/2024/9)
The 3RC President made remarks looking ahead to the work of States Parties and other delegations during the period up to the Third Review Conference (3RC)
xxx was designated as the President of the Fourteenth Meeting of States Parties (14MSP)
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