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Third substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition (13-17 February 2023)



On 24 December 2021, the General Assembly adopted resolution 76/233 establishing an Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) to elaborate a set of political commitments as a new global framework that will address existing gaps in through-life ammunition management.

The third substantive session of the OEWG on conventional ammunition will be held in person at the United Nations headquarters in New York City from 13 – 17 February 2023. The Chair-designate is Albrecht von Wittke.

IANSA will be coordinating civil society statements in the upcoming session in New York City. The aide-memoire (memorandum) containing instructions is accessible below. Information and updates related to the OEWG on conventional ammunition are available on the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs’ (UNODA) dedicated webpage here, with all documents available here

Draft Substantive Outcome Document (26 January 2023)
Aide memoire (ENG)
26 January 2023
22 December 2022
13 March 2023
Note Verbale from the Secretariat (11 January 2023)
Logistical arrangements and other organizational matters (12 January 2023)
Working paper submitted by Brazil, Ghana, Jamaica, Singapore, and Switzerland, "Key inputs from the second Geneva informal dialogue on “International cooperation and assistance for through-life ammunition management: Strengthening means to match needs, expertise and resources” (25 January 2023)
Working Paper submitted by Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Small Arms Survey, "Security Sector Governance Principles for the Oversight and Accountability of Ammunition Through-Life Management" (3 February 2023)
IANSA
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining - Ammunition Management Advisory Team (GICHD-AMAT)
Esfuerzos de Mujeres Bolivianas
Fondation pour l'étude des relations internationales et du développement / Small Arms Survey (SAS)
Red Nacional de Iniciativas por la Paz y contra la Guerra (REDEPAZ)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
MAAT for Peace, Development and Human Rights
Control Arms
Tech 4 Tracing
Keen and Care Initiative (KCI)
Concept note: Strengthening Regional Sustainability in Ammunition Management: Perspectives from the CARICOM region
Brief summary of Small Arms Survey side event
Recording of Small Arms Survey's side event
Third substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition (13-17 February 2023)

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