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Fourth substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition (5-9 June 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 fourth substantive session of the OEWG on conventional ammunition will be held in person at the United Nations headquarters in New York City from 5 – 9 June 2023. The Chair-designate is Albrecht von Wittke.

IANSA will be coordinating civil society statements in the upcoming session in New York City, the segment will take place on Thursday 8 June. 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.

Final report of the OWEG (16 June 2023)
List of non-governmental organizations
Aide memoire (ENG)
Note Verbale from the Secretariat (28 April 2023)
Indicative timetable
UNIDIR, in collaboration with UN SaferGuard, The Small Arms Survey and the Governments of Canada, El Salvador and Ghana, side event: "Best Practices For Gender Equality In Conventional Arms Control" (5 June - in person)
UNIDIR associated report: Best Practices for Promoting Gender Equality in Conventional Arms Control: Survey Results
UNIDIR, in cooperation with EUROPOL and EMPACT Firearms Driver, side event: "Regional Practices to Reduce Ammunition Diversion and Trafficking" (7 June - in person)
The Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) and UN SaferGuard; co-sponsored by Switzerland and the United Kingdom, side event: "Launch of New IATG Implementation Support Tools" (6 June - hybrid)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - ‘Weapons and Ammunition Management and Human Rights – Breaking Down Silos to Improve Human Security’
The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Fondation pour l'étude des relations internationales et du développement / Small Arms Survey (SAS)
Esfuerzos de Mujeres Bolivianas / Bolivian Women's Efforts
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
Tech 4 Tracing (T4T)
Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC)
MAAT for Peace, Development and Human Rights
The HALO Trust
Vision GRAM-International
Fourth substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition (5-9 June 2023)

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