Third substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition (13-17 February 2023)
January 11, 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.
