Statements from the Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
Monday, 26 August 2019
High-level segment
- President of the Fifth Conference of States Parties to the ATT, Ambassador Mr. Janis Karklins, Latvia
- Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, H.E. Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
- Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia, H.E. Ms. Christine Hoebes
- Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Gilles Carbonnier
- Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, H.E. Mr. Andris Pelss
- Deputy Minister of Public Security, Costa Rica, H.E. Ms. Fiorella Salazar Rojas
- Director of the Center for Peace Security and Armed Violence Prevention (CPS-AVIP), Ms. Nounou Booto Meeti
Opening remarks, adoption of the agenda, and organisation of work
- President of the Fifth Conference of States Parties to the ATT, Ambassador Mr. Janis Karklins, Latvia
Thematic discussion on gender and gender-based violence
- President of the Fifth Conference of States Parties to the ATT, Ambassador Mr. Janis Karklins, Latvia
- Former president of Latvia, H.E. Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga
- Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia, Ms. Christine Hoebes
- Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Gilles Carbonnier
- Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, H.E. Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
- President of the Women's League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ms. Annie Matundu-Mbambi
- Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), delivered by Uruguay (Ms.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Paraguay (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Mozambique (Mr.)
- Peru (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Chile (Mr.)
- Sweden (Ms.)
- Montengero (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Joint statement, delivered by Argentina (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Ghana (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Control Arms Coalition (Ms.)
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Ms.)
- Small Arms Survey (Ms.)
- International Action Network on Small Arms (Ms.)
General debate
- Lima Group statement, delivered by Peru (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- North Macedonia (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Mali (Mr.)
Tuesday, 27 August
International Assistance
- Presentation of the draft report from the Chair of the Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF) by Germany, as Chair
- Presentation by the Head of the ATT Secretariat
- Paraguay (Ms.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- Japan (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Norway (Ms.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
General Debate continued
- African Group, delivered by Namibia (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Norway (Ms.)
- Sweden (Ms.)
- Paraguay (Ms.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Czech Republic (Mr.)
- Montenegro (Mr.)
- Lebanon (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Mr.)
- Palestine (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- Burkina Faso (Ms.)
- Cote d'Ivôire (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Serbia (Mr.)
- Togo (Mr.)
- Slovenia (Ms.)
- Mozambique (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Honduras (Mr.)
- Samoa (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Senegal (Mr.)
- Jamaica (Ms.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Nigeria (Ms.)
- Poland (Ms.)
- Romania (Ms.)
- Barbados (Mr.)
- Iceland (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Benin (Mr.)
- Antigua and Barbuda (Ms.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Botswana (Ms.)
- Thailand (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Singapore (Ms.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Tonga (Ms.)
- Secretariat of Wassenaar Arrangement (Mr.)
- Interpol (Mr.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
- International Action on Small Arms (IANSA), (Ms.)
- National Firearms Associations (Mr.)
- ASER (Mr.)
Right of reply
- Palestine (Mr.)
Treaty Implementation
- Presentation of the draft report of the Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI) by Switzerland, as Chair
- Presentation on the progress under the sub-Working Group of Article 5 by Ghana, as Facilitator
- Presentation on the progress under the sub-Working Group of Articles 6 and 7 by Sweden, as Facilitator
- Presentation on the progress under the sub-Working Group of Article 11 by Jamaica, as Facilitator
- Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), delivered by Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Norway (Ms.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
Wednesday, 28 August
Treaty Implementation
- European Union (Ms.)
- Latvia (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Palestine (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Peru (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Chile (Mr.)
- Georgia (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (Ms.) (ENG)
- ASER (Mr.)
- Control Arms Foundation of India (Mr.)
- Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR) (Mr.)
Right of Reply
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Transparency and Reporting
- Presentation by the ATT Secretariat on the status of reporting
- Presentation of the draft report of the Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR) by Belgium and Mexico, as Co-chairs
- South Africa (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Latvia (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Italy (Ms.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Mr.)
- Benin (Mr.)
- Nigeria (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- International Commitee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
Treaty Universalisation
- Presentation of the draft report of the Working Group on Treaty Universalisation (WGTU) by Japan and Latvia, as Co-chairs
- Latvia (Mr.)
- Japan (Ms.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Mozambique (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Nigeria (Mr.)
- Lebanon (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- Control Arms (Ms.)
- ASER (Mr.)
- Control Arms Foundation of India (Mr.)
Thursday, 29 August 2019
International Assistance
- Report on the ATT Sponsorship Programme for the period 2018/19, delivered by Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
- Jamaica (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Benin (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- Sierra Leone (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Ghana (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Vanuatu (Ms.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Tonga (Ms.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
- ASER (Mr.)
- IANSA (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
Matters relating to the ATT Secretariat
- Report on the ATT Secretariat's work in the period 2018/19, delivered by Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
- Report on the Management Committee's work in the period 2018/19, delivered by Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
- Presentation of the budget estimates for 2020 (section pertaining to the ATT Secretariat), delivered by Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
Matters pertaining to the Financial Contributions
- Presentation from Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
- Presentation from the Management Committee on financial liquidity issues, delivered by the Netherlands (Ms.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Namibia (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Ghana (Mr.)
- Japan (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- Chile (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Control Arms (Mr.)
Matters pertaining to the Sixth Conference of States Parties (CSP6)
- Presentation from Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
Any other business
Friday, 30 August
Adoption of the draft report
Informal discussion