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Statements from the political declaration process on explosive weapons in populated areas

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2022

18 November 2022

17 June 2022

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)
  • Norway (Ms.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs on behalf of OCHA, HCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNIDIR, UNEP, UNMAS, OHCHR and ODA (Ms.)
  • Aotearoa-New Zealand (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Finland (Mr.)
  • Guatemala (Ms.
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Austria (Ms.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • International Network on Explosive Weapons (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Spain (Mr.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Humanity & Inclusion (Ms.)
  • Mines Advisory Group (Ms.)
  • Danish Refugee Council (Ms.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • PAX (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Belgium (Ms.)
  • Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • Article 36 (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Women's International for Peace and Freedom (Ms.)
  • Bulgaria (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Ms.)
  • Italy (Ms.)
  • Norwegian People's Aid (Ms.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Project Ploughshares and Red de Seguridad Humana para América Latina y el Caribe (SEHLAC) (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Friends World Committee for Consultation (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
  • Mines Action Canada (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)

6 April 2022

Opening remarks

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)
  • UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (Ms.)
  • Nujeen Mustafa (Ms.)

Section 1

  • Ukraine (Ms.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Mexico and Chile, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
  • Members of Parliament coalition (Mr. x 3)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • International Network on Explosive Weapons (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Mr.)
  • Humanity & Inclusion (Ms.)
  • Malta (Ms.)
  • Spain (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Mx.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Togo (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
  • Danish Refugee Council (Ms.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Conflict and Environment Observatory (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) (Ms.)
  • Holy See (Mr.)
  • Canada (Ms.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Finland (Ms.)
  • PAX (Ms.)
  • Mines Action Group (Ms.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Chile and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Belgium (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Friends World Committee for Consultation (Ms.)
  • Aotearoa-New Zealand (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)

Section 2

7 April 2022

Section 2, continued

Section 4

Section 3

8 April 2022

Section 3, continued

  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Algeria (Mr.)
  • Nigeria (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Airwars (Ms.)

Closing remarks

2021

3 March 2021

Opening remarks

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)

Part A, Section I

  • Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Mexico and Chile, delivered by Mexico (Mr.) 
  • Spain (Mr.)
  • UNICEF, OCHA, UNODA, delivered by UNODA (Ms.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Finland (Ms.)
  • International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) (Ms.)
  • The Halo Trust (Ms.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Humanity & Inclusion (Ms. Mahpekay Sidiqi)
  • Humanity & Inclusion (Ms. Alma Taslidžan Al-Osta)
  • InterAction (Ms.)
  • INEW (Ms.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Save the Children (Mr.)
  • Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
  • Belgium (Ms.)
  • WILPF (Mx.)
  • Conflict and Environment Observatory (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Ms.)
  • Mines Action Canada (Ms.)
  • Holy See (Mr.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Peru (Mr.)

4 March 2021

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)

    Part A, Section I

  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Malta (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • CIVIC (Ms.)

Part A, Section II

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Mexico and Chile, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • INEW (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Interaction (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • CIVIC (Ms.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Save the Children (Ms.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • UNOCHA (Mr.)

Part B, Chapeau and Section 3

  • Ambassador Michael Gaffey of Ireland, Chair (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Chile and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
  • CIVIC (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Ms.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • WILPF (Mx.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) (Mr.)
  • Algeria (Mr.)
  • InterAction (Ms.)
  • Mines Action Canada (Ms.)
  • Article 36 (Mr.)
  • PAX (Ms.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)

5 March 2021

  • Spain (Mr.)
  • Project Ploughshares and SEHLAC (Mr.)
  • International Network on Explosive Weapons (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Lithuania (Mr.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Ms.)
  • Belgium (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Amnesty International (Ms.)
  • Namibia (Mr.)
  • Conflict and Environment Observatory (Ms.)
  • Air Wars (Mr.)
  • UNOCHA, UNODA, and UNICEF (Mr.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)

Part B, Section 4

  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Mines Advisory Group (Mr.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Finland (Ms.)
  • International Network on Explosive Weapons (Ms.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Norway (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Ms.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
  • Belgium (Ms.)
  • Project Ploughshares and SEHLAC (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Action on Armed Violence (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Air Wars (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Mines Action Canada (Ms.)
  • Interaction (Mr.)
  • PAX (Ms.)
  • Humanity & Inclusion (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • UNOCHA, UNODA, and UNICEF (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)

2020

10 February 2020

General remarks

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3 and Section 4

2019

18 November 2019