Statements from the 2018 Meeting of CCW High Contracting Parties
General Debate
GGE on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Implementation Support Unit
Incendiary Weapons
Emerging issues
Universalisation
Sponsorship programme
Status of Implementation
Other matters
Adoption of the final report
GENERAL DEBATE
Wednesday, 21 November
- Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Belarus (Mr.)
- Venezuela (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Statement delievered on behalf of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- European Union (EU) (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Morocco (Mr.)
- Kuwait (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Ms.)
- Greece (Mr.)
- Croatia (Ms.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- Belarus (Mr.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Cuba (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Romania (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Montenegro (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Ukraine (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Liechtenstein (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Ms. Kathleen Lawand
- United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), (Ms.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
- PAX (Ms.)
CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS (GGE) ON AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS (AWS)
- Presentation of the report CCW/GGE.1/2018/3 by the GGE's Chair H.E. Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill of India
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
Thursday, 22 November
- Finland (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Estonia (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Peru (Ms.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Morocco (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Venezuela (Ms.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
- Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (CSKR), delivered by Ms. Mary Wareham
- Centre for International Security Policy (CISP), delivered by Mr. Alimzhan Akhmetov
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (in spanish) and english (ICRAC), delivered by Ms. Dr. Roser Martinez Quirante
- Nominated 2019 chair of FYR of Macedonia Mr. Ljupco Jivan Gjorjinski
FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONVENTION AND ITS ANNEXED PROTOCOLS
- Presentation of the report CCW/MSP/2018/7 by the Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- Mr. Clemens M. Adams, Director, Division of Administration of UNOG
- UNOG Secretariat, presentation of the status of contributions and financial outlook as well as cost estimates for 2019/2020 activities
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- France on behalf of a Group of States (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
- Concluding remarks by Mr. Clemens M. Adams, Director, Division of Administration of UNOG
ISSUES RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT
- Presentation of the report CCW/MSP/2018/7 by the Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- Russia (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
PROTOCOL III ON PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF INCENDIARY WEAPONS
- Australia (Mr.)
- Croatia (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Human Rights Watch, delivered by Ms. Bonnie Docherty
EMERGING ISSUES
- Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- Germany (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Morocco (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
Friday, 23 November
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- Mozambique (Mr.)
- International Committtee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Article 36, delivered by Ms. Maya Brehm
- International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW), delivered by Mr. Rasmus Weschke
UNIVERSALISATION OF THE CONVENTION AND ANNEXED PROTOCOLS
- Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- Cuba (Ms.)
CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE CCW SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME
- Presentation of the report CCW/MSP/2018/4 by Ms. Ines Šprem Scigliano of Croatia, Coordinator of the Programme
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONVENTION AND ITS PROTOCOLS
- Presentation by the Secretariat
- Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia presentation of the report CCW/MSP/2018/3 on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Morocco (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- United States (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Greece (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Croatia (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Venezuela (Ms.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Ms. Kathleen Lawand
- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), delivered by Mr. Pascal Rapillard
CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE FINAL REPORT
- Chair H.E Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš of Latvia
- United States (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms)
- Russia (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Austria (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)