Statements from the 2018 Meeting of CCW High Contracting Parties

General Debate
GGE on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Financial Matters
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

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

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

OTHER MATTERS

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