Statements from the 2022 Meeting of CCW High Contracting Parties

Wednesday, 16 November

• Chair, Ambassador Zbigniew Czech of Poland (Mr.)
• High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (video)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)

General debate

• Non-Alined Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, delivered by Switzerland (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Luxembourg (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) - point of order
• Cuba (Mr.) - point of order
• Morocco (Ms.)
• Georgia (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Israel (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) - right of reply
• Ukraine (Ms.) - point of order
• Georgia (Mr.) - Right of reply
• Russian Federation (Mr.) - right of reply
• Turkiye (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Ms.)
• India (Mr.)
• Colombia (Mr.)
• Italy (Ms.)
• Dominican Republic (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Sweden (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Ms.)
• UNMAS (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• PAX (Mr.)

Consideration of the report of the GGE on LAWS

• Brazil (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• NAM (Ms.)
• EU (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Colombia (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden, delivered by Germany (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Poland (Ms.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) - right of reply
• ICRC (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• France (Ms.) - right of reply
• Germany (Ms.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) - right of reply
• Ukraine (Mr.) - right of reply

Thursday, 17 November

Continuation of consideration of the report of the GGE on LAWS

• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Germany (Mr.) - right of reply
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
• MAAT (Ms.)

Financial issues

• UNOG FRMS (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• NAM, delivered by Venezuela (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• UNOG FRMS (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• UNOG FRMS (Mr.)

Work of the Implementation Support Unit (ISU)

• Secretary (Ms.)

Emerging Issues in the context of the objectives and purposes of the Convention

• China (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)

Universalisation

• Chair (Mr.)
• Malawi (Ms.)

Consideration of the report of the CCW Sponsorship Programme

• Secretary (Ms.)
• Turkiye (Mr.)
• Slovenia (Ms.) 

Status of implementation

• Secretary (Ms.)
• ICRC (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)

Other matters

• Spain (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Secretariat (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply

Continuation of the discussion on the status of implementation

• United Kingdom (Mr.) on behalf of a group of states
• Russia (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)

Consideration of the final report

• Russia (Mr.)
• UK (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Uk (Mr.)
• (continuation of negotiations)