Statements from the 2021 Seventh Biennial Meeting of States
Monday 26 July | Tuesday 27 July | Wednesday 28 July | Thursday 29 July | Friday 30 July
Opening remarks
- Chair of BMS7, H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani of Kenya
- Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Tom Markram
Agenda item 6 "Consideration of the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, at the national level, the regional level and the global level, including considerations to preventing and combating the diversion and the illicit international transfer of small arms and light weapons to unauthorized recipients."
- European Union (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Saint Kitts and Nevis (Mr.)
- Lebanon (Ms.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Indonesia (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Arab Group, delivered by Sudan (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Kenya (Mr.)
- Peru (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Thailand (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Ukraine (Mr.)
- Romania (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Mauritania (Mr.)
- Russia Federation (right of reply) (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Iran, on behalf of Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- Sierra Leone (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
Agenda item 7 "Consideration of the implementation of the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons, including an exchange of views on the implications of the developments in small arms and light weapons manufacturing, technology and design, taking into account all views and proposals of Member States, as well as relevant deliberations during previous meetings and relevant General Assembly resolutions adopted by consensus."
- European Union (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Arab Group, delivered by Sudan (Mr.)
- India (Ms.)
- Indonesia (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
Agenda items 6, 7, or 8
- Iran, on behalf of Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Jamaica (Ms.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- Namibia (Ms.)
- Japan (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Ghana (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Indonesia (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Iran, on behalf of Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Ghana (Mr.)
- Jamaica (Ms.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
Presentations from international, regional, and non-governmental organisations
- UN Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) (Mr.)
- Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Ms.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- World Forum on Shooting Activities (Mr.)
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered by Ghana (Mr.)
- National Rifle Association of United States (Mr.)
- National Firearms Association of Canada (Mr.)
- Sporting Arms and Ammunitions Manufacturers Institute (Mr.)
- International Action Network on Small Arms (Mr.)
- Bolivian Women's Efforts (Ms.)
- Security Research and Information Centre (Mr.)
- Women for Peace and Democracy Nepal (Ms.)
- HALO Trust (Ms.)
- Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (Ms.)
- Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (Ms.)
Briefing from the UN Secretariat on UNPoA and ITI national reports
- Presentation from Mr. Ivor Fung, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Agenda items 7 and 8
- Costa Rica, on behalf of 59 states in support of gender (Ms.)
- Lebanon (Ms.)
- Burundi (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Senegal (Mr.)
- Jamaica (Ms.)
- Mali (Mr.)
- European Union (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Peru (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- Kenya (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Arab Group, delivered by Sudan (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Burundi (Mr.)
Agenda items 9 ("Exchange of views on the eighth Biennial Meeting of States") and 10 ("Other issues and topics of relevance for the effective implementation of the Programme of Action and the International Tracing Instrument"), as well as prior agenda items.
- Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
- Iran, on behalf of Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela (Mr.)
- Iran, on behalf of Belarus, Nicaragua, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba and Iran (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- MERCOSUR, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Arab Group, delivered by Sudan (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
Agenda item 11 "Consideration of the draft final document"
Agenda item 12 "Adoption of the report"
- Iran (Mr.) on behalf of Belarus, Cuba, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela
- Germany (Ms.)
- Indonesia (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
Explanations of vote/closing remarks
*due to time constraints, the Chair encouraged states to submit explanations and closing remarks in written form
- Russian Federation (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Romania (Mr.)
- Chair of BMS7, H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani of Kenya
- Iran on behalf of Belarus, Cuba, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela (written statement)
- Kenya (written statement)