Statements from the Fourth Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Tuesday 18 June | Wednesday 19 June | Thursday 20 June | Friday 21 June

Monday 24 June | Tuesday 25 June | Wednesday 26 June | Thursday 27 June | Friday 28 June

Tuesday 18 June 2024 

Opening statements

• UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
• President of the Conference, Ambassador Maritza Chan of Costa Rica
• Statement of the UN Secretary-General, delivered by UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu

General exchange of views

• Gulf Cooperation Council, delivered by Qatar (Mr.)
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Morocco (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Dominica (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Ghana (Mr.)
• Albania (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Kyrgyzstan (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Finland (Ms.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Czech Republic (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Burundi (Ms.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Sierra Leone (Mr.)
• Hungary (Mr.)
• African Group, delivered by Cameroon (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Cambodia (Mr.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• Trinidad and Tobago (Mr.)
• Viet Nam (Mr.)
• Yemen (Mr.)
• Bangladesh (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Oman (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Japan (Ms.)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Mr.) - right of reply

Wednesday 19 June 2024

• Poland (Mr.)
• Djibouti (Mr.)
• Pathfinders, delivered by Sierra Leone (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Latvia (Ms.)
• Nepal (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Honduras (Mr.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Mr.)
• Thailand (Mr.)
• Mauritania (Mr.)
• Lesotho (Mr.)
• Togo (Mr.)
• Kenya (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Bolivia (Mr.)
• Nicaragua (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• Guyana (Ms.)
• A group of states, delivered by Croatia (Ms.)
• A group of states, delivered by Bahamas (Mr.)
• Lebanon (Mr.)
• Lao PDR (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Slovenia (Ms.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Mozambique (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Myanmar (Mr.)
• Colombia (Ms.)
• Namibia (Ms.)
• Tunisia (Mr.)
• Greece (Mr.)
• Sudan (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Paraguay (Mr.) 
• Zimbabwe (Mr.)
• Sri Lanka (Mr.)
• Angola (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Eswatini (Mr.)
• Haiti (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Bulgaria (Ms.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Republic of Korea (Mr.) - right of reply 
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Mr.) - right of reply

Thursday 20 June 2024

• Uganda (Mr.)
• Niger (Mr.)

Statements by intergovernmental and other organizations

• African Union (Ms.)
• League of Arab States (Mr.)
• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)(Ms.)
• OSCE (Mr.)
• Organization of American States (Mr.)
• Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States, RECSA (Mr.)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO (Ms.)
• CARICOM (Mr.)
• The United Nations Coordinating Action on Small Arms, UN-CASA (Ms.)

Statements by non-governmental organizations

• Youth Champions for Disarmament, UNODA Y4D (Ms.)
• International Action Network on Small Arms, IANSA (Mr.)
• IANSA Youth Ambassadors (Mr. Ms. Ms.)
• Esfuerzos de Mujeres Bolivianas, BWE (Ms.)
• Nonviolence International (Mr. Ms. Ms.)
• Small Arms Survey, Fondation pour l'étude des relations internationales et du développement (Mr.)
• Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (Ms.)
• Parlamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PFSALW (Mr.)
• IANSA Network Member from from Manipur, Northeast India (Ms.)
• IANSA Network Ambassador (Ms.)
• Outright International (Ms.)
• Transparency International (Mr.)
• Associazione Nazionale Produttori Armi e Munizioni Sportive e Civili, ANPAM (Mr.)
• Firearms and Ammunition Import-Export Roundtable, FAIR (Mr.)
• IANSA Network Ambassador (Ms.)
• Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control, GENSAC (Ms.)
• Security Research and Information Centre, SRIC (Mr.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (Ms.)
• IANSA Network Member from Guatemala (Ms.)
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Ms.)
• World Federalist Movement (Mr.)
• Mines Advisory Group, MAG (Ms.)
• Cameroon Youths & Students Forum for Peace (Mr.)
• West African Action Network on Small Arms, WAANSA (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.) - right of reply

Consultations on the draft outcome document

• Mexico (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• France (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Ghana (Mr.)
• Singapore (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Zimbabwe (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Ms.)
• Burundi (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Djibouti (Ms.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Paraguay (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)

Friday 21 June 2024

• Argentina (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Holy See (Ms.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Nepal (Ms.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Bangladesh (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Honduras (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• The Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Dominican Republic  (Ms.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Zimbabwe (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Cambodia (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• India (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Ms.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Burundi (Ms.)
• Nepal (Ms.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)

Monday 24 June 2024

• European Union (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Israel (Mr.) 
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• France Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Togo (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Canada (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• Nicaragua (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• China (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Switzerland ( Mr.)
• Benelux,  delivered by Belgium (Mr.)
• Togo (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Bahamas Ms.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• Central African Republic (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Burundi (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• India (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Nepal (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Bangladesh (Mr.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Benelux, delivered by Belgium (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Canada (Ms.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)

Tuesday 25 June 2024

• Latvia (Mr)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Nicaragua (Ms.)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Ms.)
• France (Mr.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Yemen (Mr.)
• Honduras (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.) 
• India (Ms.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Benelux, delivered by Belgium (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• China (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
• Benelux, delivered by Belgium (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• China (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Togo (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• Portugal (Mr.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Ghana (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Thailand (Mr.) 

Wednesday 26 June 2024

• Phillippines (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)

Thursday 27 June 2024

• South Africa (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Zimbabwe (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Congo (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Togo (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Mali (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Holy See (Ms.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Nicaragua (Ms.)
• Jamaica (Mr.)
• India (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Ms.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Ghana (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• France (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Nepal (Ms.)
• Canada (Ms.)
• Sierra Leone (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)

Friday 28 June 2024

• United States (Ms.)
• Ghana (Ms.)
• Secretary of the Conference (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Ghana( Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Bahamas (Ms.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Croatia (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
• President of the Conference, Ambassador Maritza Chan of Costa Rica