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Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
President, dates and venue: The Fourth Review Conference of the CCW was held under the Presidency of Ambassador Gancho Ganev of Bulgaria, from 14 to 25 November 2011.
Preparatory sessions for the Fourth Review Conference
Preparatory sessions for the Review Conference took place during the three 2011 sessions of the Group of Governmental Experts, held in Geneva on 21-25 February, 28 March - 1 April, and 22-26 August, respectively. During the preparatory meetings, Ambassador Ganev underscored that the key issues for the Review Conference would be universalization, compliance, addressing cluster munitions, and thoroughly reviewing the Convention and its Protocols.
Ambassador Ganev in advance of the Third Preparatory Session for the Review Conference outlined his views on universalization, compliance and new issues in a letter, which is attached here. Also, click here to read a letter from the President-designate, Ambassador Ganev, concerning the Programme of Work and a list of issues for Main Committee I.
Final Documents of the Fourth Review Conference
Other Documents
Provisional Agenda
(CCW/CONF.IV/1)
Draft Rules of Procedure
(CCW/CONF.IV/2)
Provisional Programme of Work
(CCW/CONF.IV/3)
The Compliance Mechanism for the CCW and its Protocols
(CCW/CONF.IV/5)
Promoting the Universality of the Convention
and its Annexed Protocols
(CCW/CONF.IV/6)
Promoting the Universality of the Convention
and its Annexed Protocols
(CCW/CONF.IV/6/Add.1)
Report of the CCW Sponsorship Programme
(CCW/CONF.IV/7)
Report of the Implementation Support Unit
(CCW/CONF.IV/8)
Draft Protocol on Cluster Munitions
(CCW/CONF.IV/9)
Draft Protocol on Cluster Munitions
(CCW/CONF.IV/9/Amend.1)
Revised Draft Protocol on Cluster Munitions
(CCW/CONF.IV/9/Rev.1)
Report of the Credentials Committee
(CCW/CONF.IV/CC/1/Rev.1)
Report of the Drafting Committee
(CCW/CONF.IV/DC/1)
Draft Decision on the Status of the Original Protocol II
(CCW/CONF.IV/WP.1)
Provisional Agenda of Main Committee I
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/1)
Provisional Programme of Work of Main Committee I
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/2)
Report of the Main Committee I
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/3)
Draft Decision of the High Contracting Parties Regarding
the Meetings of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/WP.1)
Draft Final Document, Part II, Final Declaration
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/WP.2)
Draft Final Document, Part II, Final Declaration
(Corrigendum)
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/WP.2/Corr.1)
Mines Other than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.I/INF.1)
Provisional Agenda of Main Committee II
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.II/1)
Provisional Programme of Work of Main Committee II
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.II/2)
Report of Main Committee II
(CCW/CONF.IV/MC.II/3)
List of Participants
(CCW/CONF.IV/INF.1)
Summary Records
Statements to the Fourth Review Conference Plenary
Statements to Main Committee I
Statements to Main Committee II