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Conference Documents

In accordance with Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure, translations into all official languages of the Conference (Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian) shall also be made available as soon as they are finalized.

Final Report: here
List of Participants: here


Provisional Agenda - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Provisional Programme of Work - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Provisional Annotated Programme of Work - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Provisional 2019 Budget Estimates - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Report on the Secretariat's Activities for the Period of 2017/2018 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Report on the Management Committee's Activities for the Period 2017/2018 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
The Management Committee's Draft Proposal on Unpaid Contributions - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
The Management Committee's Review of Arrangements for the ATT Sponsorship Programme - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation - Chairs' Draft Report to CSP4 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU  
Working Group on Treaty Universalization - Co-chairs' Draft Report to CSP4 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU  
Working Group on Transparency and Reporting - Co-chairs' Draft Report to CSP4 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Working Group on Transparency and Reporting - Co-chairs' Summary Report of 31 May 2018 Meeting - English, AR, ES, FR, RU 
Summary of the Joint Session of the ATT Working Groups on the SDGs on 01 June 2018 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
Report on the Work of the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF) for the Period August 2017 to July 2018 - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
President's Non-paper regarding the issue of closed meetings - English, AR, ES, FR, RU
ATT Sponsorship Programme - English, AR, ES, FR, RU

Arms Trade Treaty (here)

Rules of Procedure (here)

Financial Rules (here)

Management Committee ToR (here)

CSP4 Schedule of Side Events

Printable version of side events
The Fourth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty will be held from 20-24 August 2018 at the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo in Japan between 10.00 and 18.00 each day. There will be a lunch break each day during the meeting from 13.00-15.00, during which side events may be held. Please note that there will be no side events on the last day of the Conference, Friday 24 August.

Detailed information regarding room availability and capacity, food and beverage options, technical equipment, and interpretation services, is available in the document: Side Event – Background Information.

Side event - Background Information

Statements

H.E. Mr. Tarō KONO

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Keynote Address


Representatives of the United Nations:

1. Video message from H.E. Ms. Izumi NAKAMITSU, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
2. Ms. Anja KASPERSEN, Director of the Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Keynote Address


International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Dr Helen DURHAM, Director of International Law and Policy
Keynote Address


Civil Society Speaker:

Ms Shobha SHRESTHA, Civil Society, Founder and Executive Chair of Women for Peace and Democracy (Nepal)
Keynote Address

States Parties


Signatories

   

Observer States

International and Regional Organizations

Speakers

Speakers


Speakers


Speakers

Speakers


Speakers


Speakers


CSP4 Presentations

CSP4 First Working Group Meetings and 1st Informal Preparatory Meeting

Printable version of all meetings
06 - 09 MARCH 2018
Preparations for CSP4 involved a series of meetings of the ATT Working Groups as well as informal preparatory meetings. The first series of meetings took place as follows:
  • Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI): 06-07 March 2018
  • Working Group on Treaty Universalization (WGTU): 07 March 2018
  • Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR): 08 March  2018
  • 1st CSP4 Informal Preparatory Meeting: 09 March 2018
Information and documentation related to each of the meetings is included below.
A List of Participants for the meetings is available here:

Attendance List: WG 06-08 March 2018
Attendance List: 1st Prep. Meeting 09 March 2018


You can find the agenda here.

CSP4 Second Working Group Meetings and 2nd Informal Preparatory Meeting


Printable version of all meetings


29 MAY - 01 JUNE 2018
Preparations for CSP4 involved a series of meetings of the ATT Working Groups as well as informal preparatory meetings. The second series of meetings took place as follows:
  • Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI): 29-30 May 2018
  • Working Group on Treaty Universalization (WGTU): 30 May 2018
  • Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR): 31 May 2018
  • 1st CSP4 Informal Preparatory Meeting: 01 June 2018
Information and documentation related to each of the meetings is included below.
A List of Participants for the meetings is available here:

Invitation

Attendance List: WG 29-31 May 2018

Attendance List: 2nd Prep. Meeting 01 June 2018
You can find the agenda here.

Preparatory Meeting Documents


  • Draft Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • Letter of the Co-chairs (EN, FR, ES)
  • Initial Work Plan (EN, FR, ES)
  • Introductory Paper (EN, FR, ES)
  • Guiding questions (EN, FR, ES)
  • Co-chairs' Report of 08 March 2018 meeting (EN)
  • VTF Terms of Reference - Proposed Amendments (EN, FR, ES)
  • Draft Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • CSP4 Draft Agenda Items (EN, FR, ES)
  • Status Report ATT Sponsorship Programme (EN, FR, ES)
  • Paper on Regional Representation (EN, FR, ES)
  • Letter of the Chair (EN, FR, ES)
  • Work Plan Sub-working Group on Article 5 (EN, FR, ES)
  • Work Plan Sub-working Group on Articles 6 & 7 (EN, FR, ES)
  • Work Plan Sub-working Group on Article 11 (EN, FR, ES)
Working Papers:
  • Draft Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • Co-chair's Draft Discussion Paper (EN, FR, ES)
  • Annotated Draft Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • Co-chairs' Report of 08 March 2018 Meeting (EN, FR, ES)
  • Proposed WGTR Mandate for Period between CSP4 to CSP5 (EN, FR, ES)
  • Co-chairs' Paper on Outreach Strategy on Reporting (EN, FR, ES)
  • Netherland's Questionnaire on Information Gathering (EN, FR, ES)
Working Papers:
  • Draft Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • Draft Proposal Unpaid Financial Contributions (EN, FR, ES)
  • Sponsorship Programme: Review of Current Arrangements (EN, FR, ES)
  • VTF Terms of Reference: Proposed Amendments (EN, FR, ES)
  • Analysis of VTF 2018 Applications (EN, FR, ES)
  • Guidance for VTF Selection Process (EN)
  • Summary of consultations on regional representation under MC (EN)
  • CSP4 Draft Provisional Agenda (EN, FR, ES)
  • CSP4 Draft Provisional Programme of Work (EN, FR, ES)
  • CSP4 Draft Provisional Annotated Programme of Work (EN, FR, ES)

Sponsorship Programme

States

A sponsorship programme for Government delegates is in place for the 4th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. The deadline for applications to the sponsorship programme for Government delegates was 27 July 2018. For information please contact simona.chladkova@undp.org.
Eligibility criteria for state delegate applications:
  • Representative of ODA recipient Member State (including States Parties or Signatories to the ATT as well as States that have not yet joined the Treaty)

NGOs

A very limited sponsorship programme is in place for the 4th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty with a maximum total of 8-9 slots available for eligible NGO representatives. The deadline for applications to the sponsorship programme for NGOs was 25 June 2018.