Overview
The 19th Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) took place on 10 November 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. It was presided by H.E. Mr. Thomas Göbel, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Participants at the meeting are invited to read and familiarize themselves with the Code of Conduct to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment, at UN system events.
Information for Participants
On 13 October 2025, the CCW Implementation Support Unit circulated an aide-mémoire providing information on attending the 19th Annual Conference of Protocol V.
Documents
CCW/P.V/CONF/2013/10 - Rules of Procedure
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/1 - Provisional agenda
Informal Indicative Schedule of the 19th Annual Conference
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/2 - Report on the 2025 Meeting of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/3 - Estimated Costs 2026 Meeting of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/4 - Estimated Costs Twentieth Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/CRP.1 - Draft final document (circulated on 4 November 2025)
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/CRP.2 - Protocol V National Annual Reports Analysis
Working papers
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.1 - Working paper submitted by Germany
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.2 - Working paper submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.3 - Working paper submitted by Brazil
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.4 - Working paper submitted by Cuba
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.5 - Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.6 - Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.7 - Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.8 - Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.9 - Working paper submitted by Canada
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.10 - Working paper submitted by the State of Palestine
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.11 - Working paper submitted by Ukraine
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.12 - Working paper submitted by Australia
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.13 - Working paper submitted by Italy
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.14 - Working paper submitted by the European Union and Albania, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.15 - Working paper submitted by the Republic of Korea
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.16 - Working paper submitted by China
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.17 - Working paper submitted by Cameroon
CCW/P.V/CONF/2025/WP.18 - Working paper submitted by France
