Overview
Review Conferences have the mandate to review progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and its International Tracing Instrument (ITI).
The Third Review Conference on the Programme of Action was held from 18 - 29 June 2018 in New York.
Secretariat Contact: conventionalarms-unoda@un.org
Background
In 2001, countries adopted the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA). In it, governments agreed to improve national small arms regulations, to strengthen stockpile management, to ensure that weapons are properly and reliably marked, to improve cooperation in weapons tracing, and to engage in regional and international cooperation and assistance.
Marking, record-keeping, and tracing
In 2005, the General Assembly adopted the International Tracing Instrument (ITI), which specifically provides a framework for cooperation in weapons tracing – thus fulfilling one of the commitments governments made in the PoA.
International Tracing Instrument [A] [C] [E] [F] [R] [S]
Improving weapons tracing is also part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Meetings and national reports on PoA and ITI are always combined.
Periodic review of implementation
A conference to review the progress made in the implementation of the PoA is convened every six years. Between review conferences, Biennial Meetings of States (BMS) are held. Additionally, States have held Meetings of Governmental Experts (MGE) to benefit from the knowledge of technical specialists on matters pertaining to small arms and light weapons control.
Timeline PoA process and meetings
Officers
Jean-Claude BRUNET
Ambassador-at-large on transnational criminal threats and the fight against the illicit trafficking of SALW
Prior to his appointment as special representative in charge of transnational criminal threats and the fight against the illicit trafficking of SALW, Mr. Jean-Claude Brunet, 50, a career diplomat, was Consul general of France in Munich (Germany) since 2014.
He previously held numerous positions within the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs, notably in the field of arms control, non-proliferation and security issues: First Secretary to the French Permanent Mission to the United Nations (1999-2003), Deputy Special Representative for WMD for the High Representative for EU Foreign and Security Policy (2003-2006), and, more recently, Head of the Department for Military Exports Controls (2007-2010).
Over the course of his career, Mr Brunet has developed specific knowledge in three key areas: Arms control and security issues, United Nations and European Affairs.
He was part of the French delegations to the NPT Review Conferences in 1995 and 2000 and to the 2001 Conference on the Programme of Action against the illicit trafficking of SALW. As Head of Department for Military Export Controls (2007-2010), he chaired the COARM Group in Brussels and participated to the first U.N. Governmental experts group on the Arms Trade Treaty. In 2000 at the Permanent Mission in New York, he was the EU Coordinator for the Committee on Peace Operations for the review and adoption of the implementation report following the Brahimi Report (Millennium Summit). Within the team of the High Representative for the EU-Foreign and Security Policy (2003-2006), Mr. Jean-Claude Brunet was also part of the negotiating team on the Iranian nuclear issue.
Contact: poarevcon3fr.dt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Ambassadeur en charge des menaces criminelles transnationales et de la lutte contre les trafics illicites d’armes légères et de petit calibre
Avant d’être nommé représentant spécial en charge des menaces criminelles transnationales et de la lutte contre le trafic illicite des ALPC, M. Jean-Claude Brunet, 50 ans, diplomate de carrière, était consul de France à Munich (Allemagne) depuis 2014.
Il avait auparavant occupé de nombreux postes au sein du Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Etrangères, notamment dans le domaine du contrôle des armements, de la non-prolifération et des questions de sécurité : Premier Secrétaire à la Mission Permanente Française aux Nations Unies (1999- 2003), Expert National Détaché en charge des ADM auprès du Haut Représentant pour la Politique étrangère et de sécurité européenne (2003-2006), et, plus récemment, chef du Département du contrôle des exportations militaires (2007-2010).
Au cours de sa carrière, M. Brunet a développé des connaissances spécifiques dans trois domaines clés : le contrôle des armements et les questions sécuritaires, les Nations-Unies et les Affaires Européennes.
Il faisait partie de la délégation française aux Conférences d’Examen du Traité de Non-Prolifération en 1995 et 2000, et à la Conférence sur le Programme d’Action contre le trafic illicite des ALPC en 2001. En tant que chef de département du contrôle des exportations militaires (2007-2010), il a présidé le groupe “Exportations d’armes conventionnelles“ (COARM) à Bruxelles et a participé au premier groupe d’experts gouvernementaux de l’ONU pour le Traité sur le Commerce des Armes. A la Mission Permanente à New York en 2000, il était le coordinateur de l’UE au Comité des Opérations de Paix pour l’examen et l’adoption du rapport de mise en œuvre faisant suite au rapport Brahimi (Sommet du Millénaire). Au sein de l’équipe du Haut Représentant pour la Politique étrangère et de sécurité européenne (2003-2006), M. Jean-Claude Brunet faisait également partie de l’équipe de négociations sur la question du nucléaire iranien.
Contactez: poarevcon3fr.dt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Segments
Letters from the President-designate:
- 23 June 2018
- 11 June 2018
- 11 May 2018
- 12 March 2018 [E] [F]
- 14 February 2018
- 19 January 2018
- 10 October 2017 [E] [F]
- 28 August 2017 [E] [F]
- 7 June 2017 [E] [F]
- 2 June 2017 [E] [F]
- 24 February 2017 [E] [F]
- 24 January 2017
- 26 October 2016
A/CONF.192/2018/PC/L.1 | Draft provisional agenda |
A/CONF.192/2018/PC/L.2 | Provisional Programme of Work of the Preparatory Committee |
A/CONF.192/2018/PC/L.3 | Rules of procedure applicable to the Preparatory Committee |
A/CONF.192/2018/PC/INF/2 | List of participants |
A/CONF.192/2018/PC/1 | Outline of elements for consideration by the Conference |
A/CONF.192/2018/RC/1 | Draft report of the Preparatory Committee |
Regional Preparatory Meetings