Overview
In accordance with Article 12 (1) of the Convention and pursuant to the relevant decision of the Fifth Meeting of States Parties (2 to 5 September 2014, San Jose, Costa Rica) the First Review Conference will take place from 7 to 11 September 2015 in Dubrovnik (Croatia) and its two Preparatory Meetings will be held in Geneva on 5 February and 3 June 2015. Pursuant to the established practice and the provisions of resolution A/RES/63/71 of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General of the United Nations convened these meetings by note verbale:
The First Preparatory Meeting for the Review Conference of the Convention (Geneva, 5 February 2015), in its Final Document (CCM/CONF/2015/PM.1/2), changed the date of the Second Preparatory Meeting to 24 June 2015. Below is a second note verbale by the Secretary-General convening the Second Preparatory Meeting on 24 June 2015.
An invitation letter was also addressed to the relevant international organizations by Ms Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.
DATE AND VENUE
The First Review Conference will take place from 7 to 11 September 2015 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
PARTICIPATION
In accordance with Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Convention, “the costs of the Meetings of States Parties […] shall be borne by the States Parties and States not party to this Convention participating therein, in accordance with the United Nations scale of assessment adjusted appropriately”.
States willing to participate should send, through their Permanent Mission, a note verbale to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs stating their interest in participating in the Meeting and listing all participants, with indication of full name and title of the members of the delegation. The head of delegation should be clearly indicated.
International and regional organizations and civil society representatives should send a letter stating their interest in participating in the Meeting and listing all participants, with indication of full name and title of the members of the delegation. The head of delegation should be clearly indicated.
To register for the First Review Conference of the CCM, which will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, please go to: http://1rc.clusterconvention.org/register-online/
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