The Sixth Conference for Protocol V took place from 12 to 13 November 2012 in Geneva.

The Officeholders for 2012 were:

• President of the Fifth Conference: Ambassador Mikhail Khvostov of Belarus.
• President-designate for the Sixth Conference of Protocol V: Ambassador Zamir Akram of Pakistan.
• Vice-Presidents designate: Ambassador Jüri Seilenthal of Estonia and Ambassador Jan Knutsson of Sweden.
• Coordinator on Clearance, removal or destruction of explosive remnants of war and the Article 4 Electronic Template: Colonel Gerfried Elias of Germany;
• Coordinator on Generic Preventive Measures: Brigadier General Mario Amadei of Italy;
• Coordinator on International Cooperation and Assistance and Requests for Assistance: Mr Yevgen Lisuchenko of Ukraine;
• Coordinator on National Reporting: Mr Amandeep Singh Gill of India; and
• Coordinator on Victim Assistance: Ms Caroline Woergoetter, and Friend of the Coordinator on Victim Assistance: Ms Danijela Žunec Brandt of Croatia.