1. Opening of the First Preparatory Meeting
The meeting was opened by the President-Designate of the Third Review Conference, H.E. Henrique Banze, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mozambique.
2. Adoption of an agenda for the First Preparatory Meeting
The meeting was asked to adopt its agenda.
- First Preparatory Meeting Agenda PDF 23KB
3. Recommendation of a draft Agenda and Provisional Programme of Work for the Third Review Conference
The President-Designate shared initial ideas regarding the development of a draft programme for the Third Review Conference.
- Remarks of the President-Designate regarding the preparation of a programme or work for the Maputo Review Conference PDF 203KB
4. Vice-Presidents of the Third Review Conference
The meeting was notified that, in keeping with past practice, the States Parties serving as Co-Chairs at the time of the Review Conference would be elected Vice-Presidents, namely Belgium, Costa Rica, Japan, Indonesia, Poland, New Zealand, Austria, Ecuador and Norway.
5. Cost Estimates for the Third Review Conference.
The meeting adopted cost estimates for the Second Preparatory Meeting and the Third Review Conference.
- Estimated costs PDF 47KB
6. Exchange of views on the preparation of a review of the operation and status of the Convention 2010-2014
7. Exchange of views on the preparation of the Maputo Action Plan
The President-Designate combined items #6 and #7, which provided delegations with the opportunity to exchange of views on the preparation of a review of the operation and status of the Convention and on the Maputo Action Plan.
- Preparing the Review of the Operation and Status of the Convention 2010-2014 PDF 23KB
- Elements for the consideration of the Plan of Action for 2015–2019 PDF 299KB
The following delegations shared views on these matters: Belgium on reporting, the ICBL, the European Union, Sweden, Slovenia, Jordan, Belgium on universalization, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Algeria, Mexico, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, the ICRC, Colombia, Belarus, Turkey, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
- Australia PDF 157KB
- Belgium on reporting PDF 115KB
- Belgium on universalization PDF 73KB
- ICRC PDF 30KB
- Slovenia PDF 33KB
- Switzerland PDF 111KB
8. Exchange of views on a post-Third Review Conference programme of meetings.
Delegations will have the opportunity exchange of views on a post-Third Review Conference programme of meetings.
9. Exchange of views on a political declaration to be adopted at the Third Review Conference
The President-Designate combined items #8 and #9, which provided delegations with the opportunity to exchange of views on the preparation of a post-Third Review Conference programme of meetings and on a political declaration to be adopted at the Third Review Conference.
- Elements for the consideration of the post-Third Review Conference Programme of Meetings – 2014/2019 Working Programme PDF 315KB
- Elements for a political declaration PDF 320KB
The following delegations shared views on these matters: the European Union, Slovenia, the ICBL, Canada, Thailand, Algeria, Jordan, Norway, Mexico, Ireland, Japan, Belarus, Colombia, Australia, the ICRC, Switzerland and Greece.
10. Updates on logistical and administrative matters.
Mozambique provided an update on logistical and administrative matters for the Third Review Conference.
- Mozambique PDF 862KB
11. Other matters.
Two delegations took the floor to share views on other matters : Tajikistan and Algeria.
12. Consideration and adoption of a procedural report of the First Preparatory Meeting.
- Report of the First Preparatory Meeting PDF 382KB
The meeting adopted its report. In closing the meeting, the President-Designate indicated that the next step is to take the inputs that have been provided and to start to develop concrete proposals. The President-Designate indicated that, if delegations have additional input, they should provide it to the Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations (Geneva) or to the ISU.
The President-Designate further indicated that, in order to ensure a rich discussion on concrete proposals, he will endeavour to distribute documents by the end of March and that, if possible, some of documents will be distributed earlier.
The President-Designate also indicated that in April – if not before – his colleagues will share with detailed administrative information on the Maputo Review Conference.
He noted that as information is made available, it will be posted on the website www.maputoreviewconference.org and that this website, in due course, will link to an online registration system, which is being set-up by the UNDP.