This SALW Event Calendar is aimed at providing information on forthcoming small arms-related meetings which may contribute to the preparations for the 2006 Review Conference. The United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA) is not liable for the accuracy of information posted in this Calendar. The details of each event shall be verified by organizers. Please forward any information, corrections, updates and/or contributions on relevant events in the Calendar to salw@un.org. Please note that it remains the prerogative of DDA to add events to the list.
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Event Title |
Venue |
Organizer |
Contact
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MARCH |
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| 01-Mar |
25th Meeting of the Geneva Process on Small Arms |
Domaine de Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland |
The Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| 02-Mar |
Informal Consultation: United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects |
UNHQ, NY |
H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), President-designate |
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| 09-Mar 10-Mar |
Meeting of Independent Experts and Stakeholders to Review the Draft ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons |
Abuja, Nigeria |
ECOWAS |
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| 14-Mar 15-Mar |
Workshop for national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on arms availability and small |
Geneva Switzerland |
the Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| 20-Mar |
Security Council: Open Debate - Small Arms |
UNHQ, NY |
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| 20-Mar |
26th Meeting of the Geneva Process on Small Arms |
Geneva Switzerland |
the Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| 27-Mar |
Informal Consultation: United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects |
UNHQ, NY |
H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), President-designate |
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| 29-Mar |
27th Meeting of the Geneva Process on Small Arms |
Geneva Switzerland |
the Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| 30-Mar |
Informal Consultation: United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects |
UNHQ, NY |
H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), President-designate |
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31-Mar
01-Apr |
Call for Papers: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: Pre-conference on Reducing Firearm-Related Mortality and Morbidity: Data to Action |
Durban
South Africa |
ISS: Institute for Security Studies |
Noel Stott
noel@iss.org.za
www.issafrica.org/
SEMINARS/future.htm |
| APRIL |
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02-Apr
05-Apr |
8th World Conference on
Injury Prevention and Safety |
Durban
South Africa |
UNDP/BCPR |
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| MAY |
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| 02-May 05-May |
SALW Meeting |
La Antigua Guatemala |
Gov't of Guatemala |
Hugo Corrales, UN-LiREC corrales@unlirec.org |
| 02-May |
28th Meeting of the Geneva Process on Small Arms |
Geneva Switzerland |
the Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| 05-May |
Open-ended consultations on Programme of Work |
UNHQ, NY |
H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), President-designate |
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04-May
12-May |
114th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
Agenda Item: The role of parliaments in strengthening the control of trafficking in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition |
Nairobi
Kenya |
IPU |
Anda Filip
af@mail.ipu.org |
| 17-May 19-May |
Regional Workshop on SALW for South and Sutheast Asian States |
Bangkok Thailand |
DDA Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific |
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| 25-May |
Open-ended consultations on entire document based on comments |
UNHQ, NY |
H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), President-designate |
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| 29-May 30-May |
"The UN Programme of Action: Towards an Effective First Review Conference" |
Glion, Switzerland |
The Geneva Forum |
Patrick Mc Carthy mccarthy@hei.unige.ch |
| TBD |
Human Security Network ministerial meeting |
Bangkok Thailand |
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| JUNE |
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| 07-Jun |
Geneva Summit |
Geneva Switzerland |
UNDP Government of Switzerland
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09-Jun
10-Jun |
Regional Parliamentary Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons |
Tbilisi
Georgia
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Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) |
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22-Jun
23-Jun |
Capacity-Building Workshop for Members of National Coordination Bodies |
UNHQ
New York |
UN DDA |
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26-Jun
07-Jul |
The 2006 Review Conference: The United Nations conference to review progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects |
UNHQ
New York |
UN |
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