Working Groups established by the Conference of the Parties

Working Group on Smuggling of Migrants

At its fifth session, held in Vienna from 18 to 22 October 2010, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime adopted resolution 5/3. In this resolution the Conference decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental interim working group to advise and assist the Conference in the implementation of its mandate with regard to the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol. Information on the dates and venue of the first meeting of this working group will be made available in due time.

Working Group on Firearms

At its fifth session, held in Vienna from 18 to 22 October 2010, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime adopted resolution 5/4. In this resolution the Conference decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group on firearms, to advise and assist the Conference in the implementation of its mandate with regard to the Firearms Protocol.  Information on the dates and venue of the first meeting of this working group will be made available in due time.

Working Group on the Review of the Implementation of the Organized Crime Convention and the Protocols Thereto

  • First session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, Vienna, Austria, 17 to 19 May 2011
  • Second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, 23 to 26 January 2012
  • Additional information regarding the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto

Working Group on Trafficking in Persons

  • First session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Vienna, Austria, 14 to 15 April 2009
  • Second session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Vienna, Austria, 27 to 29 January 2010
  • Third session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Vienna, Austria, 19 October 2010, held during the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Fourth session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Vienna, Austria, 10 to 12 October 2011

Working Group on International Cooperation

  • First session of the Open-ended Working Group of Government Experts on Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance and International Cooperation for Purposes of Confiscation, Vienna, Austria, 11 to 12 October 2006, held during the third session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Second session of the Open-ended Working Group of Government Experts on Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance and International Cooperation for Purposes of Confiscation, Vienna, Austria, 8 to 10 October 2008, held during the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Third session of the Open-ended Working Group of Government Experts on Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance and International Cooperation for Purposes of Confiscation, Vienna, Austria, 20 to 21 October 2010, held during the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties

Working Group on Technical Assistance

  • First session of the Open-ended Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance, Vienna, Austria, 16 to 17 October 2006, held during the third session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Second session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance, Vienna, Austria, 3 to 5 October 2007
  • Third session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance, Vienna, Austria, 15 to 16 October 2008, held during the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Fourth session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance, Vienna, Austria, 1 to 2 October 2009
  • Fifth session of the Open-ended Interim Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance, Vienna, Austria, 19 to 20 October 2010, held during the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties