Relevant information with regard to the co-facilitated informal negotiations to be held will be made available here. We invite delegations to monitor this webpage for the latest information.
In line with the methodology proposed by the Committee Chair for conducting of work by the Ad Hoc Committee at its fourth session, and the revised methodology for the fifth session, co-facilitated informal negotiations, open to Member States and non-member observer States, were held in person and online from the fourth to the the end of the fifth session, through MS Teams, in English only. For details on each co-facilitated informal negotiation group, please see below.
This co-facilitated informal negotiating group focused on cluster 3 (article 15 on violation of personal information and article 16 on identity-related offences), cluster 4, (article 17 on the infringement of copy-right) and cluster 6 (article 22 on the involvement of minors in the commission of illegal acts and article 23 on the encouragement of or coercion to suicide) of the consolidated negotiating document.
Ms. Briony Daley Whitworth, Director, Cyber and Tech Multilateral Engagement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Australia, and Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, and Ms. Platima Atthakor, Head, Human Security Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, were the co-facilitators of the group.
The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fourth session is available here. The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fifth session is available here.
The latest version of the working document for Group A is available here (status: 14 April 2023)
This co-facilitated informal negotiating group focused on cluster 8 (article 26 on incitement to subversive or armed activities, article 27 on extremism-related offences and article 28 on denial, approval, justification or rehabilitation of genocide or crime against peace and humanity) and cluster 9 (article 29 on terrorism-related offences, article 30 on offences related to the distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance, article 31 on offences related to arms trafficking, and article 32 on the illegal distribution of counterfeit medicines and medical products) of the consolidated negotiating document.
H.E. Mohamed Hamdy Elmolla, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, Vienna, and Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, and H.E. Engelbert Theuermann, Cyber Ambassador, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, are the co-facilitators of the informal negotiating group.
The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fourth session is available here. The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fifth session is available here.
The compilation of proposals for Group B is available here (status: 19 April 2023)
This co-facilitated informal negotiating group focuses on article 2 on use of terms of the consolidated negotiating document. As agreed by the Ad Hoc Committee at its fifth session, the group will continue its work beyond the fifth session.
H.E. Mr. Rapulane Sydney Molekane, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, Vienna, and Mr. Eric Do Val Lacerda Sogocio, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, Vienna, and Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, are the co-facilitators of the informal negotiating group.
The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fourth session is available here. The report of the co-facilitators, including the explanation for the proposal, presented at the fifth session is available here.
Group C met in the intersessional period on 20 February 2023, 28 March 2023 and 30 March 2023. The latest version of the working document for Group C is available here (status: 18 April 2023). In addition, the co-facilitator's proposal is available here.
This co-facilitated informal negotiation focused on articles 40, 47, 48 and 49 of the consolidated negotiating document during the fourth session. The group will continue its work during the fifth session with the addition of articles 73 and 74.
Mr. Syed Noureddin Bin Syed Hassim, Deputy Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations, Vienna, and Ms. Andrea Martin Swaby, Senior Deputy Director, Public Prosecutions of Jamaica, were the co-facilitators of the informal negotiation.
The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fourth session is available here. The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fifth session is available here.
The latest version of the working document for Group D is available here (status: 12 April 2023)
This co-facilitated informal negotiating group focused on the chapter on mechanism of implementation of the consolidated negotiating document during the fifth session.
H.E. Mr. Raphaël Nägeli, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, Vienna, and Mr. Terlumun George-Maria Tyendezwa, Deputy Director of Legal Service, Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria, and Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, were the co-facilitators of the informal negotiation.
The report of the co-facilitators presented at the fifth session is available here.
The proposal by the co-facilitators for Group E is available here (status: 18 April 2023)
Schedule of co-facilitated informal negotiations during the fifth session
The informal negotiations were held in person in Conference Room 3 (7th floor, C-Building, VIC) and online, through MS Team, in English only. The link for the online component of the meeting was shared on the first day of the session with registered governmental delegates via Indico.
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April 2023 |
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| Monday, 10 |
Tuesday, 11 |
Wednesday, 12 |
Thursday, 13 |
Friday, 14 |
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UN Holiday |
Group E (9 a.m.) |
Group B (9 a.m.) |
Group E (9 a.m.) |
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Lunch break |
Group A (1.30 p.m.) |
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PM |
Group D (6.15 p.m.) |
Group D (6.15 p.m.) |
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April 2023 |
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| Monday, 17 |
Tuesday, 18 |
Wednesday, 19 |
Thursday, 20 |
Friday, 21 |
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Group E (9 a.m.) | Group B (9 a.m.) | Group B (9 a.m.) | ||
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Lunch break |
Group A (1.30 p.m.) |
Group E (1.30 p.m.) | |||
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PM |
Group C (6.15 p.m.) |
Group D (6.15 p.m.) |
Group C (6.15 p.m.) |
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Schedule of co-facilitated informal negotiations in the intersessional period
Group C met on 20 February 2023, 28 March 2023 and 30 March 2023.
Schedule of co-facilitated informal negotiations during the fourth session
As identified by the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, four co-facilitated informal negotiating groups met during the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee. The informal negotiations were held in person, in Board Room A, M Building, VIC and online, through MS Team, in English only. The link for the online component of the meeting was shared on the first day of the session with registered governmental delegates via Indico.
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January 2023 |
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| Thursday, 12 | Friday, 13 | Monday, 16 |
Tuesday, 17 |
Wednesday, 18 |
Thursday, 19 |
Friday, 20 |
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Group D |
Group C |
Group D |
Group B |
Group C |
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| Lunch break |
Group A |
Group B |
Group A |
Group A |
Group C |
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Group D |
Group B |
Group D |
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Meetings of the co-facilitators with multi-stakeholders
The co-facilitators of the different negotiating groups met with representatives of multi-stakeholders on the following dates:
