The fourth Constructive Dialogue on Firearms with relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, will be convened on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, following the 12th meeting of the Working Group on Firearms, in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the UNTOC review mechanism.
This year, the substantive topics to be discussed will be:
The meeting will be held in English from 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST, Vienna time) in a hybrid mode, with in-person participation at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and online participation (via Microsoft Teams).
The link to join the meeting remotely will be shared with registered participants in due time.
Interested representatives of non-governmental stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector are invited to apply by 31 January 2025. The calls for application and further information on the process are available on the relevant UNODC’s Civil Society Unit’s webpage.
Approved non-governmental participants will receive a formal invitation to participate in the meeting, including further information regarding their participation.
Registered participants from States parties and signatories, non-signatories, entities and intergovernmental organizations attending the working group are also invited to participate to the constructive dialogue, in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the UNTOC review mechanism.
For additional general information on the constructive dialogues, please consult UNODC’s Civil Society Unit page.
Background paper prepared by the Secretariat for the Working Group on Firearms 2024 - "Status of the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto".
The Summary by the Chair of the Constructive Dialogue on the review process in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto - Available here (English)
Written contributions will be published as received
Videos and photos from the meeting will be published in due course.