The fourth Constructive Dialogue on Firearms with relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, will be convened on Monday, 13 October 2025, following the 12th meeting of the Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants, in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the UNTOC review mechanism.
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) - Conference Room 1 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 15 May 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 Groups on Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants 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" (Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish)
Background paper prepared by the Secretariat for the Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants 2024 - "Preventing and combating the smuggling of migrants through international cooperation while addressing its root causes, in line with the provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto." (Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish)
Background paper prepared by the Secretariat for the Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants 2024 - "Protection and assistance measures for smuggled migrants." (Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish)
The Summary by the Co-Chairs 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.
