Constructive Dialogue on Firearms - Friday, 6 May
In its resolution 5/4, entitled "Illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition", the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group on firearms.
In its resolution 7/1, entitled "Strengthening the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto", the Conference decided, inter alia, that the Working Group on Firearms will be a constant element of the Conference of the Parties, forwarding its reports and recommendations to the Conference, and encouraged the working group to consider meeting on an annual basis, as needed.
Report on the meeting of the Working Group on Firearms held in Vienna on 4 and 5 May 2022
Information note for participants
Annotated provisional agenda
Preventing and combating the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in ammunition
Proposal for a multi-year workplan for the Working Group on Firearms
Status of 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
Mr. Marcus Vinícius DA SILVA DANTAS - Federal Police Commissioner, Service for the Repression of Firearms Trafficking, Federal Police, Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)
Mr. Albrecht VON WITTKE - Head of Section, Conventional Disarmament and Arms control, Federal Foreign Office (Germany)
M. Hamid EL MAHDI - Magistrate, Directorate of Criminal Affairs and Pardons (in charge of arms) Ministry of Justice (Morocco)
Mr. Wilmer DELGADO PERALTA - Coordinator of trade of arms, ammunition and related materials National Superintendence for the Control of Security Services, Arms, Ammunition and Explosives for Civilian Use (Peru)
Lt. Col. Botha MARTHINUS - Head Organized Crime, Staff Officer Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (South Africa)
Mr. Felix Jose DESCALZO COTO - Inspector, Ministry of Interior (Spain)
Armenia - E
European Union - E
INTERPOL - E
OHCHR - E