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Conventional weapons issues
Conference. 90 The report described the activities of the ISU in implementing
the tasks given to it by the 2009 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties
to the Convention. 91 The tasks of the ISU were primarily to: (a) provide
secretariat services for all CCW meetings; (b) facilitate communications
among States parties and international organizations; (c) serve as a focal
point for submission of information by and to the States parties; (d) support
States in their national implementation of the Convention and its protocols;
(e) assist the Secretary-General to discharge his responsibilities pursuant to
the Convention and its protocols; and (f) fulfil all other tasks as mandated by
the States parties to the Convention and its protocols.
During the year, the ISU focused on supporting the negotiations on
cluster munitions; preparing for the Fourth Review Conference; assisting the
Coordinators and Chairs for Amended Protocol II and Protocol V; promoting
universalization of the Convention and its protocols; administering the CCW
Sponsorship Programme; and providing briefings to visiting delegations.
Anti-personnel mines
Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban
Convention
The 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction,
also known as the Mine Ban Convention, 92 provided in its article 11, paragraph
1, for regular meetings of the States parties to consider any matter relating to
the application or implementation of the Convention, including: (a) operation
and status of the Convention; (b) matters arising from the reports submitted
under the provisions of the Convention; (c) international cooperation and
assistance in accordance with article 6; (d) development of technologies to
clear anti-personnel mines; (e) submissions by States parties under article 8;
and (f) decisions relating to submissions of States parties under article 5.
Against this background and pursuant to the relevant decisions of the
Cartagena Summit for a Mine-Free World (Second Review Conference), 93
held in 2009, and the Tenth Meeting of the States Parties, 94 held in 2010,
the Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties took place in Phnom Penh from
28 November to 2 December.
In accordance with the established practice, the Eleventh Meeting of the
States Parties was preceded by a series of intensive meetings and informal
90 CCW/CONF.IV/8.
91 CCW/MSP/2009/5, paras. 34-38.
92 The treaty text and adherence status are available from http://disarmament.un.org/
treaties/.
93 APLC/CONF/2009/9, para. 29.
94 APLC/MSP.10/2010/7, para. 27.
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