Universalization
Outreach 2017
Universalization
Outreach 2017
Eastern Africa
January 2017
CSP3 President, Ambassador K. Korhonen of Finland, accompanied by
the Head of the ATT Secretariat, undertook a trip to eastern Africa to
promote the universalization of the ATT through engagement with
representatives of the following stakeholders on the African continent:
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (16-18 January 2017)
- Regional organization: African Union
- Subregional organization: Conflict Early Warning & Response Mechanism (CEWARN)
- Country Representaives: Australia, DRC, Ethiopia, Finland, Namibia and Tunisia, European Union Heads of Missions
- Civil society organizations: Oxfam and ICRC
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (19-20 January 2017)
- Regional organization: European Union delegation (Tanzania).
- International organization: United Nations Resident Coordinator (Tanzania).
- Country Representaives of Eastern African Community: Finland, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi.
Meeting with H.E. Mr. Augustine Phillip Mahiga, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania
(20 January 2017)
China and ASEAN
March 2017
The CSP3 President, Ambassador K. Korhonen of Finland, accompanied by the Head of the ATT Secretariat, undertook a trip to Asia to promote the universalization of the ATT through engagement with representatives of the following stakeholders on the Asian continent.
Interview conducted with Amb. K. Korhonen by the Bangkok Post, 16 April 2017 (here).
China, Beijing (13-14 March 2017)
- Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Representatives of some of the ATT initiating countries: Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, Kenya and UK.
- Representatives of some of the CSP3 Vice Presidents: Australia and Bulgaria.
- Regional organization: European Union delegation to China
- Think Tanks: Institute of Arms Control and Security Studies and China Arms Control & Disarmament Association, National Defence University.
Indonesia, Jakarta (15-17 March 2017)
- Indonesia Ministry of Defence.
- Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Regional organization: ASEAN, European Union delegation to Indonesia.
- Country Representatives: Australia, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, UK, Vietnam.
- Civil society organizations: Research Center of Politics (LIPI), Women Peace and Security Working Group, Paramadina University, CSIS, Institute Titian Perdamaian – National network, UNPKO, ELSAM.
Thailand, Bangkok (20-21 March 2017)
- Thailand Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- International organization: UNDP Resident Coordinator Thailand and UNRCPD.
- Regional organization: European Union delegation to Thailand.
- Representatives of some of the ATT initiating countries: Australia, Argentina, Kenya, Nigeria.
- Civil society organizations: ICRC, Nonviolence International Southeast Asia, Norwegian People’s Aid, Amnesty International.
Americas
June 2017
CSP3 President, Ambassador K. Korhonen of Finland, accompanied by
the Policy Support Officer of the ATT Secretariat and a member of the
Finnish Presidency Team, undertook a trip to the Americas to promote
the universalization of the ATT through engagement with representatives
of the following stakeholders:
Brasília, Brazil (8-9 June)
- Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Brazilian Ministry of Defense.
- Brazilian Federal Police.
- Brazilian Congress.
- Regional organization: European Union delegation to Brazil
- Civil society organizations: ICRC, CONECTAS, Sou da Paz
New York (12-13 June)
- International organization: UNODA, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
- Regional organization: European Union.
- Bilateral outreach meetings with UN Member States
- Side-event "Briefing on Synergies from the Implementation of UNSCR 1540 and ATT” co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Finland and Jamaica and The Stimson Center.
CSP3 President Klaus Korhonen & UNLIREC Director Mélanie Régimbal meet Congressman Lincoln Portela, Brazil
(June 2017)
Washington (13-15 June)
- Regional organization: European Union, OAS
- Meeting with US defense industry
- Meeting with US NGOs
- Roundtable discussion "Synergies between Arms Trade Treaty and UN Security Council Resolution 1540” hosted by The Stimson Center
Photo gallery
Meeting with Mr. Désiré Assogbavi, Resident Representative and Head of Oxfam Liaison office in AU (16 January 2017)
Meeting with Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, H.E. Amb. Smail Chergui, and Dr. Tarek A. Sharif, Head of Defence and Security Division in PSD Department African Union
(16 January 2017).
Meeting with the Minstry of Foreign Affiars, Ethiopia (17 January 2017)
Meeting with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez (19 January 2017)
Meeting with Mr. Ma Shengkun, Counsellor, Arms Control Department, Beijing, China (14 March 2017)
Meeting with Ms. Mala Selvaraju, Assitant Director of Political and Security ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia (17 March 2017)
Meeting with civil society at Center for Political Studies, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia (17 March 2017)
Meeting with with High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, New York (12 June 2017)
CSP3 President & Mission of Jamaica host side-event on synergies between ATT & SC Res 1540 with Stimson Center, New York (13 June 2017)
Stimson Center hosts roundtable on synergies between ATT & SC Res 1540, Washington DC (14 June 2017)
Meeting with US NGOs at the Stimson Center, Washington DC (15 June 2017)
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