APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/7
Fifth Review Conference of the States Parties to the 27 June 2024
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use,
Original: English
Stockpiling, Production and Transfer ofAnti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

First Preparatory Meeting
Geneva, 20 June 2024

Procedural report
Introduction
1.
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transferof Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction provides in Article 12, paragraph 1 that “aReview Conference shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations fiveyears after the entry into force of the Convention” and that “further Review Conferences shallbe convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations if so requested by one or moreStates Parties, provided that the interval between Review Conferences shall in no case be lessthan five years.”
2.
The 2019 Fourth Review Conference agreed that the Fifth Review Conference will beheld at the end of 2024, as stipulated in the Final document of the Conference(APLC/CONF/2019/5, paragraph 34(ii)).
3.
The Twenty-First Meeting of the States Parties agreed to hold the Fifth Review
Conference of the States Parties in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the week of 25-29 November
2024, and to elect the Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action
and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), His Excellency Dr. Ly Thuch, as the President ofthe Fifth Review Conference. The Meeting also agreed to hold in Geneva, Switzerland, theFirst Preparatory Meeting for the Fifth Review Conference, on 21 June 2024 1, and the Second
Preparatory Meeting for the Fifth Review Conference, on 18 September 2024.
(APLC/MSP.21/2023/18, paragraph 59).

Organization of the First Preparatory Meeting
4.
The First Preparatory Meeting was opened on 20 June 2024 and presided over by HisExcellency Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the CMAA.
5.
The First Preparatory Meeting adopted its agenda as contained in document
APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/1.

1 Date was changed to 20 June 2024 due to conference space availability.

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Participation in the First Preparatory Meeting
6.
The following States Parties participated in the Meeting: Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Côte
D’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany
Ghana, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,Japan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Mozambique,the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain,Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Tajikistan, Thailand,Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay,Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
7.
The following States participated in the Meeting as observers, in accordance witharticle 11, paragraph 4, of the Convention and rule 1, paragraph 1, of the rules of procedureof the Meeting: Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Israel, Morocco, Myanmar, Republic of Korea,and United States of America.
8.
In accordance with article 11, paragraph 4, of the Convention and rule 1, paragraphs
2 and 3, of the rules of procedure, the following international organizations and institutions,regional organizations, entities and non-governmental organizations attended the Meeting as
observers: European Union, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining(GICHD), Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Convention on Cluster Munitions(CCM), International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), International Committee of theRed Cross (ICRC), International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,
Organization of American States (OAS), United Nations Disarmament research Institute(UNIDIR), United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and United Nations Office forDisarmament Affairs (UNODA).
9.
In accordance with article 11, paragraph 4, of the Convention and rule 1, paragraph 4,of the rules of procedure, the following other organizations attended the Meeting as
observers: Centre de Perfectionnement aux Actions Post-Conflictuelles de Déminage et deDépollution (CPADD), Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), andThe HALO Trust.

Work of the First Preparatory Meeting
10.

The First Preparatory Meeting held one plenary meeting on 20 June 2024.

11.
The Meeting considered the Provisional agenda for the Fifth Review Conference, ascontained in APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/2, the organization of the Fifth Review Conference
and its Provisional programme of work, as contained in APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/3, as wellas the designations of Vice Presidents of the Fifth Review Conference.
12.
The Meeting considered the concept note on the Fifth Review Conference SubstantiveDocuments, the Road to the Fifth Review Conference, as contained inAPLC/CONF/2019/PM.1/6, as well as a paper on Matters to consider in developing the Siem
Reap – Angkor Action Plan, as contained in APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/5, and Reflections on
the Convention’s Meeting Programme and Machinery, as contained inAPLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/4, all submitted by the President. States Parties and observers
exchanged views and provided input for the development of these documents. The President
expressed his appreciation for the constructive suggestions that would assist in further
developing and strengthening the draft documents for consideration by the Fifth Review
Conference.
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13.
The Meeting received updates from the host country, Cambodia, on logistical andadministrative matters. The Meeting expressed its satisfaction with the state of preparations.
The host country indicated that the Fifth Review Conference will include activities to takeplace on 24 November 2024 and asked that the Programme of work reflect this matter.
14.
The Meeting considered the status of the assessed contributions to the Fifth Review
Conference. The Meeting noted with concern the financial situation due to late payment andarrears of assessed contributions and underlined the importance of ensuring full compliancewith Article 14 obligations.
15.
The Meeting received an update from the Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programme.
The Meeting noted that ensuring broad and diverse participation in the Fifth Review
Conference was in the interest of all and that hearing from all States Parties on theimplementation of the Convention is critical. The Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programmeappealed to States Parties to provide voluntary contributions to the Sponsorship Programme.

Decisions and recommendations
16.
The Meeting took note of the concept note on the Fifth Review Conference
Substantive
Documents,
theRoadtotheFifthReview
Conference(APLC/CONF/2019/PM.1/6), the Matters to consider in developing the Siem Reap – Angkor
Action Plan (APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/5), and the Reflections on the Convention’s Meeting
Programme and Machinery (APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/4) and expressed general satisfactionthat their content would provide useful direction to the on-going efforts to continue thedevelopment of the review of the general status and operation of the Convention, the Siem
Reap – Angkor Action Plan covering the five-year period following the Fifth Review
Conference, and a political declaration.
17.
The Meeting took note of the thematic discussions held on 18-20 June 2024 to informand provide impetus towards the development of the Siem Reap – Angkor Action Plan.
18.
The Meeting considered and approved the Provisional agenda for the Fifth Review
Conference, as contained in document APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/2, as well as the Provisional
programme of work, as contained in APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/3 and recommended them foradoption by the Fifth Review Conference. The Meeting also confirmed the Rules ofProcedure, as contained in APLC/CONF/2009/3 and recommended them for adoption by theFifth Review Conference.
19.
The Meeting recommended that, in keeping with the practice used previously informal meetings, the outgoing members of the Convention’s Committees should serve asVice Presidents of the Fifth Review Conference, namely: Algeria, Colombia, Japan, Norway,Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, and Zambia.
20.
In the context of considering the financial status of assessed contributions to the Fifth
Review Conference, the Meeting called upon the States Parties and States not party
participating in the meetings of the States Parties to the Convention to ensure prompt and full
payment of their respective assessed contributions and strict compliance with their
obligations pursuant to Article 14 of the Convention.
21.
The Meeting noted the need for States Parties in a position to do so to contribute tothe Sponsorship Programme in 2024 in order to ensure the broadest possible participation inthe Fifth Review Conference and beyond.

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Documentation
22.
A list of documents of the First Preparatory Meeting is contained in the annex to thisreport. These documents are available through the United Nations Official Documents
System (http://documents.un.org).

Adoption of the Procedural Report of the First Preparatory Meeting
23.
The Meeting adopted its draft procedural report, as contained in document
APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/CRP.1, as orally amended.

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Annex
List of documents
SymbolTitle

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/1

Provisional Agenda. Submitted by the President

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/2

Provisional Agenda for the Fifth Review
Conference. Submitted by the President

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/3

Provisional programme of work for the Fifth
Review Conference. Submitted by the President

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/4

Reflections on the Convention’s Meeting
Programme and Machinery. Submitted by thePresident

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/5

Matters to consider in developing the Siem Reap– Angkor Action Plan. Submitted by thePresident

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/6Concept note on the Fifth Review Conference
Substantive Documents. The Road to the Fifth
Review Conference. Submitted by the President

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/7

Procedural report

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/CRP.1

Draft procedural report. Submitted by theSecretariat

APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/INF.1
APLC/CONF/2024/PM.1/MISC.1

List of participants
Provisional List of participants5