UNIDIR, in collaboration with the Gender Focal Points of the Convention on Cluster Munitions Austria and Cameroon, will be organizing a side event exploring how to strengthen the inclusive and effective implementation of the Cluster Munitions Convention (CCM).
In the latest Action Plan of the CCM, adopted in Lausanne, Switzerland, States Parties committed to practical steps that integrate gender perspectives and the diversity of populations into all aspects of mine action and programming. As the Action Plan enters its final year of implementation, this event will take stock of progress and discuss ideas to inform the next Action Plan, to be adopted by the Third Review Conference of the CCM, in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The event will feature a presentation of a new UNIDIR report, which will be followed by a discussion with experts and practitioners.
Agenda
Speakers
- Amb. Daovy Vongxay, Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the UN in Geneva
- Renata H. Dalaqua, Head of the Integrated Approaches programme, UNIDIR
- Hana Salama, Researcher, UNIDIR
- Zehrudin Sukanovic, Chief of Mine Action Programme, UN Mission in South Sudan/ UN Mine Action Service South Sudan
- Paul Serges Ntamack, CCM Gender Focal Point and Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Cameroon
Moderated by Julia Eberl, CCM Gender Focal Point and Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Austria.
When and where
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 | 16:30-17:30 CEST | Room F, Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), Geneva.
Participants
This event is open to participants attending the 29th Annual Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers.
Further information
For any questions, please contact gender-unidir@un.org.
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