Hosted by the Flemish Peace Institute, UNIDIR and the Permanent Mission of Flanders to the United Nations, this side event will present States Parties and other stakeholders with expert perspectives and practical insights on the diversion of components used in conventional weapons, the potential relevance of technologies in strengthening efforts to counter their diversion to unauthorized end-users and end-uses and the challenges related to implementing such technologies.
This side-event is part of project D-TECT, set up in late 2022 by UNIDIR and the Flemish Peace Institute, to develop and test an approach to identify and assess the utility and feasibility of applying specific technologies to enhance the prevention and detection of diversion efforts.
When and Where
Thursday 22 August 2024, from13:15 to 14:45 CEST, Room F, Centre International de Conférences (CICG), Geneva.
*A light lunch will be served from 13:00 in front of Room F.
Participation
The organizers encourage the participation of all State representatives, representatives of international and regional organizations, as well as civil society representatives. Participants do not require registration to the conference to join this side event.
Speakers
- Katrien De Pauw, Government of Flanders to the Office of the United Nations and multilateral organizations in Geneva.
- Diederik Cops, Flemish Peace Institute.
- Rob Hunter-Perkins, Conflict Armament Research.
- Wolf-Christian Paes, International Institute for Strategic Studies, formerly part of the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen.
*Additional speakers to be confirmed.
Moderated by Paul Holtom, UNIDIR.
For any questions or further queries please contact Sarah Grand-Clément (sarah.grandclement@un.org)
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