Consultation 1

• For INEW’s briefing ahead of the consultations, see here
• For the agenda, see here
• For the concept note, see here
• For an initial response by Reaching Critical Will, WILPF, see here
• Following this consultation, Ireland published “Draft Elements of a Political Declaration” paper as the basis for ongoing discussions

Consultation 2

The agenda will closely follow the structure of the Draft Elements text circulated by Ireland which is structured as follows:

Part A (Preamble)

• Section 1: Problems and Challenges
• Section 2: International Humanitarian Law

Part B (Operative Section)

• Sections 3 & 4: Operational and Other Commitments

The INEW statement to the consultations can be found here

INEW's summary of the discussion can be found here

Consultation 3

We also broadcast short video commentary on proceedings:

• On the resumption of the process and what our network wants to see in a political declaration
• On the need to accurately and honestly reflect in the text the gravity & severity of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
• On Day 1's proceedings, what states focused on and what we hope Day 2 will bring
• On how the political declaration relates to International Humanitarian Law
• On why we need more clarity and boldness in Section 3 of the political declaration
• On Day 2's proceedings and state comments on the legal and operational sections of the draft text
• On why we need to commit to data collection and victim assistance
• And a summary of how the three days of consultations went & what's next