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OPCW |
Conference
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C-7/DEC.3 |
| 7
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7
October 2002 |
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DECISION
ATTENDANCE
BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AT THE seventh
SESSION OF THE
CONFERENCE
OF THE STATES PARTIES
The
Conference of the States Parties,
Bearing
in mind Rule 33 of the Rules of Procedure of the Conference of the States
Parties (hereinafter the “Conference”),
Hereby:
Approves
the participation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) listed in annex 1,
and the industry representatives listed in annex 2 hereto, at the Seventh
Session of the Conference; and
Decides
to accord to the representatives of the NGOs listed in annex 1, and the industry
representatives listed in annex 2, the following status:
(a) NGOs and industry representatives will be responsible for all expenses
relating to their attendance at the Seventh Session of the Conference;
(b) representatives of NGOs and industry representatives will be invited
(subject to the decision of the Conference) to attend public meetings of the
plenary sessions of the Conference;
(c) NGOs and industry representatives will be issued with name tags,
which must be worn within the Netherlands Congress Centre (NCC);
(d) the names of NGOs and of the industry representatives will not
appear on the desks/tables in the conference rooms;
(e) NGOs and industry representatives will not have the right to address
meetings of the Conference;
(f) NGOs and industry representatives may place literature for distribution
only at designated places outside the conference rooms in the NCC; and
(g) NGOs and industry representatives may have access to all the documents
mentioned in the annotated agenda and distributed during the Conference, except
for the following: documents marked “Member States Only”; Conference room
papers or other draft documentation; unofficial documents; and all Executive
Council documents, unless these have been mentioned in the annotated agenda.
Annexes
(English only):
Annex
1: List of Non-Governmental Organisations
Annex
2: List of Industry Representatives
Annex
1
LIST
OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
1.
Harvard Sussex Program (HSP) *
2.
International Federation of University Women (IFUW) *
3.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) *
4.
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Center for Non-proliferation
Studies (CNS), Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Project *
5.
Green Cross International (GCI) Legacy Programme *
6.
The Verification, Research, and Information Centre (VERTIC)*
Background
Information
1.
Name
of organisation: Harvard Sussex Program (HSP) *
City:
Brighton/Harvard
Country:
United Kingdom/United States of America
Contact
person: Ms Fiona Tregonning
Activities:
Research, publications (including the “CBW Conventions Bulletin”)
Financial
resources: UK and US charitable foundations, including the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
and the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Membership:
15 staff, plus an international advisory board
The
HSP is an international collaborative programme of research and communication
that seeks to enhance international awareness and understanding of public
policy issues associated with chemical and biological weapons. Its aim is
to promote the global elimination of chemical and biological weapons, and
to strengthen the constraints against hostile uses of biomedical technologies.
The programme focuses on the implementation of the two global CBW disarmament
and anti-proliferation treaties – the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
The
HSP is directed jointly from Harvard University in the United States of America,
and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. The HSP conducts, sponsors,
and otherwise encourages scholarly research within a wide range of CBW topics,
and publishes a quarterly journal, the “CBW Conventions Bulletin”. A section
of this bulletin reports on the progress made in the work of the OPCW. The
HSP also convenes the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical
and Biological Weapons Conventions, and participates in international specialist
seminars and workshops. The programme also supports a researcher at the OPCW
Secretariat in The Hague.
2.
Name of organisation: International
Federation of University Women (IFUW) *
City:
Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Contact person: Ms Ati
Chris Blom and Ms Jans Gremmee-Schaafsma
Activities:
International conferences, workshops and seminars; study and action programme
with a common theme chosen by the membership; international fellowships for
members; training programmes
Financial resources: Contributions
from members
Membership: 67 national
associations comprising more than 180,000 women graduates
The IFUW is an international
non-profit women’s organisation founded in 1919, whose aims include the promotion
of peace. Comprising national federations and associations, local branches
and individual members, the IFUW offers educated women opportunities to reach
their full potential to contribute to society. The mission of the IFUW is
to empower women and girls through education and development for leadership,
locally, nationally, and globally. The IFUW has consultative status with the
UN ECOSOC.
3.
Name
of organisation: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
*
City:
Solna
Country:
Sweden
Contact
person: Dr Jean Pascal Zanders
Activities:
CBW research project, publications (SIPRI Yearbook, etc.)
Financial
resources: Funded by the Swedish parliament and external grants
Membership:
53 staff
SIPRI
conducts scientific research on questions of conflict and cooperation that
are of importance to international peace and security. Its aim is to contribute
to an understanding of the conditions required for the peaceful solution of
international conflicts and for stable peace. SIPRI has built its reputation
on its competence, professional skill, and the collection of hard data and
precise facts, providing accessible, impartial information on weapons developments,
arms transfers and production, and military expenditure, as well as on arms
limitations, reductions, and disarmament.
SIPRI
has been involved in CBW disarmament research for over 30 years, and has conducted
major research that supported the implementation of the CWC, in many cases
with the active participation of Preparatory Commission representatives. The
Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW) Project is one of SIPRI’s longest-running
research projects, focusing on developments in chemical and biological weapons,
and their actual or alleged use and acquisition, as well as on efforts to
obtain effective disarmament measures aiming at their total elimination. After
the conclusion of the CWC in 1992, SIPRI identified the following research
areas: (a) the implementation and verification of the Convention; (b) the
destruction of chemical weapons; (c) old chemical weapons and toxic armament
wastes; (d) countering proliferation; and (e) strengthening the Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention.
4.
Name of organisation: Monterey
Institute of International Studies: Center for Non-proliferation Studies (CNS),
Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Project *
City:
Monterey
Country: United
States of America
Contact person: Mr Markus
Karl Binder
Activities:
See below
Financial resources : Supported
by a number of private foundations, including the Carnegie Corporation, the
Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Merck
Foundation, the W. Alton Jones Foundation, the Prospect Hill Foundation, the
Smith‑Richardson Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Ploughshares
Fund, the Japan Foundation for Global Partnership, the Nuclear Threat Initiatives,
the Scherman Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace and the Japan-US
Friendship Commission
Membership: 45 full-time
staff, and over 40 part-time personnel; branch offices in Washington, DC and
Almaty, Kazakhstan
The Center for Non-proliferation Studies
(CNS) at the Monterey Institute is the largest
non-governmental programme in the USA devoted exclusively to research and
training on non-proliferation issues. The mission of the CNS is to combat
the international proliferation of nuclear, missile, biological, and chemical
weapons technologies. Established in 1989, the Center provides research tools,
analysis, training, and education on non-proliferation issues to scholars
and policy-makers.
The CBW Non-proliferation Project at
the CNS monitors the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons, and
develops strategies for halting and reversing their spread. Current research
activities cover the following areas: (1) overcoming the political, financial
and environmental obstacles to chemical disarmament in the Russian Federation;
(2) assessing procedures for on‑site monitoring of compliance with the
BWC; and (3) exploring motivations for the acquisition and use of CBW by states
and terrorist organisations. The project also teaches technical aspects of
CBW proliferation, including an annual workshop for Monterey Institute graduate
students.
5.
Name of organisation:
Green Cross International (GCI) Legacy Programme *
City:
Basel
Country:
Switzerland
Contact
person: Dr Stephen Robinson
Activities:
See below
Financial resources: Funded by the USA,
Swiss and UK governments, foundations and private donors
Membership: 21 affiliates in
21 countries
Green Cross International (GCI)
is a global, non-aligned networking organisation working in the area of environment
and sustainable development. It creates partnerships to promote global value
change. Multisectoral dialogue is the basic GCI principle for implementing
sustainable projects. It therefore acts as an open forum, bringing together
decision-makers and grassroots movements from all sectors of society (NGOs,
business and other groups) in a unique platform. GCI was initiated at the
Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, and was officially launched in Kyoto, Japan,
on 20 April 1993, under the leadership of GCI President, Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
In addition to other international
programmes, since 1994, GCI has been running the “Legacy Programme,” which
addresses issues resulting from the arms race during the Cold War. One component
of the Legacy Programme is “Chemtrust”, a joint initiative of the USA, Russian,
and Swiss Green Cross. Chemtrust aims to further CW disarmament by bringing
together all sectors involved in the process, and by serving as a non-partisan
mediator helping to resolve issues of conflict. Regular discussion partners
include ministries in the USA, the Russian Federation, and Switzerland. GCI
has organised several hearings and roundtable discussions on national CW disarmament
programmes in Saratov, Izhevsk, Washington and Indianapolis.
6.
Name of organisation: The Verification, Research, and Information Centre (VERTIC)*
City:
London
Country:
United Kingdom
Contact person: Dr Trevor Findlay
Activities:
See below
Financial resources: The Diana, Princess of
Wales Memorial Fund, UK and USA charitable foundations, the Ford Foundation,
the John Merck Fund, the Ploughshares Fund, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable
Trust, the W. Alton Jones Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation. VERTIC also accepts commissions from national governments and
other organisations.
Membership: Five staff, five members of
the board of directors, advised by a 10‑person international Verification
Consultants Network
While maintaining a watching brief on all aspects of verification
and related issues, the Centre specialises in three areas:
Peace and Security
This encompasses the verification and monitoring of international
and intra-national peace agreements.
Arms
Control and Disarmament
This
covers the verification and monitoring of the whole range of multilateral
agreements that seek to limit or ban conventional armaments and weapons of
mass destruction. Vertic’s current projects pertain to: the verification of
the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; the strengthening of nuclear
safeguards; to encourage awareness and observance of 1972 Biological Weapons
Convention; and monitoring the implementation of the 1997 Landmine Convention.
The
Environment
This
area of Vertic’s work covers any multilateral environmental agreement that
has a requirement or provisions for the monitoring and verification of compliance.
Research
and publications include Trust & Verify, the Verification Yearbook, the
Verification Organisations Directory, Research Reports, Briefing Papers; it
cooperates closely with United Nations bodies and other international organisations,
research centres, national governments and NGOs. VERTIC has a consultative
status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Annex
2
LIST
OF INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
1.
Name
of organisation: American Chemistry Council
City:
Arlington, Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Contact
person: Ms Marybeth Kalliher
Activities:
See below
Financial
resources: Funded by chemical industry associations
Membership:
Private chemical industries
The
American Chemistry Council represents the leading companies engaged in the
business of chemistry. Council members apply the science of chemistry to
make innovative products and services that make people’s lives better, healthier,
and safer. The Council is committed to improved environmental, health and
safety performance through Responsible Care, a common sense of advocacy designed
to address major public policy issues, health and environmental research,
and product testing.
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