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Applications to the 2025 Constructive Dialogues on Firearms and Technical Assistance & International Cooperation are now open

Dear stakeholders,  

We are pleased to inform you that the following Constructive Dialogues on the review process of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto will take place in a hybrid format (at the Vienna International Centre and online) following the conclusion of the closed meetings of the Working Groups on the respective subject areas.

 

Dates:

Constructive Dialogue on Firearms: 30 April 2025

Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance & International Cooperation: 2 June 2025

 

Note: The Call for Applications for the Constructive Dialogues on Trafficking in Persons (8 October 2025) and the Smuggling of Migrants (13 October 2025) will be published on 1 April 2025.

 

Deadline for applications:

For applications for the Constructive Dialogue on Firearms and the Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance & International Cooperation: 31 January 2025 midnight CET.

 

Please note that the details on the substantive topics of the Constructive Dialogues will be communicated gradually in the coming months.

 

Application form:

Please complete this form to apply: https://forms.office.com/e/jRgdvBv5Mq

The Objectives of the Constructive Dialogue, in line with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and Rules for the Functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of UNTOC and the Protocols thereto, are:  

  • Briefing participants on the developments and outcomes of the review process. 
  • Collecting input and suggestions from participants, including their contributions on ways to improve the implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto by States.  
  • Facilitating cooperation with and between non-governmental organizations to combat transnational organized crime and to promote and review the implementation of the Convention and Protocols thereto, in accordance with article 32, paragraph 3 (c), of the Convention. 

No specific country situation shall be mentioned during the Constructive Dialogues except by the country under review, which may voluntarily raise matters related solely to its own review.

 

Who can apply? 

  • Representatives of relevant non-governmental stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations (with and without ECOSOC status), academia, and the private sector.  

Note: NGOs with consultative status with ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) are also required to apply.

Non-governmental stakeholders are advised to apply by the above-noted deadlines to the Constructive Dialogue most relevant to their area of work, even if their participation is not yet certain, as there will not be a possibility to apply at a later stage. Stakeholders may apply to participate to more than one Constructive Dialogue, as relevant to their work. Applications will be subject to the approval by the States parties to UNTOC and its Protocols.

 

We look forward to receiving your applications to participate in the aforementioned Constructive Dialogues on Firearms and Technical Assistance & International Cooperation by 31 January 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

 

For more information, please visit the dedicated page at the following link: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/ngos/constructive-dialogues.html

 

Should you have any questions please contact us at unodc-se4u@un.org.

02 Dec, 2024