A conference discussing Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) was hosted by Attorney General Reginald Armour.
The conference was held this week at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain.
The “Convening of Regional Attorneys General” and official representatives, to discuss the Universalization of the Convention on CCW was held in collaboration with CARICOM IMPACS, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the sponsorship of the European Union (EU), a release from the Attorney General’s Office stated.
The CCW in the CARICOM consists of four CARICOM member states as parties to the Convention. The purpose of the Convention is to ban or restrict the use of specific types of weapons that are considered to cause unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering to combatants or to affect civilians indiscriminately.
Experts presented a compelling case for the universalisation of the CCW and its benefits to the CARICOM region, including demonstration of the region’s commitment to humanitarian norms, advocating for responsible behaviour and holding other States to account, protecting civilians and peacekeepers in an interconnected world, preventing future conflict, promoting security, transparency and international cooperation and upholding the region’s reputation and diplomatic relations.
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At the opening ceremony Armour delivered remarks emphasising the importance of these discussions among CARICOM states and highlighting Trinidad and Tobago’s sustained regional efforts as it relates to combating the issue of small arms, light weapons and nuclear weapons as well as the need for consideration on the issue of LAWS and the CCW.
He also undertook, along with regional counterparts, to continue the discussions with a view to advancing a common CARICOM position, the release stated.
