General status and operation

This section contains information on activities and initiatives implemented by the Coordinators on General Status and Operation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, in its capacity as one of the Coordinators on the General Status and Operation of the Convention of 2017-2018, prepared and submitted guidelines on the submission of extension requests under the CCM, which were revised and adopted at the 8MSP as the following:
Guidelines for the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Article 3 Extension Requests
Guidelines for the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Article 4 Extension Requests

Germany, in its capacity as the other Coordinator on the General Status and Operation of the Convention of 2017-2018, prepared and submitted a document on the Establishment of a Process for the Selection of the Presidency of the CCM. The 8MSP considered this document and recognized the need to further consider this matter at the 9MSP with an aim to reach an agreement at the 2RC.


The 2016-2017 Coordinators on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland, prepared and submitted the following reports, which were adopted at the 7MSP:
Exploration of Synergies between Various Implementation Support Units
Review of the Agreement between the States Parties to the CCM and the GICHD on the hosting of the ISU


The 2015-2016 Coordinators on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, Czech Republic and Switzerland, worked on a new format for the Convention’s annual report. This new format was adopted and used for the Geneva Progress Report (6MSP). The intention of the new format is to provide States with a report that is as practical and useful as possible.