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Contribution: Weapon Threat Reduction Program

NORWEGIAN PEOPLE'S AID

$509,415.00

Supporting Laos’ presidency for the 2026 Convention on Cluster Munitions Review

FY 2025-26 · 2025-11-24

Summary
This project aims to help the Government of Laos prepare for and deliver the 3rd Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions taking place in Vientiane, Laos in September 2026. It supports Laos in leading the Convention at a critical moment and seeks to reduce the humanitarian and security risks posed by cluster munitions. Project activities include: (1) providing expert support to the Lao Presidency to plan and organize meetings in Geneva and Southeast Asia and prepare key conference documents; (2) supporting translation, coordination and communication between Geneva-based and Vientiane-based teams to ensure smooth preparations for the Review Conference; and (3) providing in-country technical assistance in Laos to organize logistics, stakeholder engagement and regional universalization efforts linked to the Review Conference. The project directly benefits the Government of Laos by strengthening its capacity to plan and deliver the Review Conference. It also benefits the Convention on Cluster Munitions institutions, States Parties, international organizations and civil society actors who participate in preparations. Ultimately, the project benefits communities affected by cluster munitions by supporting stronger implementation of the Convention and reinforcing global efforts to reduce the threat these weapons pose.
Program
Weapon Threat Reduction Program
Location
Oslo, NO
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02025-11-242025-26$445,200.00
12025-11-242025-26$509,415.00

As published

Agreement End Date
2027-02-28
Agreement Number
7472359 P016756001
Agreement Start Date
2025-11-24
Agreement Title
Supporting Laos’ presidency for the 2026 Convention on Cluster Munitions Review
Agreement Title (French)
Soutenir la présidence du Laos pour l’examen 2026 de la Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$509,415.00
Amendment Date
2026-07-08
Amendment Number
1
Description
This project aims to help the Government of Laos prepare for and deliver the 3rd Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions taking place in Vientiane, Laos in September 2026. It supports Laos in leading the Convention at a critical moment and seeks to reduce the humanitarian and security risks posed by cluster munitions. Project activities include: (1) providing expert support to the Lao Presidency to plan and organize meetings in Geneva and Southeast Asia and prepare key conference documents; (2) supporting translation, coordination and communication between Geneva-based and Vientiane-based teams to ensure smooth preparations for the Review Conference; and (3) providing in-country technical assistance in Laos to organize logistics, stakeholder engagement and regional universalization efforts linked to the Review Conference. The project directly benefits the Government of Laos by strengthening its capacity to plan and deliver the Review Conference. It also benefits the Convention on Cluster Munitions institutions, States Parties, international organizations and civil society actors who participate in preparations. Ultimately, the project benefits communities affected by cluster munitions by supporting stronger implementation of the Convention and reinforcing global efforts to reduce the threat these weapons pose.
Description (French)
Ce projet vise à aider le gouvernement du Laos à se préparer à l’organisation de la troisième?Conférence d’examen de la Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions, qui aura lieu à Vientiane, au Laos, en septembre?2026. Il aide le Laos à diriger la Convention à un moment critique et vise à réduire les risques humanitaires et les risques sur le plan de la sécurité que posent les armes à sous-munitions. Les activités du projet comprennent ce qui suit?: 1) offrir un soutien spécialisé à la présidence lao pour la planification et l’organisation de réunions à Genève et en Asie du Sud-Est et pour la préparation des principaux documents de la conférence; 2) soutenir la traduction, la coordination et la communication entre les équipes basées à Genève et à Vientiane afin de garantir le bon déroulement des préparatifs de la Conférence d’examen; 3) fournir une assistance technique au Laos pour veiller à la logistique, à la participation des intervenants et à l’universalisation à l’échelle régionale dans le cadre de la Conférence d’examen. Le projet profite directement au gouvernement du Laos grâce au renforcement de sa capacité à planifier et à organiser la Conférence d’examen. Il profite également aux institutions de la Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions, aux États parties, aux organisations internationales et aux acteurs de la société civile qui participent aux préparatifs. Ultimement, le projet profite aux collectivités touchées par les armes à sous-munitions grâce à l’appui d’une mise en œuvre rigoureuse de la Convention et au renforcement des efforts mondiaux visant à réduire la menace que posent ces armes.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced capacity of the Lao Presidency of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to deliver on its Presidency mandates; and (2) increased ability of stakeholders to organize and execute the 3rd Review Conference.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent ce qui suit?: 1) le renforcement des capacités de la présidence lao à remplir ses mandats dans le cadre de la Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions; 2) l’amélioration de la capacité des intervenants à organiser et à tenir la troisième?Conférence d’examen.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
Weapon Threat Reduction Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de réduction des menaces liées aux armes
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Weapon Threat Reduction Program is to reduce the threat posed by the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction and select conventional weapons
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de réduction des menaces liées aux armes a pour objet de réduire la menace que posent la prolifération et l’utilisation des armes de destruction massive et de certaines armes conventionnelles.
Recipient City
Oslo
Recipient Country
NO
Recipient Legal Name
NORWEGIAN PEOPLE'S AID
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2025-2026-Q3-0082
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