Conference details
Wellington
Town Hall and Michael Fowler Centre (image courtesy
of the Wellington City Council)
Background to the conference
The Wellington Conference is a meeting held within the framework of the Oslo Process, which is committed to concluding by 2008 a new treaty on cluster munitions. States, members of civil society and international organisations who share the objectives of the Oslo Process are invited to participate in the Wellington Conference.
Read the invitation to the conference that was issued by the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon Phil Goff [PDF 397KB].
Secretariat office contact details
Contact details for the Secretariat office are:
Phone: +64 4 462 8405
Fax: +64 4 462 8431
Email: wccm08@gmail.com
Venue
The conference will be held at the Wellington Convention Centre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street.
Please note that the Wellington Convention Centre is a smokefree venue.
Language
The working language of the Conference will be English. Interpretation will be provided in the plenary in English, French and Spanish. Informal sessions of the Conference will be conducted in English.
Delegates facilities
Limited computer and internet access will be available at the Convention Centre. The Convention Centre is also equipped with wi-fi access.
Sponsorship Programme
A sponsorship programme is available for participating states that are low-income or cluster munitions affected countries. UNDP will administer the sponsorship programme according to preset criteria for a maximum of one participant per delegation and within the funds available. Sponsorship will include roundtrip economy class airfare, hotel accommodation in Wellington, and the costs of incidental travel expenses.
Those states requiring sponsorship should contact Hans Risser at:
United Nations Development Program
11-13 Chemin des Anemones, Chatelaine
CH-1219, Geneva, Switzerland
e-mail: hans.risser@undp.org
phone: +41 22 917 8703
