Twenty-Second Meeting of the States Parties

The Twenty-Second Meeting of the States Parties (22MSP) is set to take place the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1 to 5 December 2025. It will be presided by H.E. Ms ICHIKAWA Tomiko, Ambassador of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament. Ambassador Ichikawa waselected as 22MSP President at the conclusion of the Twenty-First Meeting of the States Parties in Geneva in 2023.  Her Excellencyis the first Asian woman to preside over a Meeting of the States Parties and the seventh woman overall, since the Convention began its formal proceedings in 1999.

In December 2024, the President shared the areas of priority for the presidency,

• Priorities for implementation for the Presidency of the 22MSP

In addition to the 22MSP, Japan presides over the following meetings in 2025:

• Tenth Pledging Conference on 12 March 2025, Geneva | Photos, videos
• Intersessional Meetings from 17-20 June 2025, Geneva | Photos, videos