Second Advisory Centre operationalization meeting in Yerevan, Armenia

6 to 8 May 2025

The second meeting on the operationalization of the Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution ("AC-OP Meeting") will be will be held at Elite Plaza Business Center, Yerevan, Armenia from 6 to 8 May 2025.

The AC-OP Meeting will be an informal forum to discuss operationalization issues pertaining to the establishment of the Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution, which will focus on (1) ways to establish the Advisory Centre within the United Nations system; (2) criteria for determining the location of the headquarters and regional offices; (3) classification of Members of the Advisory Centre; (4) budget and financing, including the  amount of contributions by Members and methods of payment; and (5) thresholds of membership and contributions for the entry into force of the Statute, in alignment with the decision by the Commission at its fifty-seventh session (A/79/17, paras. 157 – 166).

Please note that participants intending to attend in person are requested to complete their registration by 18 April 2025

 

Brochure

 

Background documents prepared to facilitate discussion

  • AC/OP/BD.6 Provisional agenda - advance copy
  • AC/OP/BD.7 Ways to establish the Advisory Centre within the United Nations system 
  • AC/OP/BD.8 Criteria to determine the location of the headquarters and regional offices
  • AC/OP/BD.9 Classification of the Members of the Advisory Centre
  • AC/OP/BD.10 Budget of the Advisory Centre
  • AC/OP/BD.11 Financial Frameworks in establishing the Advisory Centre

 

Additional resources

 

Reform Element