JRR policy group Meeting

17 november 2008

On 17 November 2008, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), in its capacity as Interim JRR Secretariat, organised the second meeting of the JRR Policy Group, at the World Forum Convention Center (WFCC) in The Hague, the Netherlands.     The meeting was convened as a follow-up to the first JRR Policy Group meeting in New York on 28 November 2008 and the three Coordinating Group Meetings that have taken place since then in New York, Brussels and Berlin.

The purpose of the meeting was to to discuss and adopt the recommendations developed by the JRR Coordinating Group since November 2007, to approve the plan of action for the coming 12 months and to expand membership in the JRR Policy Group, which remains open for all interested States and organisations.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the JRR Policy Group indicated its agreement to adopting the recommendations of the JRR Coordinating Group made during its meetings in April and September 2008. The JRR Policy Group further indicated its agreement to the plan of action outlined for the JRR Mechanism in the coming months, specifically holding a JRR Coordinating Group meeting in Ottawa in February 2009; the JRR Pilot Training Course in Berlin in May 2009 and the call for nominations for that course; and thereafter focusing on the issues of training, outreach and rosters, before the next JRR Policy Group meeting in November 2009.

The Report from the JRR Policy Group Meeting on 17 November 2008 (Eng/French to follow) details the discussions that took place, which are forming another step in the future preparations towards eventual deployment.