Location
Marrakech, MoroccoAttendance
Invitation Only
Date & Time
Start: 15/12/15 00:00
End: 15/12/15 00:00
The second CTI Annual Forum was held in Marrakech, Morocco 15 December 2015. During the CTI Forum, international experts, CTI core states and CTI Friends are invited to give their views about future CTI strategic direction in these important areas. In preparing these strategies, the CTI will be guided by […]
The second CTI Annual Forum was held in Marrakech, Morocco 15 December 2015. During the CTI Forum, international experts, CTI core states and CTI Friends are invited to give their views about future CTI strategic direction in these important areas.
In preparing these strategies, the CTI will be guided by its founding principles:
Constructive – The CTI takes a constructive approach to the push for ratification and implementation of UNCAT. It is not the role of CTI to “name and shame” but rather to support Governments in their efforts to pursue ratification of UNCAT and to implement the Convention.
Twinning – CTI is an initiative by and for equal government partners seeking to enhance exchange of experience and knowledge in order to learn from others with similar challenges – typically in regional settings.
Inspirational – CTI will inspire, not proscribe. CTI will inspire, facilitate and motivate. Inspire countries by exposing them to the experience of other countries; facilitate by creating a platform for informal meetings with experts and through the development of useful tools; and motivate by highlighting – in the UN and to the public – government efforts to ratify and implement the convention.
RATIFICATION STRATEGY
There are currently 37 states yet to ratify the Convention. The CTI is currently working on ratification with a range of states bilaterally and also at regional level. A major event was recently held in Costa Rica aimed at promoting ratification and meaningful implementation in the Caribbean region. To assist governments in the process, a CTI ratification tool has furthermore been developed. The core of the CTI strategy for promoting ratification, however, remai