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- Celebrating 15 years of the Montreux Document
- ICoCA celebrates the 10 years of the Association and 15 years of the Montreux Document
- DCAF Burkina Faso reflects on the regulation of PMSCs
- DCAF Tunis celebrates 15 years of the Montreux Document
- AFRILAW’s Experience: 15 Years of the Montreux Document
- Celebrating with IEPADES the Montreux Document's Impact in Guatemala
- Madagascar’s regulatory authority celebrates the 15 year-anniversary of the Montreux Document
- Costa Rica’s regulatory authority celebrates the 15 year-anniversary of the Montreux Document
- MDF Secretariat reflects on the 15-Year milestone of the Montreux Document
- Insights from the MDF Co-Chair: The Swiss FDFA celebrates the 15 years of the Montreux Document
- Insights from the MDF Co-Chair: the ICRC celebrates the 15 year-anniversary of the Montreux Document
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- The MDF holds a side event at the OSCE on the humanitarian impact of private military and security companies
- The MDF holds a side event at the United Nations on the role of national regulatory authorities and the importance of information sharing
- The MDF delivers a capacity-building training for Honduras's national private security regulator
- The Council of Europe joins the Montreux Document
- The MDF holds a side event at the United Nations on PMSCs’ cyber operations in armed conflict
- Honduras joins the Montreux Document Forum!
- Latvia joins the Montreux Document Forum!
- Guatemala launches a multi-stakeholder process to strengthen private security regulation in line with international norms and good practices
- The Organization of American States calls Member States to adhere to the Montreux Document
- Romania joins the Montreux Document Forum!
- Check out the new online course on private military and security regulation!
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Advisory Support for Private Military and Security Regulation
- Independent research confirms the positive impact of the Montreux Document on the reduction of PMSC’s violence against civilians
- Contemporary use of PMSCs in armed conflict and complex environments
- Check out the new report on the Regional Meeting for States in the Middle East and North Africa region!
- Slovakia joins the Montreux Document Forum!
- Reference Document: Elements for a Maritime Interpretation of the Montreux Document
- MDF Regional meeting in the Middle East and North Africa region
- Virtual workshop on the Montreux Document in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean
- Revision of MDF Working Practices
- The Republic of Malta joins the MD Forum!
- Panel Discussion on Private Military and Security Companies
- The Montreux Document Forum goes online!
- Second International Forum on Security and Law for PMSC, 16-17 December
- Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Montreux Document Forum
- Enhancing the Regulation, Oversight and Governance of the Private Security Industry in the Caribbean Region - Publishing of the CARICOM Conference Report
- Panama supports the Montreux Document!
- Call for Submissions
- Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Private Security in the Caribbean Region
- Montenegro supports the Montreux Document
- Launch of the Legislative Guidance tool in Arabic
- The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies: 10 Years On
- More than 120 participants attended the fourth official plenary meeting of the Montreux Document Forum
- 31 States were represented at the Regional Meeting of the Montreux Document Forum (MDF) in San José, Costa Rica
- PMSCs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Supporting Implementation of the Montreux Document
- Launch of the Guidance Tool for Contracting Private Military and Security Services
- Now Available! Chairs’ Summary of the Third Plenary Meeting of the Montreux Document Forum (MDF)
- The Regional Conference Report Launch Event in Ethiopia
- Estonia becomes the newest state to officially support the Montreux Document
- Now Available: Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate PMSCs
- Second Plenary Meeting of the Montreux Document Forum
- Third meeting of the Working Group on the International Code of Conduct Association
- Regional Conference on PMSCs and the Montreux Document held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Madagascar supports the Montreux Document
- New Publication: Progress and Opportunities: Challenges and Recommendations for Montreux Document Participants, 2nd edition
- Ireland and Monaco become the latest participants to the Montreux Document
- The Montreux Document Forum is Launched
- The Report on the 2013 MD Regional Conference for Southeast Asia is now available.
- Montreux Document Regional Conference held for Francophone African states, Dakar, Senegal
- Montreux +5 Conference
- Mapping of MDF Regulators
- The Montreux Document Forum provides contextualised advisory support services to promote effective regulation of the private military and security sector at a national level.
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On 5 October, the MDF held a side event at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on the margins of the first plenary session on humanitarian issues.15 October 2026 -
On 28 April, the MDF held a side event at the United Nations in Geneva on “Enhancing the Implementation of International Standards through Information Sharing Between National Regulatory Authorities”.30 April 2026 -
On 11 and 12 March 2026, DCAF, in its capacity as Secretariat of the Montreux Document Forum, conducted a two-day capacity-building training for the Dirección de Control de los Servicios Privados de Seguridad (DICSPS)...25 March 2026