The Conference met in two sessions:
- First Session – 10 to 28 September 1979
- Second Session – 15 September to 10 October 1980
The Conference adopted the text of the Convention, along with Protocols I, II and III. The main documents of the Conference are listed below.
| Provisional Agenda | A/CONF.95/1 | 29 May 1979 |
| Provisional Agenda: Corrigendum | A/CONF.95/1 Corr. 1 | 5 September 1979 |
| Provisional Rules of Procedure | А/СОNF.95/2 | 25 May 1979 |
| Report of the Preparatory Conference | А/СОNF.95/3 | 25 May 1979 |
| Organization and Methods of Work of the Conference: Note by the Secretary-General | A/CONF.95/4 | 1 June 1979 |
| Report of the Credentials Committee | A/CONF.95/5 | 27 September 1979 |
| Report of the Committee of the Whole | A/CONF.95/6 | 28 September 1979 |
| Report of the Conference Working Group on a General Treaty | A/CONF.95/7/CORR.1 | 15 October 1979 |
| Report of the Conference to the General Assembly | A/CONF.95/8 | 8 October 1979 |
| Report of the Conference Working Group on a General Treaty | A/CONF.95/9 | 6 October 1980 |
| — Report of the Conference Working Group on a General Treaty: Addendum | A/CONF.95/9/ADD.1 | 9 October 1980 |
| Statement by the Delegations of the Bulgarian People’s Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Viet Nam [Representatives’ Credentials: Kampuchea] | A/CONF.95/10 | 8 October 1980 |
| Report of the Committee of the Whole | A/CONF.95/11 | 9 October 1980 |
| Credentials of Representatives: Report of the Credentials Committee | A/CONF.95/12 | 9 October 1980 |
| Statement by the Delegation of Democratic Kampuchea [Representatives’ Credentials: Kampuchea] | A/CONF.95/13 | 9 October 1980 |
| Report of the Drafting Committee | A/CONF.95/14 | 10 October 1980 |
| — Draft Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on The Use of Specific Weapons: Text agreed by the Drafting Committee | A/CONF.95/14/ADD.1 | 10 October 1980 |
| — Draft Protocol Concerning Non-Detectable Fragments: Text agreed by the Drafting Committee | A/CONF.95/14/ADD.2 | 10 October 1980 |
| — Draft Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices: Text agreed by the Drafting Committee | A/CONF.95/14/ADD.3 | 10 October 1980 |
| — Draft Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons: Text agreed by the Drafting Committee | A/CONF.95/14/ADD.4 | 10 October 1980 |
| Final Report of the Conference to the General Assembly | A/CONF.95/15 | 26 October 1980 |
Summary Records
| 1st Meeting 10 September 1979 | (1) Opening of the Conference (2) Organization of the Conference (a) Appointment of the President (b) Adoption of the agenda (c) Adoption of the rules of procedure (d) Appointment of Officers other than the President (e) Appointment of members of subsidiary organs (g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/SR.1 | 11 September 1979 |
| 2nd Meeting 11 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/SR.2 | 12 September 1979 |
| 3rd Meeting 11 September 1979 | (2) Organization of the Conference (b) Appointment of officers other than the President (e) Appointment of members of subsidiary organs | A/CONF.95/SR.3 | 12 September 1979 |
| 4th Meeting 12 September 1979 | Tribute to the memory of Mr. Agostinho Ne (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/SR.4 | 14 September 1979 |
| 5th Meeting 13 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/SR.5 | 17 September 1979 |
| 6th Meeting 14 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/SR.6 | 18 September 1979 |
| 7th Meeting 28 September 1979 | (2)(f) Credentials of representatives (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/SR.7 | 1 October 1979 |
| 8th Meeting 28 September 1979 | (5) Adoption of the report to the General Assembly Closure of the session | A/CONF.95/SR.8 | 3 October 1979 |
| 9th Meeting 15 September 1980 | Opening of the session (2)(g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/SR.9 | 17 September 1980 |
| 10th Meeting 22 September 1980 | (2)(d) Appointment of officers other than the President (2)(e) Appointment of members of subsidiary organs | A/CONF.95/SR.10 | 24 September 1980 |
| 11th Meeting 10 October 1980 | Tribute to the memory of Mr. Peiotor Mironovich Macherov (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Consideration of draft resolution and a draft proposal – Report of the Conference Working Group on a General Treaty – Report of the Committee of the Whole (2)(f) Credentials of representatives | A/CONF.95/SR.11 | 3 November 1980 |
| 12th Meeting 10 October 1980 | Adoption of the report of the Drafting Committee (4) Adoption of the Final Act (5) Adoption of the report of the Conference to the General Assembly Concluding statements | A/CONF.95/SR.12 | 27 October 1980 |
| 9th to 12th Meetings: Corrigendum | A/CONF.95/SR.9-12/CORR | 30 December 1980 |
Summary Records of the Committee of the Whole
| 1st Meeting 12 September 1979 | (2)(g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.1 | 13 September 1979 |
| 2nd Meeting 13 September 1979 | (2)(g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.2 | 14 September 1979 |
| 3rd Meeting 14 September 1979 | (2)(g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.3 | 17 September 1979 |
| 4th Meeting 18 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Proposal submitted by Morocco concerning increased protection for children against certain effects of conventional weapons | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.4 | 19 September 1979 |
| 5th Meeting 21 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.5 | 24 September 1979 |
| 6th Meeting 25 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Draft resolution on small-calibre weapons systems – Draft protocol on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of mines, booby-traps and other devices] | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.6 | 26 September 1979 |
| 7th Meeting 26 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Draft protocol on prohibition or restrictions of the use of incendiary weapons – Draft protocol on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of mines, booby-traps and other devices | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.7 | 28 September 1979 |
| 8th Meeting 27 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Draft resolution on small-calibre weapons systems | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.8 | 27 September 1979 |
| 9th Meeting 27 September 1979 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Report of the Working Group on Landmines and Booby-Traps – Report of the Working Group on Incendiary Weapons – Draft resolution on small calibre weapon systems – Draft report of the Committee of the Whole | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.9 | 2 October 1979 |
| 1st to 9th Meetings | Corrigendum | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.1-9/CORR | 25 February 1980 |
| 10th Meeting 16 September 1980 | (2)(g) Organization of work | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.10 | 17 September 1980 |
| 11th Meeting 19 September 1980 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Report of the Working Group on Incendiary Weapons – Report of the Working Group on Landmines and Booby-Traps | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.11 | 23 September 1980 |
| 12th Meeting 26 September 1980 | (2)(g) Organization of work (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.12 | 30 September 1980 |
| 13th Meeting 2 October 1980 | Tribute to the memory of Mr. Richard R. Baxter (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Report of the Working Group on Incendiary Weapons | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.13 | 7 October 1980 |
| 14th Meeting 3 October 1980 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Report of the Working Group on Incendiary Weapons – Report of the Working Group on Landmines and Booby-Traps – Proposal to establish a working group on small calibre weapon systems | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.14 | 10 October 1980 |
| 15th Meeting 8 October 1980 | (3) Consideration of prohibitions or restrictions … – Oral report on informal consultations on small calibre weapon systems | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.15 | 21 October 1980 |
| 16th Meeting 9 October 1980 | Adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole Closure of the session | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.16 | 14 October 1980 |
| 10th to 16th Meetings | Corrigendum | A/CONF.95/CW/SR.10-16/CORR | 30 December 1980 |