NATIONAL CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON PHYSICAL SECURITY AND STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (PSSM) AND FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PILOT SITES
The workshop was part of the Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) in Sahel Project, implemented by UNREC, and was held in collaboration with the authorities of Chad. The event gathered representatives of national defence, law enforcement and other civilian authorities concerned with SALW security, members of the parliament and the judiciary, as well as civil society, with the aim of reviewing the current legislative and administrative framework concerning PSSM of government-held weapons and ammunition and identifying recommendations to harmonize them with international instruments and standards in this field. As part of the workshop, stakeholders also initiated discussions on the identification of storage sites which will serve as pilot sites for the project’s upcoming rehabilitation activities.
The Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) in Sahel Project is a regional project implemented by UNREC and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). It covers Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria. Designated partners for the implementation of the project are the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the non-governmental organization Mines Advisory Group (MAG), the ISACS Inter-Agency Support Unit and Wilton Park. The PSSM in Sahel Project is part of the support by the United Nations and the European Union to the security and stability in the Sahel and aims to support States in this region to prevent the diversion of and the illicit trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), as well as their ammunition, by improving the physical security and management of national stockpiles.
UNREC PSSM Workshop Burkina Faso
09/05/2016 - 11/05/2016
UNREC PSSM Workshop Niger
30/05/2016 - 01/06/2016
UNREC PSSM Workshop - Nigeria
02/08/2016 - 04/08/2016
PSSM UNREC Sahel Project Launch
14/03/2016 - 15/03/2016
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