UNREC-Mali validation Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Within the framework of the ‘Physical Security and Stockpile Management Project’ (PSSM) in the Sahel, UNREC, in collaboration with the Malian National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, organised two back to back workshops during which senior political decision-makers and technical directors of the government of Mali gave their mark of approval to the PSSM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed by UNREC. The workshops were held in Bamako in September 2017 and brought together over 40 political decision-makers and national experts to comprehensively review the PSSM SOPs based on the latest cutting-edge knowledge and technology, notably the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) and the International Ammunitions Technical Guidelines (IATGs). These SOPs have also been designed to conform to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Small Arms protocol. The workshops represented an opportunity not only to convene various SALW actors in the same venue and provide a forum to share perspectives and ideas, but also the chance to raise awareness and sensitize participants from the various sectors on PSSM and SALW issues.
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. Through three years of funding, beneficiary countries are provided with support to reform their legal systems in order to align them with international standards and to achieve conformity with their obligations under different global and regional arms-control treaties and instruments. Countries are also provided with support to build their technical capacity to administer and operate arms security and management systems in accordance with internationally established norms and standards. These include training in the implementation of the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACSs) and the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATGs). A key feature of this project is the piloting of 18 model arms-stockage installations to be used as in-country reference points in training and development of similar installations. 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 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 in Niger and Mali
11/07/2017 - 14/07/2017
UNREC PSSM Workshop in Mauritania
24/04/2017 - 25/04/2017
UNREC PSSM workshop in the Sahel
15/11/2016 - 17/11/2016
UNREC validates Burkina Faso PSSM SOP
10/10/2017 - 13/10/2017
UNREC validates Chad PSSM SOPs
24/10/2017 - 27/10/2017
UNREC validates Burkina Faso PSSM SOP
26/03/2018 - 30/03/2018
UNREC validates Nigeria PSSM SOP
12/12/2017 - 15/12/2017
UNREC SOP PSSM training Mali
22/01/2018 - 26/01/2018
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Point of Contact: Lewis Kamau KANYOKO, PSSM Project Coordinator
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