UNREC Physical Security and Stockpile Management Project in the Sahel (PSSM): Senior Policy and Technical Workshops in Niger and Mali

11/07/2017
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14/07/2017
Activity description

Within the framework of the 'Physical Security and Stockpile Management Project' (PSSM) in the Sahel, UNREC organised two back to back workshops on 11-14 July 2017 in cooperation with the National SALW Commission of Mali and Niger, including one policy workshop for senior government officials and one technical workshop for experts and practitioners directly responsible for PSSM in these countries. Participants represented, inter-alia, the Ministries of Defense, Interior, Justice, Environment, and the National Assembly. Other participating state agencies included the Military, Police, National Guard, Gendarmerie and Customs services. The workshops aimed at defining PSSM norms for each country in conformity with the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISASCs) and the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATGs).

Project description

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.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Legal or legislative assistance
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Inventory and stockpile management
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Mali
Niger
Implementers
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
Donors
European Union (EU)
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
Budget
EUR
Contact Details

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)

B.P. 2705 Lomé – Togo

Phone: +228 (0)22 53 50 00

Fax: +228 (0)22 50 43 15

E-mail: mail@unrec.org 

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Point of Contact: Lewis Kamau KANYOKO, PSSM Project Coordinator

Phone: +228 (0)22 53 50 00

E-mail: mail@unrec.org