UNIDIR Weapons and Ammunition Management Baseline Assessment in Niger.
On 14-17 August 2018, UNIDIR and the ECOWAS Commission supported the organisation of a national WAM baseline assessment in the Niger. Led by the national authorities, this four-day consultation aimed at establishing a baseline of the existing WAM activities and procedures in place, identifying areas to be strengthened, and presenting recommendations for programmatic and policy responses to build a national framework governing the management of arms and ammunition. The national consultation offered the opportunity for representatives, experts and practitioners from various Nigerian institutions and security agencies to engage in dialogue. These included experts from the National Commission for the Control and Collection of SALW (CNCCAI), the Army, Gendarmerie, National Guard, Police, Customs, Water and Forestry, Civil Protection and the Ministry of Justice. In addition, representatives of NGOs, including Humanity and Inclusion (HI) and Mine Advisory Group (MAG), as well as bilateral and multilateral actors (Germany and EUCAP Sahel) supporting the implementation of WAM-related activities in Niger, also attended certain sessions of the consultation.
This activity is part of UNIDIR's research project on strengthening policies and frameworks for weapons and ammunition management on the national, regional and multilateral levels and seeks to promote knowledge among States, regional organizations and the United Nations system on ways to strengthen policy and practice governing the full lifecycle of weapon and ammunition to prevent their diversion and misuse. The baseline assessments are conducted upon request by the host government and are organized under the ownership and lead of the host Governments. They take the form of a national consultative process that facilitate dialogue and decision-making among all relevant national security stakeholders on WAM and related security issues.
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