Wilton Park Conference “Towards better Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) in the Sahel region” PSSM IN SAHEL PROJECT – LOME, TOGO

14/03/2016
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15/03/2016
Descripción de la actividad

The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) held in Lomé, Togo, from 14 to 15 March 2016, a regional conference to create the political buy-in needed to carry out project activities. The event gathered the National Focal Points and National Commissions on Small Arms and Light Weapons from six States of the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Chad), as well as experts from international organizations (African Union, ECOWAS, and the European Union), relevant UN agencies (UNODC, UNMAS, UNIDIR, UNOWA, etc.), specialized agencies such as INTERPOL, BICC, MAG, Conflict Armament Research (CAR), and the Sahel G5.

Descripción del Proyecto

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 this three years funded project, countries are provided with support to reform their legal systems in order to align them with international norms and to achieve conformity with their obligations under the 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 innovative 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 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. 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.

Tipo de actividad
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Enfoque de la Actividad
Ammunition
Diversion
Inventory and stockpile management
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Socios
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Implementadores
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
Donantes
European Union (EU)
Presupuesto
EUR
Contacto

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