UNIDIR Weapons and Ammunition Management Baseline Assessment in Sierra Leone
On 2-5 September 2019, the Sierra Leone National Commission on Arms (SLENCSA) in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) organised a three-day WAM baseline assessment aimed at establishing a baseline of existing WAM activities, institutions and processes in place, identifying areas to be strengthened, and presenting recommendations for programmatic and policy responses to inform the development of a national framework governing the management of arms and ammunition. The national consultation offered the opportunity for representatives, experts and practitioners from various Sierra Leone institutions and security agencies to engage in dialogue, build trust and improve needed cooperation between them to design and implement a strong national WAM framework. These included experts from the SLENCSA, RSLAF, SLP, Ministry of Defense (MOD), Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Office of National Security (ONS) and civil society through the presence of a representative of SLANSA. International partners also participated including representatives of the International Security Advisory Team (ISAT), the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and UNDP.
This activity falls 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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UNIDIR
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E-mail: unidir@un.org
Point of Contact: Himayu Shiotani
Phone: +41 22 917 2181
E-mail: Himayu.shiotani@un.org