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. 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.