Solutions For SALW Control

The document outlines several measures for Member States to implement to help ensure the safe containment of small arms and light weapons (SALW), including: 1) establishing arms control programs to voluntarily surrender weapons; 2) implementing cross-border control measures through training and information exchange; 3) enacting legislative and regulatory measures for stockpile management; 4) conducting SALW surveys to assess distribution and impacts; 5) developing awareness and communication strategies; 6) implementing collection operations; 7) destroying recovered weapons; and 8) managing information related to SALW control. The document calls on Member States to support these various guidelines and international cooperation to curb the illicit trade in SALW.

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Solutions For SALW Control

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Whenever you get time, speak these.

1. Requests Member States to ensure safe containment of the proliferation of SALW by

focusing on the investment aspect of public initiatives such as:-
a) Arms control facilitation programs by:
i. Setting up specific locations determined by the Member State where arms
could be:
1. Voluntarily surrendered;
2. Legally itemized by national registries set up by the respective Member States
and/ or regional bodies;
3. Recycled with the option to opt-in to the incentive program aforementioned;
ii. Taking into account existing procedures such as the Global Firearms
Programme initiated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
in order to establish standardized steps that specify the process from the
submission of arms to the processing of arms to the reimbursement/incentives for
citizens respecting the principle of national sovereignty;

2. Cross border control measures – These efforts should include, but not be limited to,
training; the exchange of information to support common action to contain and reduce
illicit SALW trafficking across borders, and the conclusion of necessary agreements in
this regard. They address operational capacity and law enforcement and involve
strengthening regional and continental co-operation among police, customs, and border
control services to address the illicit proliferation, circulation, and trafficking of SALW.

3. Legislative and regulatory measures – These address some of the legal considerations
that underpin the implementation of an effective system of stockpile management,
defined as the control and management, in all its aspects, of SALW in state and
non-state possession.

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SALW surveys – These highlight critical areas where engagement is necessary to address the
challenges posed by the presence of SALW. Surveys are useful for developing an accurate
picture of the situation on which to build accurate responses for national and international
policymakers. Such surveys could examine various dimensions of the SALW issue. For
example, surveys could be done to assess the distribution of SALW in the country; the social
impact of the presence of SALW; society’s perceptions of the issue; and government capacities
pertaining to SALW control.

SALW awareness and communications strategies – These strategies are aimed at enhancing
the involvement of the public and communities. They support efforts to tackle the proliferation
and illicit trafficking of SALW and encourage responsible ownership and management of SALW.
These strategies also facilitate the free and fast flow of information among the law enforcement
agencies in the sub-region.
SALW collection operations – The most effective way that SALW can be kept in check is by
programs for small arms collection. The Regional Micro-Disarmament Standards/Guidelines
(RMDS/G) establish best-practice technical guidelines and requirements for small arms
collection programs, from conception to execution, to ensure maximum effectiveness and
safety.

SALW destruction operations – Recovered weapons need to be immediately and systematically

destroyed in order to prevent further proliferation and reduce the risk of collected arms ‘leaking’
out of state possession again. The continued presence of weapons inevitably acts as a
destabilizing influence in the area, and the potential for illicit trade remains. If the public
perceives that the weapons that they had handed in are just being transferred elsewhere, either
legally or illegally, then essential public confidence in the program will collapse.

Management of information – Information management entails collecting, analyzing,

exchanging, and disseminating information related to SALW control work. This
information-sharing role should encompass informing, shaping, and changing individual
knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and behavior, as well as institutional policy and practice. It
should also include coordinating with public education and awareness-raising initiatives by civil
society organizations.

1. Requests Member States to implement and support national, regional, and

international guidelines which assists
in the efforts of widespread education for communities regarding the illicit trade of SALW
such as the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines;

2. Also requests Member States to take further advantage of the ITI and include any
SALW currently in circulation that fall outside the definition of Antique Weapons,
as defined in paragraph four of the ITI, for the purpose for recording and tracking
into the ITI;

3. Endorses cooperation between developed and developing Member States in order to

promote border security, territorial integrity and prevention of the illicit trading through
training personnel on more advanced equipment that involves ITI in conjunction with the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);

4. Urges the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and regional organizations
to collaborate on the implementation of biannual capacity building training programs for
state actors specifically for the management of SALW and their manufacturing,
stockpiling, and marking;

5. Encourages the use of strategies that implement broader legislation, based upon the
Nairobi Protocol, on the national and regional level for the purposes of ensuring progress
towards set goals encouraging the use of educational, law enforcement strategies that
implement broader legislation on the regional level, based upon the best practices from
the Nairobi Protocol, to ensure consistent progress is made.