Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue at the United Nations…

20 Pages·2015·0.28 MB·English

Gillian Goh
Political Affairs Officer
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Evolution of the conventional
ammunition issue at the United
Nations…
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999
First UN report on
ammunition
(A/54/155)
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999 2005
“ammunition should
be addressed as a
separate process”
(A/60/88)
First UN report on
ammunition
(A/54/155)
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999 2005 2008
“ammunition should
be addressed as a
separate process”
(A/60/88)
First UN report on
ammunition Group of Government
(A/54/155) Experts recommended
the development of 6
IATG (A/63/182)
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999 2005 2008 2011/2
“ammunition should IATG completion
be addressed as a & SaferGuard
separate process” Programme
(A/60/88) welcomed by GA
(A/RES/66/42)
First UN report on
ammunition Group of Government
(A/54/155) Experts recommended
the development of 7
IATG (A/63/182)
Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999 2005 2008 2011/2 2013
“ammunition should IATG completion
be addressed as a & SaferGuard
separate process” Programme
(A/60/88) welcomed by GA
(A/RES/66/42)
First UN report on
ammunition Group of Government Establishment of UN
(A/54/155) Experts recommended SaferGuardQuick Response
the development of Mechanism (A/68/52) 8
IATG (A/63/182)
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Evolution of the conventional ammunition issue
at the United Nations
1999 2005 2008 2011/2 2013 2015
UN Member States
recognized that the
“ammunition should IATG completion
IATG are being
be addressed as a & SaferGuard
implemented in
separate process” Programme
nearly 90 countries
(A/60/88) welcomed by GA
including through
(A/RES/66/42)
partners
First UN report on
ammunition Group of Government Establishment of UN
(A/54/155) Experts recommended SaferGuardQuick Response
the development of Mechanism (A/68/52) 9
IATG (A/63/182)
The UN framework and mandate for
addressing ammunition management:
• The development of International Ammunition Technical
Guidelines
• To assist States with national stockpile management
(voluntary basis)
Knowledge resource management/
coordination mandate
• UN SaferGuard
programme
Quick Response Mechanism mandate
(A/63/182, op. 72 & 73, A/RES/ 66/42, A/RES/68/52) 10
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What are the IATG?
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Storage
Risk
Accounting
management Life-cycle
stockpile
management
Destruction Transport
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3 risk-reduction
Highest existing
process levels
standards
(RRPL)
Intermediate
Basic risk
reduction
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IATG drafted Reviewed and
by UN approved by
ammunition the UN
expert SaferGuard
consultant Technical
Review Panel
IATG modules
published online
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• The UN SaferGuard Technical Review Panel consists of
ammunition experts from around the world:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Germany,
Serbia, Singapore and the United States
• The development of the IATG is supported additionally
by Finland, Japan, Switzerland and the EU.
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Developed by the UN IATG updated on a
Office for Disarmament 5-yearly basis
Affairs together with
(2011, 2015)
the UN Mine Action
Service
The IATG and UN Available in English
SaferGuard and Arabic
programme
welcomed by all 193 French and Russian
UN Member States versions available
soon
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Web-based software to assist in implementation:
http://www.un.org/disarmament/un-saferguard
Risk reduction Checklist Quantity-Distance Map
This tool provides a list of This map allows the user to see
questions to help check if the potential danger to
ammunition is safely surrounding buildings and
stored. roads if there is an ammunition
explosion. 17
The field activities under the UN SaferGuard
Programme
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Quick Response Mechanism
Made possible by:
What is the UN SaferGuard Quick Response
Mechanism?
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