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Division 2 Overall objectives

United Kingdom

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The Action described in this point will contribute to the security and stability in the Sahel and to assist the six States of the Sahel region (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria) to prevent the diversion of, and the illicit trafficking in, government-owned SALW and ammunition by improving their PSSM.

Specifically, the Action will aim to:

  1. (a)

    generate the necessary political buy-in for the enhancement of PSSM procedures and promote regional cooperation and knowledge sharing;

  2. (b)

    support target countries in the development of up-to-date legislation, administrative procedures and practical SOPs as the foundation of enhanced PSSM in line with international best practice standards;

  3. (c)

    directly support the implementation of stockpile management activities, including through rehabilitation of storage facilities, destruction of surplus, obsolete or illicit SALW and the piloting of new technologies.