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Promotion of adherence through a high-level event to be held in New York in close cooperation with the UN Office of Legal Affairs

Project details: A high-level event will be held either in the margins of the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or in the margins of the annual Treaty Event, organised by the UN Secretary-General and held in parallel with the general debate of the General Assembly. The high-level event could also be held during any special UN forum on specific treaties that are intended to facilitate the participation of States in the multilateral treaty framework.

Implementing entity: UNCCT

Promotion of adherence via regional workshops and country visits

Project details: Organising up to six regional, interregional and subregional workshops for policy- and decision-makers of States not party to ICSANT^f1 in:

• Africa,

• Central and South Asia,

• Europe,

• South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Relevant materials developed under the project (e.g. case studies and self-assessment questionnaires) will be used in the workshops. In addition to focusing on ICSANT, the workshops will address synergies with the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the Amendment thereto, as well as UNSC Resolution 1540 (2004).

Implementing entity: UNODC

Provision of relevant legislative assistance

Project details: Provision of relevant legislative assistance to requesting States via desk reviews or legislative drafting workshops (up to 10 States).

Implementing entity: UNODC

Capacity building for relevant stakeholders, including criminal justice officials who could be involved in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating cases involving nuclear and other radioactive material covered by ICSANT

Project details: Three regional workshops will be held for prosecutors of selected States Parties to ICSANT in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Implementing entity: UNODC

Promotion of adherence through engagement with the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Project details: Consultations will be held with the Inter-Parliamentary Union with a view to organising events to support speedy adherence to ICSANT and joint appeals to States that are not yet party to ICSANT.

Implementing entity: UNCCT

Study on reasons for States not adhering to ICSANT and the challenges faced by those States

Project details: Study on the reasons for States not adhering to ICSANT and the challenges faced by those States. The UNCCT will conduct an academic study to obtain a deeper understanding of the reasons for States not becoming party to ICSANT and the challenges faced by those States, and will issue recommendations on how to address those reasons and challenges in order to ensure increased adherence and will indicate legislative requirements and measures for effective implementation.

Implementing entity: UNCCT

Development and maintenance of a regularly updated, password-protected website on all resources on ICSANT, including examples of national legislation

Project details: The website will contain all available resources on ICSANT, including a collection of all existing national legislation implementing ICSANT in all States Parties, a collection of good practices and model legislation, scholarly articles, information and a calendar on outreach activities, a dedicated email address for questions, information on available assistance, a questionnaire with answers on ICSANT and the delivery of 12 one-hour webinars on different aspects of ICSANT (four in English, four in French and four in Spanish).

Implementing entity: UNODC

Development and delivery of a training manual on ICSANT-relevant fictional case studies

Project details: A training manual on ICSANT will be developed on the basis of fictional case studies.

Implementing entity: UNODC

Development of an e-learning module on ICSANT

Project details: The module will be translated into at least four UN official languages and will be hosted on the UNODC Global e-learning website (https://www.unodc.org/elearning).

Implementing entity: UNODC

Nuclear-terrorism-related capacity building in the area of border security and management

Project details: The UNCCT will hold capacity-building events on border security and management in six regions:

• Sahel,

• South Asia and South-East Asia,

• Horn of Africa,

• Central Asia and the Caucasus,

• Eastern and South-Eastern Europe,

• Middle East and North Africa.

Implementing entity: UNCCT

Development of flyers and learning material

Project details: Development of promotional flyers on ICSANT in all six UN official languages and a self-assessment questionnaire for States considering adherence.

Implementing entity: UNODC