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Division 1.2.1 Objectives

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    achieving a reduction in the diversion of arms and ammunition on the African continent, thus reducing threats to human security and contributing to a peaceful and secure environment for African citizens and fostering development;

  2. (b)

    supporting African States with the implementation of the African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by 2020 and the relevant strategies of the Regional Economic Communities;

  3. (c)

    fostering synergies with the implementation of other relevant international and regional initiatives, including the ATT, the UN Programme of Action on SALW and the UN Firearms Protocol;

  4. (d)

    coordinating and synergizing with relevant Union supported initiatives in Africa, including the EU's arms export control and ATT outreach projects supported by Council Decisions (CFSP) 2018/299f1 and (CFSP) 2018/101f2 and Conflict Armament Research Ltd. (CAR)'s iTrace project supported by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2283f3;

  5. (e)

    engaging with the multi-year legal review process that is currently underway in China, which will result in the adoption of a new Export Control Law;

  6. (f)

    supporting small arms control work at the community level by reaching out to people at the grassroots level and providing opportunities for them to express themselves and offer ways to reduce the human cost of illicit arms and ammunition;

  7. (g)

    supporting joint research and action oriented analysis by African, Chinese and Union experts on the problems associated with arms and ammunition diversion and misuse in Africa, with recommendations for specific actions that help address and reduce the threats associated with illicit arms and ammunition. These may include, but are not limited to: export control; safe and secure arms and ammunition storage; destruction of surplus arms and ammunition; marking, record-keeping and tracing, including cooperation with United Nations missions tasked with identification and tracing of illicit arms; monitoring and enforcement of arms embargoes; and the exchange of operational information to disrupt arms-trafficking networks.

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Footnotes

f1

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 of 26 February 2018 promoting the European network of independent non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (OJ L 56, 28.2.2018, p. 46).

f2

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/101 of 22 January 2018 on the promotion of effective arms export controls (OJ L 17, 23.1.2018, p. 40).

f3

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2283 of 11 December 2017 in support of a global reporting mechanism on illicit small arms and light weapons and other illicit conventional weapons and ammunition to reduce the risk of their illicit trade (‘iTrace III’) (OJ L 328, 12.12.2017, p. 20).