Division 4.4.4 Project results

The project will:

1. (a)

   demonstrate the utility of iTrace and the concept of documenting, compiling, and sharing data on diversion to national and international policy makers working to implement conventional arms control and arms export control agreements (the ATT, the UN Programme of Action, and other relevant international instruments) and support their implementation;

2. (b)

   provide relevant information to assist policy makers and conventional arms control experts in identifying priority areas for international assistance and cooperation and devising effective counter-diversion strategies;

3. (c)

   provide arms export licensing authorities with in-depth information on iTrace and its risk assessment utility, in addition to providing an avenue for further feedback and system enhancement;

4. (d)

   facilitate information-sharing among national governments and UN peacekeeping and sanctions monitoring operations, including data processing and analysis using the iTrace system;

5. (e)

   facilitate networking among an expanding group of conventional arms control experts involved in conducting in situ investigations into the diversion and trafficking of conventional arms and their ammunition;

6. (f)

   raise the public profile of conventional arms and their ammunition tracing as a means to assist in monitoring the implementation of the ATT, the UN Programme of Action, and the ITI and other international and regional arms control and arms export control instruments.