ANNEX
Training the trainers and database project, third phase
The third and final phase of the UN-LiREC project consists of two main sets of activities. The first entails the continuation of the activities underway, while the second set of activities consists of the application of the work developed by the UN-LiREC to related activities undertaken in Europe in support of EU Policy in South-Eastern Europe and other regions of the world such as Africa.
First set of Activities
1. Training the trainers
1.1.
Support to national training courses on investigating techniques through the law enforcement officials previously trained by UN-LiREC;
1.2.
Support to the development of the Regional Public Security Training Centre created by Brazil which aims to coordinate future regional training course activities; and
1.3.
Carrying out of advanced training courses on intelligence and international cooperation.
2. Firearms-related Databases
2.1.
Further development of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Administration System (SALSA) databases; and
2.2.
Integration of SALSA into other databases of the law enforcement authorities of the region.
3. Parliamentary Exchange Initiative
3.1.
Continuation of training courses for Members of Parliament in the region; and
3.2.
Technical support to firearms legislation reform.
4. Weapons Destruction and Stockpile Management
4.1.
Continuation of the work to support weapons destruction and stockpile management; and
4.2.
Support to national destruction programmes.
Second set of activities
Linkage of Latin American and Caribbean activities to European-related activities and transfer of knowledge and lessons learnt to ensure synergies between Latin America and Caribbean and other regions of the world:
1.
Assessment of the European firearms legislation and promotion of the EU Code of Conduct on Control of Arms Exports to identify lessons learnt for improvements of Latin American and Caribbean legislation: proposed cooperation with the European Parliament.
2.
Expansion and adaptation of the SALSA database system to include information exchange with Member States so as to facilitate coordination and cooperation between the two regions: proposed cooperation with other entities that work on the issue of illicit firearms trafficking, such as national law enforcement entities and EUROPOL.
3.
Adaptation of the training course materials developed by the UN-LiREC to the needs and opportunities of countries in other regions of the world so as to enhance lessons learnt.
4.
Assessment of the status of implementation and the identification of opportunities for synergies in the recommendations made by the Heads of State and Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe concerning the firearms issue at the Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Mexico Summit Meetings, notably identifying Summit Declarations related to activities referred to above.
Activities will culminate with the implementation of a Combined Command Post (CCP) — a region-wide centre of operations of the Regional Public Security Training Centre in Brasilia, Brazil — to coordinate firearms-related training and other activities with the work of some 3 000 officials in 33 countries. By the end of 2007, the entire training course package will be transferred from UN-LiREC to the CCP and to individual countries to facilitate national ownership. The CCP will also serve as a hub to link this network of law enforcement entities with other regions.
