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International Cooperation and Assistance – Small Arms and Light Weapons

International Cooperation and Assistance – Small Arms and Light Weapons. Mat Kimberley Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation and Recovery Group Manager. Australian Aid Program - What we do. Poverty reduction and sustainable development International Aid Policy – major milestones

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International Cooperation and Assistance – Small Arms and Light Weapons

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  1. International Cooperation and Assistance – Small Arms and Light Weapons Mat Kimberley Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation and Recovery Group Manager

  2. Australian Aid Program - What we do • Poverty reduction and sustainable development • International Aid Policy – major milestones • Millennium Declaration 2000 • Doha Round 2001 • Monterrey Consensus 2002 • Rome Declaration on Harmonisation 2003 • Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2005 • Accra Agenda for Action 2008 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  3. Australian Aid Program - Who we work with • Australian Government partners • Non-government organisations • Multilateral organisations • Other donors 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  4. Australian Aid Program - How we work • Partner countries lead development process • Priorities jointly agreed • Country Strategies • Pacific Partnerships for Development • Program-based approaches 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  5. Australian Aid Program - How we work • Using and strengthening local systems • build on what works • formal and traditional systems • Different ways to build capacity • technical advice • institutional linkages and partnerships • operational funding and budget support • training and scholarships • regional networks and forums 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  6. INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY 9 Justice & community safety - a ninth MDG? ? 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  7. Why justice and security matter to development • Justice-security-development nexus • Key elements of state-building and stability • Critical challenges • Justice systems are integrated • State systems have limitations • Non-state justice systems matter 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  8. Australia’s law and justice assistance • A number of Australian Government Departments and Agencies provide assistance: • AusAID justice sector programs • variation in scale and scope • formal and informal (non-state) systems • AusAID policing and security programs • policing, transnational crime, counter-terrorism 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  9. Australia’s small arms and light weapons assistance • Centred on practical implementation of the UN POA • Support for applied research • UNIDIR Pacific needs matching analysis • Armed Violence Reduction baseline survey in Timor-Leste. • Support for catalytic programming • training for marines in Mindanao, Philippines • Support for former children associated with armed forces and armed groups to reintegrate into society in Nepal • Support for international SALW mechanisms • development of International Small Arms Control Standards 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  10. Case Study: Timor-Leste • Austcare and Small Arms Survey: Armed Violence Baseline Assessment • comprehensive surveys on security sector issues. • policy focused research connecting civil society and communities with government bodies. 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  11. Case Study: Solomon Islands • Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands • Broad support aimed to ensure law and order, strengthen government institutions, and promote economic reform. • Programs included: • Firearms Amnesty • Support for the RSIPF • Capacity building within Government • Support to community reconciliation processes. 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  12. Case Study: UNIDIR Pacific research • Aim of the Project: • to identify with states what their needs are in terms of international SALW assistance and inform donors. • Who and where? • The project focused on Government officials, donors, and civil society representatives from Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands. 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  13. UNIDIR: Key needs identified by States • National Coordinating Agency or Body to address SALW • Laws, regulations and administrative procedures • Stockpile management and security, including inventory management • Law enforcement • Customs and borders • National registries and licensing • Security and development 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  14. UNIDIR: Future engagement • strengthening and building partnerships; • awareness-raising; • action-oriented research for greater awareness and understanding of the nature and scope of the problem; • sustainable development; • cultural issues; and • conflict prevention. 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  15. UNIDIR: Next Steps UNIDIR would appreciate your feedback on the Report. Please contact: • Kerry Maze (kmaze@unog.ch) or • Sophia Close (sophia.close@ausaid.gov.au) 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

  16. Conclusion What we have learned: • Development is complex • Understand and respect local context • Focus on affordable home-grown solutions • Be realistic and strategic about donor role 22 June 2009/Pacific Regional SALW meeting

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