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 Context

Illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons facilitates the flow of illicit small arms and light weapons into conflict areas and into the hands of criminal and terrorist groups, with grave consequences for international peace and security, economic and social development and the safety of civilians.  Illicit brokering activities in small arms and light weapons thus has a profound destabilizing effect and has been an important factor in violations of arms embargoes imposed by the Security Council. The Group of Governmental Experts established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/81 emphasized that the globalised nature of the environment in which arms brokering activities take place necessitates the development of a coherent approach to illicit brokering in all its aspects.

When States agreed on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (Programme of Action), they also made a commitment to develop adequate national legislation or administrative procedures to regulate small arms and light weapons brokering.  The Group of Governmental Experts highlighted the need for effective international cooperation to curb illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons, namely through the provision of assistance for capacity-building; enhanced information-sharing among States; and mutual assistance arrangements for the identification, investigation and prosecution of illicit brokers.  Indeed, their report advocated strongly for the intensification of international cooperation in tackling illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons, both regarding the exchange of evidentiary information and assistance for capacity-building.

With the financial support of the Austrian Government, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) plans to undertake the brokering project with the objective of strengthening the capacity of Eastern Africa National Focal Points on Small Arms to control and regulate small arms brokering. The Uganda National Focal Point (NFP) will benefit from this project.

For more information, kindly open the attachment below.

• 570__ToRs_National_Consultant_Uganda.pdf

• 00050470UGA/09/040GEN

• 25th September 2009

• UNREC

• Kampala

• Regulation of Small Arms Brokers In Eastern Africa

• SSA

• 2 months