- Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) consists of the
- “procedures and activities that are necessary for the safe and secure
- accounting, storage, transportation and handling of SALW”
-
- 3
-
- . It can therefore be viewed as a key element of practical weapons and
- ammunition management, and it significantly decreases the risk of
- illicit proliferation, trafficking and diversion of firearms,
- ammunition, and explosives as well as reduces the risk of Unintentional
- Munitions Explosions.
-
-
- Responsible management of stockpiles can therefore positively impact on
- efforts to reduce armed violence and contribute towards enhancing the
- security of the surrounding communities as well as the security at the
- local, national and regional level.
-
-
Regional PSSM Training of Trainers (ToT) processes
-
- Since 2016, the bicc advisory team on Weapons and Ammunition Management
- (WAM) has been supporting two multi-stakeholder regional PSSM Training
- of Trainers (ToT) processes; one in East Africa (with the Regional
- Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and
- Bordering States, RECSA) and one in West Africa (with the Economic
- Community of West African States, ECOWAS).
-
-
- The aim of both processes was to support and enhance regional ownership,
- strengthen PSSM capacities, establish sustainable structures by creating
- a regional trainer pool whose trainers can independently train more
- trainers that equally possess the necessary regional and local
- knowledge, thereby decreasing a dependency on foreign experts. The focus
- on regional ownership and sustainability represents a crucial piece of
- the peace and security puzzle, in alignment with SDG 16.
-
-
- Based on the UN Programme of Action, and acknowledging PSSM as a key
- element of WAM, the Multinational Small Arms and Ammunition Group (MSAG)
- initiated a training programme on the security and stockpile management
- of weapons, ammunition, and explosives for East African states in Kenya
- in 2012. Participants of the ToT processes derived from among the
- military, police and wildlife service sectors. Up until March 2024, 469
- participants have been trained, out of which 42 were certified as PSSM
- Instructors and 13 as Senior Instructors. The map below shows their
- geographical distribution.
-
-
- In the meantime, the need for another regional PSSM ToT process was
- identified in the ECOWAS region (West Africa), which was established in
- 2018 and completed in 2023. Based on the identified need for a regional
- trainer pool and more accountable PSSM practices, this process also took
- into account lessons learned from the East Africa ToT process. Between
- 2018 and 2023, a total of 000 participants have been trained, out of
- which 000 were certified as PSSM Instructors and 000 as Senior
- Instructors. The map below shows their geographical distribution.
-
-
Stakeholders implementing the regional PSSM ToT trainings were:
-
-
- RECSA, MSAG nations (namely the Bundeswehr Verification Centre, the
- Austrian Verification Centre, Denmark, among others), IPSTC
- (International Peace Support Training Centre) in Nairobi/Kenya and
- bicc.
-
-
ECOWAS, MSAG (the Bundeswehr Verification Centre) and bicc.
-
-
- Each of these partners brings a unique skillset that complements that of
- the other stakeholders.
-
-
- );
-};
+
+
+
+ Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) consists of the
+ “procedures and activities that are necessary for the safe and
+ secure accounting, storage, transportation and handling of SALW”
+
+ 3
+
+ . It can therefore be viewed as a key element of practical weapons
+ and ammunition management, and it significantly decreases the risk
+ of illicit proliferation, trafficking and diversion of firearms,
+ ammunition, and explosives as well as reduces the risk of
+ Unintentional Munitions Explosions.
+
+
+ Responsible management of stockpiles can therefore positively impact
+ on efforts to reduce armed violence and contribute towards enhancing
+ the security of the surrounding communities as well as the security
+ at the local, national and regional level.
+
Regional PSSM Training of Trainers (ToT) processes
+
+ Since 2016, the bicc advisory team on Weapons and Ammunition
+ Management (WAM) has been supporting two multi-stakeholder regional
+ PSSM Training of Trainers (ToT) processes; one in East Africa (with
+ the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the
+ Horn of Africa and Bordering States, RECSA) and one in West Africa
+ (with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS).
+
+
+ The aim of both processes was to support and enhance regional
+ ownership, strengthen PSSM capacities, establish sustainable
+ structures by creating a regional trainer pool whose trainers can
+ independently train more trainers that equally possess the necessary
+ regional and local knowledge, thereby decreasing a dependency on
+ foreign experts. The focus on regional ownership and sustainability
+ represents a crucial piece of the peace and security puzzle, in
+ alignment with SDG 16.
+
+
+ Based on the UN Programme of Action, and acknowledging PSSM as a key
+ element of WAM, the Multinational Small Arms and Ammunition Group
+ (MSAG) initiated a training programme on the security and stockpile
+ management of weapons, ammunition, and explosives for East African
+ states in Kenya in 2012. Participants of the ToT processes derived
+ from among the military, police and wildlife service sectors. Up
+ until March 2024, 469 participants have been trained, out of which
+ 42 were certified as PSSM Instructors and 13 as Senior Instructors.
+ The map below shows their geographical distribution.
+
+
+ In the meantime, the need for another regional PSSM ToT process was
+ identified in the ECOWAS region (West Africa), which was established
+ in 2018 and completed in 2023. Based on the identified need for a
+ regional trainer pool and more accountable PSSM practices, this
+ process also took into account lessons learned from the East Africa
+ ToT process. Between 2018 and 2023, a total of 000 participants have
+ been trained, out of which 000 were certified as PSSM Instructors
+ and 000 as Senior Instructors. The map below shows their
+ geographical distribution.
+
+
Stakeholders implementing the regional PSSM ToT trainings were:
+
+
+ RECSA, MSAG nations (namely the Bundeswehr Verification Centre,
+ the Austrian Verification Centre, Denmark, among others), IPSTC
+ (International Peace Support Training Centre) in Nairobi/Kenya and
+ bicc.
+
+
ECOWAS, MSAG (the Bundeswehr Verification Centre) and bicc.
+
+
+ Each of these partners brings a unique skillset that complements
+ that of the other stakeholders.
+
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+ Number of PSSM + instractors:{" "} + + {feature.properties["PSSM-Instructors"] || "-"} + +
+ Number of senior PSSM + instractors:{" "} + + {feature.properties["PSSM-Senior-Instructors"] || "-"} + +
+