+
Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM)
+
+ Diverted or ‘lost’ from poorly managed storage facilities, ‘recycled’
+ from one conflict to another or ‘rented out’
+
+ 1
+
+ , small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition remain a
+ primary obstacle to the de-escalation of violent conflicts, national and
+ regional stability and peace-building efforts. Coupled with inadequate
+ storage practices, they further pose a serious threat to the safety and
+ security of nearby communities and civilian infrastructure, such as
+ schools and hospitals, and their easy accessibility increases the risk
+ that they are misused to commit armed violence (often against young men)
+ or acts of gender-based violence (GBV), often against women
+
+ 2
+
+ .
+
+
+ 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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}
@@ -60,7 +99,7 @@ class PSSM extends React.Component {
}
return (
- Number of participants trained:{" "} + {feature.properties["Trained-Participants"] || "-"} +
+ Number of PSSM instractors:{" "} + {feature.properties["PSSM-Instructors"] || "-"} +
+ Number of senior PSSM instractors:{" "} + {feature.properties["PSSM-Senior-Instructors"] || "-"} +
+