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UPSTREAM IED PREVENTIONCOUNTERING THE ILLICIT PROLIFERATION

AND DIVERSION OF MATERIALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

DateFriday 10 December 2021

Time12:15 – 13:45 GMT / 13:15 – 14:45 CET

LocationZoom Video Webinar

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T H E E V E N T

On the occasion of the 2021 Annual Conference of CCW APII, Conflict Armament Research, in cooperation with the Government of Japan, is convening a webinar to promote knowledge and facilitate dialogue on ways to better identify and address the risks of diversion of IED materials. The webinar seeks to identify opportunities to further strengthen upstream prevention measures that are focused on deterring or preventing the acquisition, production, and deployment of IED materials by illicit actors. To this end, the webinar will focus on the importance of monitoring and tracing as essential prevention tools in identifying the sources of IED materials as well as networks involved in the supply chain. This webinar aims to:

� Promote knowledge among States on good practices in combating the diversion and trafficking of IED related materials, including monitoring and investigative methods applicable to further understand IED supply chains and networks;

� Share experience on how a ‘whole-of-community’ approach can help to stem the acquisition of IED related material by illicit actors, including through improving traceability and recordkeeping of dual-use component sales; customer due diligence; recognising ‘red flags’ in suspicious transactions; and improving the supply-chain security of explosive precursors.

More broadly, knowledge generated from this webinar will better inform ongoing multilateral discussions among States, including under the CCW APII, the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council, on ways to further strengthen preventative measures to counter the threat of IEDs.

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C O N T E X TThe increasing use and variation in design and means of delivery of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by illegal armed groups, terrorists and other illicit actors pose a serious threat to peace, security and development. The use of IEDs is having a significant security, socio-economic, and humanitarian impact globally. More than 50 countries are directly affected by IED attacks. The international community continues to address the threat of IEDs under various forums, including the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, and the meetings of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW APII).

A wide spectrum of materials can be used in the manufacture of IEDs, including military and civilian commercial products, which complicates and undermines the ability of States to regulate and control their proliferation. The United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly stressed the paramount need to prevent illicit actors from obtaining and using materials for the production of IEDs. It has also encouraged strengthening efforts to identify networks that support the illicit proliferation and diversion of material used in the production of IEDs, and to develop appropriate preventative strategies and measures to counter such activities.

To this end, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has supported States’ efforts to identify and document materials that have been used to manufacture IEDs through field investigations in conflict-affected settings, and to help trace their sources and identify their associated supply networks. The importance of tracing materials used in the production of IEDs cannot be overstated—tracing is proven to be a key factor in identifying the sources of such material and entities involved in the supply chain. This information is critical in ultimately stemming the flow of these resources and thus decreasing the ability of groups to manufacture devices.

DOCUMENTING AND TRACING IED MATERIALS IN CONFLICT

Mike LewisHead of Enhanced Investigation Unit, Conflict Armament Research

INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION TO COUNTER THE IED THREAT

Daniel GolstonPolicy Analyst and the Chair of Emerging Threats and Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Compact, INTERPOL

WELCOME REMARKS

Ambassador Ichiro OgasawaraPermanent Representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

CONTROLLING DUAL-USE COMPONENTS TRANSFER – CHALLENGES AND GOOD PRACTICES

Maiko TakeuchiConsulting Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Former Member, 1874 (DPRK) Panel of Experts, United Nations

NATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO COUNTER IED MATERIAL PROLIFERATION

Leonard TetteyNational Small Arms and Light Weapons Project Coordinator, Republic of Ghana

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