WB Roadmap implementation: Presentation of results ...

WB Roadmap implementation: Presentation of results, including monitoring of the agreed14 Key Performance Indicators

Bojana BalonHead of UNDP SEESAC

7 September 2021

ROADMAP COORDINATION & MONITORING

• A comprehensive coordination and monitoring platform in place with funding support (EU CD 2018/1788);

• Biannual local coordination meetings organized regularly by the SALW Commissions, reviewing implementation of Roadmap Action Plans;

• Biannual regional roadmap coordination meetings organized by SEESAC, taking stock of implementation of Roadmap;

• A unique reporting framework as per Key Performance Indicators and Roadmap Goals established in cooperation with SALW Commissions;

• Five progress reports have been already submitted by all jurisdictions covering period 2018-2020.

GOAL 1By 2023, ensure that arms control legislation is in place, fullyharmonized with the EU regulatory framework and otherrelated international obligations and standardized across theregion.

Belgrade Podgorica Pristina Sarajevo Skopje Tirana

Directive 2017/853 amending 91/477/EEC on control

of the acquisition and possession of weapons

Regulation 258/2012 Article 10 of the (UN Firearms Protocol)

Regulation (EU) 2015/2403 establishing

common guidelines on deactivation

Commission Implementing Directive (EU)

2019/68 for the marking of firearms

Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/69

for technical specifications for alarm and signal weapon

Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 on the marketing and use of

explosives precursors

Directive 2014/28/EU on the harmonization of the laws for

supervision of CUE

Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common

rules governing control of exports of military technology and

equipment (MTE)

Common Military List of the European Union

Council Common Position 2003/468/CFSP on the control of

arms brokering

Directive 2009/43/EC simplifying terms and conditions of

transfers of defence-related products

Directive 2009/81/EC for the award of certain works

contracts, in the fields of defense and security

Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 for the control of dual-

use items

Arms Trade Treaty

UN Firearms Protocol

Fully

harmonized

Partially

harmonized

Not

harmonized

GOAL1PROGRESS ON

HARMONIZATION

• All jurisdictions have made progress in strengthening the legalframework related to FAE and its harmonization the EU Acquis:

• Analysis on the level of harmonization with the EU Acquis of legalframework conducted;

• New or amended laws and bylaws drafted or adopted in alljurisdictions;

• Assessment of criminal and criminal procedures codes oncompliance with UN Firearms Protocol completed throughoutthe region.

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 1)

GOAL1

PROGRESS AGAINST OVERALL TARGETS

GOAL 2By 2024, ensure that arms control policies and practices in theWestern Balkans are evidence-based and intelligence-led

IN PROGRESS

• Roadmap Action Plans adopted by six jurisdictions.

• SALW Commissions with a strengthened role in coordinatingand monitoring the Roadmap activities;

• Improved data recording and collection on distribution andimpact of SALW/firearms by several jurisdictions.

(KPI 2,3,7,8)

GOAL 2 EVIDENCE BASED POLICIES


IN PROGRESS

PROGRESS IN INTEGRATING GENDER IN ARMS CONTROL POLICIES

• Gender-responsivemeasures integrated in theaction plans;

• Increased availability of sex-disaggregated data;

• Gender screening of legaland policy frameworkcompleted by mostjurisdictions.

• New practices developed.

98%

2%

79%

21%

Perpetrators offirearm-relatedincidents

Victims of firearm-related incidents

WomenMen

GOAL 2 EVIDENCE BASED POLICIES

IN PROGRESS

• Firearms Focal Points established in five jurisdictions andoperational to various degrees.

• Increased exchange of operational information and data withinternational and EU agencies reported through variouschannels and tools.

• Improved investigation capacities of firearm related crimes byseveral jurisdictions including those of crime sceneinvestigations, ballistic labs, marking and tracing.

(KPI 2,3,7,8)

GOAL 2 INTELLIGENCE LED POLICING


GOAL 2

• Information exchange between law enforcement agencies,prosecution and judiciary system still identified as a weaklink in all jurisdictions.

• Full operationalization of Firearms Focal Points.

CHALLENGES

GOAL 3By 2024, significantly reduce illicit flows of firearms,ammunition and explosives (FAE) into, within and beyond theWestern Balkans

GOAL 3COUNTERING TRAFFICKINGOF FIREARMS, AMMUNITIONAND EXPLOSIVES

Seizures in land and at the borders during 2018 -2020:

14,747firearms

409,074pieces of ammunition

4,807 4,932 4,690

139 76 103

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

2018 2019 2020

Seized firearms

Inland At the border

107,762122,928

153,914

6,835 9,135 8,482

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

2018 2019 2020

Seized ammunition

Inland At the border

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 4,5,6,9)PROGRESS AGAINST OVERALL TARGETS

• Assessment of border police capacities for preventing and countering firearms trafficking completed in the region; assessment of capacities of criminal police ongoing;

• Comprehensive support to border police in equipment, training, Standard Operating Procedures, K9, in process;

• Assessment of capacities in countering firearms trafficking through postal and courier shipments has been initiated;

• Increased operational cooperation with EUROPOL, INTERPOL, FRONTEX and EMPACT reported.

• None of the jurisdictions reported identified cases of diversion of arms exports;

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 4,5,6,9)



• Limited human and technical capacities of border and criminal police in detection of firearms;

• Data under KPI 5 not available yet, therefore a more accurate understanding of the threat/risk at EU level is missing;

• Level of cooperation between border and criminal police;

• Low number of adjudications on illicit arms trafficking.


CHALLENGES

GOAL 4By 2024, significantly reduce the supply, demand and misuseof firearms through increased awareness, education, outreachand advocacy

• No awareness campaigns of a large scale (at jurisdiction level) have been initiated yet on dangers of misuse and illegal possession of firearms, hampered by COVID -19 pandemic;

• Ad-hoc awareness raising/outreach activities were reported, targeting licensed entities and FAE producers;

(KPI 10,14)

NO RELEVANT

PROGRESS

GOAL 4

AWARENESS,EDUCATION,

OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY


During 2018 -2020, there were 411 people killed, 370 injured and 686 who committed suicide reported in the Western Balkans.

KPI 10 –SUICIDES

GOAL 4



CHALLENGES

In 2020, 46% of people in the Western Balkans felt either very threatened or threatened by the illegal possession and misuse of weapons in their neighborhood. (source RCC Barometer)

KPI 14 - How threatened do you feel by the illegal possession and misuse of weapons in your neighborhood

(as in crime, domestic violence, celebratory shooting, etc.)?

REGION 2018 2019 2020

W M W M W M

42 39 44 48 49 43

AVERAGE 40% 46% 46%

Source RCC Barometer

GOAL 4



CHALLENGES

3%

4%

7%

14%

4%

5%

6%

95%

92%

93%

82%

90%

91%

91%

1%

3%

0.4%

4%

5%

3%

3%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Tirana

Sarajevo

Pristina

Skopje

Podgorica

Belgrade

Region

Yes No I already have a gun DK/Refuse

Would you consider owning a gun?

Indago | Balkan Barometer 2021 I Public Opinion Survey on “Attitudes towards Security: Perceptions of Security and Threats in WB” I Quantitative research

GOAL 5By 2024, substantially decrease the estimated number offirearms in illicit possession in the Western Balkans.

• Voluntary surrender of weapons reported by all jurisdictions; A

total of 117,196 firearms and 52,880 pieces of ammunition were voluntarily surrendered.

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 11,14)

GOAL 4




• Legalization of firearms reported in four jurisdictions from 2018- 2020; A total of 4,108 firearms were legalized.

• Five jurisdictions have used deactivation as a method to reduce illegal possession of firearms - generally in small numbers; A total of 1,293firearms have been deactivated;

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 11,14)

GOAL 4




• Limitations posed by COVID 19 affected in particular legalization, re-registration and voluntary surrender activities;

• Deactivation not used yet by some authorities due to lack of legal basis;

• Reduction of firearms and ammunition in illicit possession relying mostly on intelligence work through seizures and confiscations.

GOAL 4



CHALLENGES

GOAL 6Systematically decrease the surplus and destroy seized smallarms and light weapons and ammunition

GOAL 7Significantly decrease the risk of proliferation and diversion of firearms, ammunition and explosives.

GOAL 6

DESTRUCTION OF SALW/FIREARMS,

AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES

IN PROGRESS

(KPI 12)

25,571 piecesSURPLUS

CONFISCATED

SALW/Firearms and ammunition destroyed (January 2018 – December 2020)

14,815,986 pieces &2,612,331 tonnes

9,482 pieces

59,649 pieces


IN PROGRESS

• Continued work on increasing safety and security of both law enforcement and/or armed forces storage facilities reported by all jurisdictions;

• Inspection systems reported to be in place and inspections conducted regularly on legal entities.

CHALLENGES

• Weapons lost and stolen by private or state agencies reported by all jurisdictions;

• Need for further international support to upgrade security infrastructure of storages;

GOAL 7

PHYSICAL SECURITY AND

STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT

(KPI 13)PROGRESS AGAINST OVERALL TARGETS

ROADMAP RESOURCES MOBILIZED 2018-2021

EUROPEAN UNION EUR 20.8 mil

SUPPORT TO SEESAC, CD 2018/1788 EUR 4 milSUPPORT TO SEESAC, CD 2019/2111. EUR 11.8 milSUPPORT TO SEESAC -IPA II EUR 5 mil

GERMANY EUR 15.75 mil

WB SALW CONTROL ROADMAP MPTF EUR 7.45 mil.

UNDP FW REGIONAL PROJECT EUR 5.5 mil

OSCE EUR 1.8 mil

NATO NSPA EUR 1 mil

FRANCE EUR 5.2 mil

WB SALW CONTROL ROADMAP MPTF EUR 1.9 mil

UNDP BiH (CIAT project) EUR 1.5 mil

BILATERAL SUPPORT EUR 1.3 mil

UNODC approx. EUR 0.5 mil

UNITED KINGDOM approx. GBP 2.96 mil

WB SALW CONTROL ROADMAP MPTF GBP 2 mil/ USD 2.61 mil

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, NABIS & EUROPOL approx. GBP 0.96 mil

UNITED STATES USD 2.6 mil

THE NETHERLANDS (WB MPTF) EUR 1.5 mil

SWEDEN (WB MPTF) SEK 14mil/USD 1.52 mil

NORWAY (WB MPTF) NOK 5 mil/ USD 0.54 mil

POLAND (OSCE) EUR 41,022

UN WB SALW CONTROL ROADMAP MPTF............................................... USD 17.09 mil

CONTRIBUTIONS

GERMANY EUR 7.45 mil/ USD 8.58 mil

UK GBP 2 mil/ USD 2.61 mil

FRANCE EUR 1.9 mil/ USD 2.19 mil

SWEEDEN SEK 14mil/ USD 1.52 mil

NORWAY NOK 5 mil/ USD 0.54 mil

THE NETHERLANDSEUR 1.5 mil/ USD 1.65 mil

ROADMAP RESOURCES MOBILIZED2018-2021

ROADMAP IMPLEMENTING

PARTNERS

• Impact of COVID 19 pandemic and the related limitations;

• Impact of elections processes throughout the region;

• Competing priorities in each jurisdiction;

• Limited administrative and institutional capacities compared to the multitude of actions and interinstitutional cooperation required;

• Coordination of resources to ensure effectiveness of interventions and complementarity of efforts;

OVERALL

CHALLENGES

• Strong ownership and commitment by the authorities of theWestern Balkans maintained;

• Strong and diversified funding support as well as increasedawareness on the Roadmap implementation;

• Strong coordination and information sharing betweeninstitutions, donors and implementing partners engaged;

• The cooperation framework ensured by theRegional Cooperation Council;

• Expert support provided by the implementing internationalorganizations in building sustainable capacities of theinstitutions.

OVERALL

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