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International Cooperation and Assistance –
Small Arms and Light Weapons
Mat Kimberley
Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation and Recovery Group Manager
Australian Aid Program - What we do
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Poverty reduction and sustainable development
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International Aid Policy – major milestones
 Millennium Declaration 2000
 Doha Round 2001
 Monterrey Consensus 2002
 Rome Declaration on Harmonisation 2003
 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2005
 Accra Agenda for Action 2008
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Australian Aid Program - Who we work with
• Australian Government partners
• Non-government organisations
• Multilateral organisations
• Other donors
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Australian Aid Program - How we work
• Partner countries lead development process
• Priorities jointly agreed
 Country Strategies
 Pacific Partnerships for Development
 Program-based approaches
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Australian Aid Program - How we work
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Using and strengthening local systems
 build on what works
 formal and traditional systems
• Different ways to build capacity
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technical advice
institutional linkages and partnerships
operational funding and budget support
training and scholarships
regional networks and forums
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Justice & community safety - a ninth MDG?
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INCREASE ACCESS
TO JUSTICE AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY
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Why justice and security matter to development
• Justice-security-development nexus
• Key elements of state-building and stability
• Critical challenges
- Justice systems are integrated
- State systems have limitations
- Non-state justice systems matter
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Australia’s law and justice assistance
• A number of Australian Government Departments
and Agencies provide assistance:
• AusAID justice sector programs
- variation in scale and scope
- formal and informal (non-state) systems
• AusAID policing and security programs
- policing, transnational crime, counter-terrorism
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Australia’s small arms and light weapons assistance
• Centred on practical implementation of the UN POA
• Support for applied research
- UNIDIR Pacific needs matching analysis
- Armed Violence Reduction baseline survey in Timor-Leste.
• Support for catalytic programming
- training for marines in Mindanao, Philippines
- Support for former children associated with armed forces and armed
groups to reintegrate into society in Nepal
• Support for international SALW mechanisms
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development of International Small Arms Control Standards
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Case Study: Timor-Leste
• Austcare and Small Arms Survey: Armed Violence
Baseline Assessment
- comprehensive surveys on security sector issues.
- policy focused research connecting civil society and
communities with government bodies.
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Case Study: Solomon Islands
• Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands
- Broad support aimed to ensure law and order, strengthen
government institutions, and promote economic reform.
• Programs included:
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Firearms Amnesty
Support for the RSIPF
Capacity building within Government
Support to community reconciliation processes.
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Case Study: UNIDIR Pacific research
• Aim of the Project:
- to identify with states what their needs are in terms of
international SALW assistance and inform donors.
• Who and where?
- The project focused on Government officials, donors, and
civil society representatives from Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu, Tonga
and the Solomon Islands.
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UNIDIR: Key needs identified by States
 National Coordinating Agency or Body to address SALW
 Laws, regulations and administrative procedures
 Stockpile management and security, including inventory
management
 Law enforcement
 Customs and borders
 National registries and licensing
 Security and development
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UNIDIR: Future engagement
- strengthening and building partnerships;
- awareness-raising;
- action-oriented research for greater awareness and
understanding of the nature and scope of the problem;
- sustainable development;
- cultural issues; and
- conflict prevention.
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UNIDIR: Next Steps
UNIDIR would appreciate your feedback on the Report.
Please contact:
• Kerry Maze ([email protected]) or
• Sophia Close ([email protected])
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Conclusion
What we have learned:
• Development is complex
• Understand and respect local context
• Focus on affordable home-grown solutions
• Be realistic and strategic about donor role
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