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PREVENTING TERRORISTS FROM ACQUIRING WEAPONS

Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) United Nations New York, 17 May 2017

Preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons to Commit terrorist Acts.

1) Context:

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Resolution 1373 (2001): Eliminate the supply of weapons to terrorists

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Resolution 2220 (2015): Strengthen Member States’ capacities and needs to address the threats posed by accessibility of weapons used by terrorists

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Resolution 2195 (2015): Establishes link between cross border crime, including trafficking of arms, and terrorism, and the role of CTED in assessing gaps and facilitating technical assistance

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Resolution 2129 (2013): Identify issues, trends, development related to

• Res. 1373 (2001)

2) Purpose:

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Discuss the various aspects of accessibility to weapons for terrorists (current and new trends);

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Facilitate technical assistance for strengthening Member States’ capacities

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Develop recommendations for actions to enhance a global response to such threats.

• I. Aspects of terrorists accessibility to

weapons i.) Poor Stockpile management and ii.) looting

iii.) Transnational organized crime

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Example of South East Europe: Estimated 3 to 6 million firearms in Western Balkans.

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Mainly Local + cross Border Land

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Illicit firearms trafficking associated with drugs trafficking, organized crimes, violent crimes including terrorism.

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New challenges of INTERNET/ICT, 3D Printer Guns, Facebook pages Brokers / Online Weapons markets/Dark web

iv.) Weak border controls at official crossings and spaces between borders posts

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Comprehensive legislation

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Administrative measures in place

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Law enforcement and Border controls agencies and technical capacities

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UNSC Arms embargoes

v.) De-actived and Re-activated weapons

• Failure to implement

technical requirements of Article 9 of UNTOC Firearms Protocol with new trend of Re-activated firearms.

• Internet & Collectors
• rigins.
• Investigation and seizure
• f Reactivated weapons in

North of France after Thalys attack.

vi.) The Improvised Explosive Devices

• New areas for CTED

assessment missions (Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali…)

• Major tool for Terrorists. 33,307

People killed or injured by IEDs in 2015, 92% civilian (OCHA)

• Anti-aircraft, Anti-Armor, Anti-

EOD, Anti-First responder, Anti- infrastructure, Anti-Maritime, Anti-Personnel, Anti-Vehicle

• UNMAS

• II. Examples of Main gaps and challenges from

CTC visits (GIS)

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“Legislation on weapons is old and its framework does not include suitable provisions aimed at monitoring issues of production, control, sale and brokerage, export and import of small arms and light weapons (SALW)”. (CTC Visit)

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“ One country is facing an important proliferation of firearms and most basic elements of the legislation are missing. Two countries have old legislations that do not cover the trafficking and the illicit proliferation of SALW, including marking, tracing, transfer and surplus destruction.” (GIS)

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“There is no National Commission to Combat the Proliferation of Small Arms and country is also invited to communicate to the United Nations an activity report concerning its implementation of the Programme of Action”. (UN PoA) (CTC Visit)

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“Given the large number of illegal firearms in circulation, it is important to introduce plans to collect and destroy illegal SALW.” (CTC Visit)

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INTERNET, Terms of use of providers…

• III. CTED/UN efforts to strengthen States’ efforts to

combat arms trafficking and facilitate technical assistance delivery

 “Law enforcement must address and anticipate new trends in

the illegal acquisition, use, and transfer of firearms to ensure the safety of our communities” (Ronald K. Noble INTERPOL Secretary General, 2013)

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2011: CTED/INTERPOL proposed the idea to have a world-wide system for the reporting and querying of lost, stolen and illicit firearms.

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2013: INTERPOL Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS) developed and released.

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Facilitates information exchange and investigative cooperation between law enforcement agencies in relation to the international movement of illicit firearms, as well as licit firearms that have been involved in the commission of a crime.

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More than 300 000 records of Lost and stolen firearms from 100 countries.

ISACS AND CASA

 Les carences institutionnelles des différents

secteurs actifs dans la prévention et la répression du terrorisme : police et sécurité, justice pénale, secteur bancaire

 Le déficit de coordination entre les différents

acteurs de la lutte antiterroriste

Examples of IROs countering the supply and trafficking of weapons to terrorists

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Cases for Refusal of Exemptions for Transfers “to carry out terrorist acts

• r support or encourage terrorism”; (Art. 6 ECOWAS Convention on

SALW, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials)

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“To prevent and combat corruption, money-laundering, terrorism and drug trafficking associated with the illicit manufacturing of, trafficking in, trade, possession and use of small arms and light weapons, their ammunition and all parts and components that can be used for their manufacture, repair and assembly”. (Art. 5, Kinshasa Convention)

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“States Parties give priority to preventing, combating, and eradicating

the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials because of the links of such activities with drug trafficking, terrorism, transnational organized crime, and mercenary and other criminal activities”. (INTER-AMERICAN

Convention against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in Firearms, ammunition, explosives and other materials).

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WCO Enforcement security programme, CT and SALW.

Integrated Strategy on Counter-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons for Central Africa

UN GLOBAL CT STRATEGY Best International practices

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

UNSAC UNCCT/CTITF CTED UNOCA DPA Africa UNODA UNDP ISACS UNREC CNUDHD-AC CEEAC CEMAC GABAC CCPAC AU +CAERT OIPC- INTERPOL WCO UNODC

Development of the Strategy on the basis of In partnerships with UN entities In partnerships with IROs

CTED and the development of the Central Africa Counter- Terrorism and Small Arms and Light Weapons Strategy, with Member States, IROs and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)

Thank you - Merci.

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