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UNSCAR: UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation

UNSCAR is a flexible multi-donor fund supporting the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons (PoA).

UNSCAR aims to:

mobilise resources to support the ratification/accession and implementation of the ATT and the implementation of the PoA;
improve effectiveness of assistance through better coordination, monitoring and matching of resources;
promote increased sustainability through more predictable sources of funding.

Call for Proposals

2017 Call for proposals closed on 31 July 2017.

List of selected proposals

The next annual call for proposals will be open in June/July 2018.

The details will be announced on this website.

Who is eligible for funding

UN partners, international/regional organizations, NGOs, research institutes. Governments wishing to receive assistance should work with an eligible applicant.

Information

Donor countries

Special-circumtances projects

Contact: unscar-unoda@un.org

Results

Project 1

Activities and Outputs:

•An online training and capacity-building tutorial tool was developed containing guidance notes and a video to enable ATT State Parties to complete the survey ‘Arms Trade Treaty: Baseline Assessment Questionnaire’ on the ATT-BAP Portal.

•The survey was promoted at the Preparatory Meeting for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty in Port-of-Spain and the Fourth Meeting of the informal Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, organized by SaferWorld, Fundacio Arias Para La Paz, Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture in San Jose.

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•Two reports were published: ◦‘Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures’.
◦‘International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices’.

Project 2

Activities and Outputs:

•An online training and capacity-building tutorial tool was developed containing guidance notes and a video to enable ATT State Parties to complete the survey ‘Arms Trade Treaty: Baseline Assessment Questionnaire’ on the ATT-BAP Portal.

•The survey was promoted at the Preparatory Meeting for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty in Port-of-Spain and the Fourth Meeting of the informal Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, organized by SaferWorld, Fundacio Arias Para La Paz, Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture in San Jose.

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•Two reports were published: ◦‘Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures’.
◦‘International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices’.

Project 3

Activities and Outputs:

•An online training and capacity-building tutorial tool was developed containing guidance notes and a video to enable ATT State Parties to complete the survey ‘Arms Trade Treaty: Baseline Assessment Questionnaire’ on the ATT-BAP Portal.

•The survey was promoted at the Preparatory Meeting for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty in Port-of-Spain and the Fourth Meeting of the informal Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, organized by SaferWorld, Fundacio Arias Para La Paz, Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture in San Jose.

stimson
•Two reports were published: ◦‘Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures’.
◦‘International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices’.

Project 4

Activities and Outputs:

•An online training and capacity-building tutorial tool was developed containing guidance notes and a video to enable ATT State Parties to complete the survey ‘Arms Trade Treaty: Baseline Assessment Questionnaire’ on the ATT-BAP Portal.

•The survey was promoted at the Preparatory Meeting for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty in Port-of-Spain and the Fourth Meeting of the informal Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, organized by SaferWorld, Fundacio Arias Para La Paz, Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture in San Jose.

stimson
•Two reports were published: ◦‘Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures’.
◦‘International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices’.

Project 5

Activities and Outputs:

•An online training and capacity-building tutorial tool was developed containing guidance notes and a video to enable ATT State Parties to complete the survey ‘Arms Trade Treaty: Baseline Assessment Questionnaire’ on the ATT-BAP Portal.

•The survey was promoted at the Preparatory Meeting for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty in Port-of-Spain and the Fourth Meeting of the informal Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, organized by SaferWorld, Fundacio Arias Para La Paz, Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture in San Jose.

stimson
•Two reports were published: ◦‘Identifying Good Practice and Implementation Measures’.
◦‘International Cooperation and Assistance: Capacity, Experience, and Practices’.

PROJECTS

UNSCAR Projects Selected in 2013

In the 2013, nine projects were selected for funding with a total budget of $902,836, of which eight projects were selected through
the annual Call for Proposals process. UNSCAR funded one special-circumstances project in this cycle.

To find out more about each project, please click on the project title below.

CARICOM: Technical Support to CARICOM Member States in Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty
Chatham House: Maximizing the Potential of the ATT: Supporting Treaty Ratifications Leading to Early Entry Into Force and Effective Implementation
ISS: ATT and UNPoA Implementation and Compliance Support
MAG: Practical Disarmament Initiative
PFSALW: Enhance ATT and UNPoA Implementation by South-South Parliamentary Exchange and Cooperation
PGA: National Awareness and Advocacy for Domestication of the ATT
RECSA: Mobilizing RECSA Member States to Sign, Ratify and Implement the ATT
Stimson Center: Ensuring Success: Laying the Foundation for Effective Implementation of the ATT

In this cycle, UNSCAR funded activities to spur the momentum toward the entry-into-force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Projects focused on Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
A total of 51 member states benefited directly or indirectly from UNSCAR-funded activities in the 2013-2014 implementation cycle.

UNSCAR Projects Selected in 2014

In 2014, 19 projects were selected for funding with a total budget of $3,120,204, of which 18 projects were selected
through the annual Call for Proposals process. UNSCAR funded one special-circumstances project in this project cycle.

AFP: Advancing ATT and PoA implementation in the Pacific
AOAV: Combating and preventing the illicit trade of SALW in the border regions of DRC and Burundi
CARICOM: CARICOM model legislation for the implementation of the ATT
GCSP: Building capacity for effective implementation of the ATT
GUNPOLICY: Advancing PoA and ATT progress at Global, Regional and Community Levels
HIF: PSSM and SALW training for French speaking African countries
IPIS: E-learning digital education package to support the early ratification and effective implementation of the ATT
ISS: Ratification and implementation of ATT and PoA in selected African States
PGA: Promoting the signing, ratification and implementation of the ATT in the in the Pacific Island and Latin America
PPS: National implementation of the ATT in Latin America and the Caribbean
Saferworld: Supporting and promoting African and global ATT implementation
SAS: Roadmaps for harmonised PoA and ATT implementation
Stimson: Laying the foundations for facilitating assistance and capacity-building for effective implementation of the ATT
UNIDIR: Examining options to enhance common understanding to strengthen end use/r controls
UNODC: Increased ratification and implementation of the ATT, PoA and other relevant and complementary instruments
UNRCPD: Target insight: Promoting ATT ratification and PoA implementation in the Asia-Pacific through building capacity and best practices
UNREC: Ratification and implementation of the ATT
WILPF: Promoting gender perspectives in the ATT and PoA

Selected in 2015

Selected in 2016

Selected in 2017