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Transparency in Armaments / Military confidence-building measures

Transparency in Armaments / Military confidence-building measures. 28 February, 2013.

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Transparency in Armaments / Military confidence-building measures

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  1. Transparency in Armaments / Military confidence-building measures 28 February, 2013

  2. UN instruments on confidence-building measures / arms transparency- UN Register of Conventional Arms (1992-) - UN Report on Military Expenditures (MilEx) (1981-) - Information on Confidence-Building Measures (2004-)

  3. UN Register of Conventional Arms • Since 1992 • More than 120 States participated at least once • Reporting through:Standard form; nil form; small arms formReporting deadline: 31 May

  4. UN Register of Conventional ArmsCore reporting:1. Battle tanks 2. Armoured combat vehicles 3. Large-calibre artillery systems 4. Combat aircraft5. Attack helicopters6. Warships7. Missiles and missile-launchers Are these the same categories as the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions?

  5. UN Register of Conventional ArmsReporting additional information:-Military holdings- Procurement through national production - Transfers in small arms- Information on national points of contact - Policy on export and import of conventional arms.

  6. OAS participation in UN Register- All 35 States participated at least once since 1992- Downward trend

  7. - Interactive map - Comparison of reports

  8. Comparison of: What countryreported vs. what others reported as transfers to/from that country

  9. Main point for discussion: How to maintain the link between the UN Register and the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions Reporting burden Inter-American Convention mirrors the UN Register The UN Register has a built-in development / expansion of its categories, through a 3-year cycle of ‘Groups of Governmental Experts’.

  10. UN Report on Military Expenditures (MilEx)- Since 1981- More than 120 States participated at least once - Reporting through:Standard form; simplified form; nil form- Reporting deadline: 30 April

  11. Standard form

  12. Simplified form

  13. Nil reporting form

  14. OAS participation in MilEx - 26 OAS States have submitted at least once- Average 9 reports by OAS since 2009

  15. Information on Confidence-building Measures - General Assembly resolution since 2004- 8 OAS States have provided information- UN database: www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/infoCBM/- UN report in 2011, with inventory of CBMs:

  16. 1. Information exchange measures• Appointment of military points of contact • Establishment of a hotline • Exchange of military information on national forces and armaments • Advance notification of military manoeuvers / activities2. Observation and verification measures• Observers to monitor major military exercises • On-site inspection 3. Military constraint measures• Restriction on the number and scope of military exercises • Limitations of troop movements • De-alerting of weapons • Demilitarized and weapon-free zones

  17. Avenues for further cooperation • Cooperation on regional activities • Exchange of information between Secretariats on all three instruments: - UN Register reporting trends, notifications - MilEx reporting trends, notifications - Inventory of CBMs • Alignment of reporting • Discussion on pros and cons of global and regional databases • The elephant in the room...

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