Callixtus Joseph
Regional Crime and Security Strategy Coordinator
CARICOM IMPACS
RESTRICTED
Bermuda
CARICOM Member
States
Associate
Members
•Full Membership: 14 UN Member States
•Combined population: >17 million
•Total land space : 462, 472 sq km
2
Suriname
Murder Rates For Selected Regions and States (2012)
CARICOM
29.86
Mexico
18
Global
6.9
America
4.6
Europe
3.5
Oceana
3.5
Asia
3.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
Murder Per 100,000 Population
30
35
Source: UNPD (2013)
IMPACS (2013)
PERCENTAGE OF HOMICIDES BY FIREARMS IN SELECTED
CARICOM STATES (2013)
90
80
70
70 %
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
62
74
79
75
51
25
28
35
37
TYPES OF FIREARMS RECOVERED IN THE BAHAMAS, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, HAITI
AND BARBADOS AND SUBMITTED TO ATF FOR TRACING (2012)
SHOTGUNS
8%
OTHER
1%
RIFLES
8%
REVOLVERS
16%
PISTOLS
67%
Impact of SALW
Developmental Issue
Undermines
economic growth
Impedes social
development
Means of
facilitating
trafficking of
other Illicit
activities
Lower citizens’
quality of life
REGIONAL POLICY & LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy (2013)
CARICOM Declaration on SALW (2011)
CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty (2007)
CARICOM Airspace and Maritime Security
Cooperation Agreement (2007)
MOU on Intelligence Sharing Among
CARICOM Member States (2006)
Treaty of Mutual Security Assistance (2007)
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
UN PoA
• (paras. III.3, IV.2.b)
• (paras. III.1-2, ITI, sec. V)
ITI
• Article VI – International
cooperation and assistance (Par. 27
-29)
BMS5
• (UNGA, 2014, paras. 29, 38a 38(n),
(i).
UN-LiREC
• Assistance with Destruction and Stockpile Management
OAS
• Marking equipment
UNSCAR
• Legislative Support
ISACS
• Capacity Building
INTERPOL
• RIBIN-IBIN
ATF
• E-Trace
BARRIERS IN IMPLEMENTING THE UN PoA and ITI
Resource Intensive
Donor – Recipient Priorities
Cost Prohibitive (Importing
Technology)
Technological and
Knowledge Divide
Foundation
Local Needs,
priorities and
Capabilities
Transfer of
Technology
Sustainability
Factors to Consider for the Transfer of Technology
Clear Priority Setting
• Assessment of Needs
• Suitability
State’s Capacity for Absorbing Technology
• Acceptability of recurring costs, maintenance
• Compliance of the technology with national regulations and
global instruments
Building Functioning regulatory and administrative
environment
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures
Factors to Consider for the Transfer of Technology
Existing developmental realities
• Adequate infrastructure
• Availability of human resources
Sustainable assistance
Capacity Building
• Transfer of knowledge, information, expertise
• Maintenance of the transferred equipment
.
Capacity
Building
Project
Planning
Sustainability
Project
Development
Implementation
TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
Developing a Sustainable Approach to Assistance
Knowledge transfer
Sustained in-house
expertise
Agreeing on the provision
of external assistance (Post
project implementation)
Monitoring and evaluation
INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
Provision of funds,
equipment,
technology or
technical expertise
Sharing
experiences, best
practices
Technological
advise and training
Technological
advise and training
Supporting the
preparation or
revision of
legislation
Awareness raising
Establishment of
SALW national
registers and
electronic
database system
THANK
YOU
Callixtus Joseph
[email protected]
http://www.caricomimpacs.org
(868) 385-4441