Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Context and Purpose:
The Democratic Republic of ...
Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Context and Purpose:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a post-conflict
country, has experienced a long period of instability, recurrent wars in the
DRC have also seen the involvement of several foreign armies, to support rebel
groups or to support the Government. A major characteristic of these conflicts
has been the uncontrolled possession and misuse of Small Arms and Light Weapons
(SALW). In this post-conflict situation,
the GoDRC recognized a need for control and management of SALW stocks in order to
reduce illicit circulation and armed violence in the short term and, in the
long term, to regulate use and transfer, in accordance with regional and
international standards in force.
In May 2008, the GoDRC established the National Commission
for the Control of SALW and the Reduction of Armed Violence (CNC-ALPC) in order
to comply with the requirements of the United Nations Programme of Action
combating and eradicating the illicit circulation of SALW of July 2001 as well
as the Nairobi Protocol of April 2004, among other international and regional
commitments. In July 2011, the CNC-ALPC published the first National Action
Plan (NAP) for the control and management of SALW. This covered a period of 5
years, 2012 to 2016, and estimated budget requirement of 27,000,000USD, the NAP
was ambitious and comprehensive.
It is uncertain which aspects of the NAP have been achieved
during the 5-year period. Some elements have been addressed, such as storage
infrastructure development for state owned weapons and early weapons marking
and registration. This work has predominately been conducted by international
partners, including bilateral cooperation, UNMAS and implementing partners or
bilateral funding to International NGOs. The NAP requires a complete review and
revision to capture the work done so far and frame and prioritize the work
still required..
UNMAS support to the NAP commenced at the beginning of 2016
with the receipt of funding from the Japanese government and MONUSCO to
establish weapons and ammunition management projects in eastern DRC and Kinshasa.
UNMAS efforts have been confined to the support of the Congolese National
Police (PNC) for the capacity development of the weapons and ammunition
infrastructure in terms of storage, management and training. To date UNMAS has
constructed 11 armouries distributed in 3 provinces North Kivu, South Kivu and
Ituri. In addition, UNMAS has delivered 4 training packages to a total of 113
police officers in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kinshasa. A major
component of the training is a weapon marking and registration element, which
UNMAS further supported with the procurement of 5 weapon marking machines and
associated database, for ultimate donation to the CNC-ALPC and PNC at the
finalization of the projects.
The purpose of this assignment is to support the GoDRC in
developing an updated “National Action Plan for the Control of Small Arms and
Light Weapons” in line with the priorities identified during the Baseline
Assessment and the findings from consultations with key national stakeholders.
The revision should include the GoDRC plan of action to address the control and
management of state and civilian owned weapons and cover the period 2017 to
2021 (5 years). The NAP should realistically outline the measures required to
address the control and management of SALW in DRC. It should also consider all the international
and regional applicable mechanisms and conventions as well as regional
frameworks and strategies and align the activities to them whenever possible.
The support should be provided through a consultative and inclusive process
involving all the relevant stakeholders in the DRC including governmental
stakeholders as well as international and national stakeholders