Agenda


Tackling Small Arms In The Great Lakes Region And The Horn Of Africa: Strengthening The Capacity Of Subregional Organisations
Seminar report 7 - 8 May 2000, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Complied by Andrew Mc Lean
2000



Security Research and Information Centre (SRIC), United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI), Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Saferworld, in association with the Interpol Subregional Bureau, Nairobi

Supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Tackling small arms in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa: Strengthening the capacity of subregional organisations
White Sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam, 7-8 May 2000

Sunday 7 May
8:30-9:00
Registration
SESSION ONE: Overview of recent progress in tackling small arms proliferation in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa
Chair: Lt-Col (ret) Jan Kamenju, Director, SRIC
9:00-9:10
Introduction and objectives – Paul Eavis, Director, Saferworld
9:10-9:25
Summary of Kampala preparatory meeting and draft action programme – Lt-Col (ret) Jan Kamenju, Director, SRIC
9.25-9.40
Great Lakes and Horn of Africa subregional conference and the Nairobi Declaration – Philip R O Owade, Head: Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya
9:40-9:55
Analysis of state of play in the subregion and priorities for development – Virginia Gamba, Head: Arms Management Programme and Deputy Director, ISS
9:55-10:15
Keynote address – Inspector General of Police, Tanzania
10:15-10:30
Discussion
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
SESSION TWO: National perspectives and priorities for implementation
Chair: Andy McLean, Saferworld-ISS Liaison Officer
11:00-12:30
Country reports on national priorities for implementing the Nairobi Declaration and response to the draft subregional action programme
12:30-13:00
Discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch
SESSION THREE: Key issues for a comprehensive subregional approach
Chair: Professor Kibuka, Deputy Director, UNAFRI
14:00-14:15
Pillar one: Establishing legal controls on weapons possession and transfer
Jakkie Potgieter, ISS
14:15-14:30
Pillar two: Enhancing operational capacity to combat illicit arms trafficking – a case-study of the Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation
Senior Assistant Commissioner Frank Msutu, Interpol Subregional Bureau, Harare
14:30-14:45
Pillar three: The refugee problem – a case-study of refugee issues in Western Tanzania
Christer Skarp, International Security Liaison Officer, UNHCR
14:45-15:10
Discussion
15:10-15:30
Coffee
SESSION FOUR: Getting the approach right – implementing an action programme
Chair: Virginia Gamba, Head: Arms Management Programme and Deputy Director, ISS
15:30-16:45
Three parallel workshops on national and regional priorities for implementing pillars one, two and three:
  • Establishing legal controls on weapons possession and transfer

  • Enhancing operational capacity to combat illicit arms trafficking

  • Removing and destroying surplus weapons, police-community co-operation, and developing education programmes
16:45-17:15
Workshops report back
17:15-17:30
Priorities and timetable for implementation
Paul Eavis, Director, Saferworld
17:30-18:00
General discussion on priorities and creating a calendar for implementation – facilitated by Chair

Monday 8 May
SESSION FIVE: Prioritising pillar four – Building the capacity of subregional organisations
Chair: Lt-Col (ret) Jan Kamenju, SRIC
9:00-9:15
East African Co-operation – Wilbert Kaahwa, Legal Counsel, EAC
9:15-9:30
Eastern African Police Chiefs Committee – Senior Assistant Commissioner Kimundi, Interpol Subregional Bureau, Nairobi
9:30-9:45
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development – Dr Kipyego Cheluget, Chief: Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, IGAD
9:45-10:00
Nairobi Secretariat – Philip R O Owade, Head: Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya
10:00-10:30
Discussion
10:30-10:50
Coffee
SESSION SIX: Prioritising pillar four – Building the capacity of subregional organisations (continued)
Chair: Professor Kibuka, UNAFRI
10:50-12:30
Four parallel workshops discuss how to enhance the capacity of subregional institutions to implement the Nairobi Declaration and the draft subregional action programme focused on specific roles, needs, the division of labour and co-ordination:
  • East African Co-operation
  • Eastern African Police Chiefs Committee
  • Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
  • Nairobi secretariat
12:30-13:30
Lunch
SESSION SEVEN: Policy into practice – towards implementation
Chair: Virginia Gamba, Head: Arms Management Programme and Deputy Director, ISS
13:30-14:00
Workshops report back
14:00-14:45
Discussion on roles and co-ordination
14:45-15:00
Summary of priorities – Virginia Gamba, ISS
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:00
Open discussion on next steps – research needs, partnerships, future meetings, etc
17:00-17:30
Concluding remarks