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(iv) Enforcing technical conditions to secure conventional arms, such as
systematic marking and implementation of systems preventing use by nonauthorized persons;
(b)
During the transfer: monitoring and protecting shipments, in cooperation with
the industry parties involved, from the time the arms leave the warehouse in the exporting
State until the intended end user receives them;91
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Post-delivery storage:
(i)
Requiring exporting States to conduct post-delivery checks in cooperation
with the competent authorities in the importing State to verify compliance with enduse conditions, such as the condition that no re-export can take place without the
country of origin being notified beforehand;92
(ii)
Requiring importing States to register and maintain records of arms entering
their national territory and to securely transfer these to the authorized end user;
(iii) Requiring exporting and importing States to initiate and respond in a timely
manner to tracing requests, including through utilization of existing tools, such as
the Illicit Arms Records and Tracing Management System.93
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Many States perform diversion risk assessments under strict national regulatory
frameworks94 and other multilateral export control regimes to which they are a party.95 In
conducting these assessments, States take measures that mirror those in the list endorsed by
State parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, such as: exchanging information with ministries and
other government agencies,96 using diplomatic channels to verify end-user destinations, 97
consulting open-source information,98 assessing the human rights record of the receiving
country,99 and examining the amount of diverted weapons seized, as well as the extent of
domestic diversion in a country.100
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Some States have enacted national legislation to counter diversion of arms and its
impact on the rights of women and girls. 101 For example, Sweden has developed a national
action plan under a feminist foreign policy for implementing Security Council resolutions
on women, peace and security. The plan ensures that a gender perspective is integrated into
discussions, final documents and relevant resolutions in the area of arms control,
particularly regarding small arms and light weapons.102
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See also the contribution of UNIDIR, which supports measures to identify and monitor movement of
weapons, ammunition and parts and components along the supply chain.
See also the contribution of UNIDIR, which supports post-delivery verifications as an effective means
for diversion monitoring.
See also the contribution of UNIDIR, which supports arms tracing as an effective means for diversion
monitoring.
See the contributions of Brazil and Sweden. See also the contribution of UNODC, indicating that
States can significantly reduce the risk of diversion if they establish effective national systems for
export and import authorization in accordance with article 10 of the Firearms Protocol and the criteria
enshrined in the Arms Trade Treaty.
See the contributions of Ireland, Mexico and Sweden.
See the contributions of Sweden and Switzerland.
See the contributions of Ireland and Switzerland.
See the contributions of Ireland, Switzerland and Project Ploughshares.
See the contribution of Switzerland.
See the contributions of Brazil and Switzerland.
See the contributions of Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Qatar, Sweden and Switzerland. See also the
contribution of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, highlighting legislation in
Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
See the contribution of Sweden. In advance of the twentieth anniversary of Security Council
resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, 40 States committed to creating, modifying
or strengthening their national action plans for the implementation of that resolution. Nine States
confirmed that they will be developing their first ever national action plans: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Latvia, Malta, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Uruguay. See www.peacewomen.org/node/
103512. The Secretary-General has stated that the implementation of the women and peace and
security agenda is the responsibility of all Member States. He has also encouraged all Member States
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