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NATO. 2022 ‘Ukraine II - Phase 2.’ SALW & MA Information Sharing Platform. Brussels: NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). 20 March

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Ukraine II - Phase 2

The objectives of this Trust Fund are:
- Destruction of 366,000 SALW, 46,800 tonnes of Conventional Ammunition (CA) and assistance in destroying 5,800,000 PfM-1 anti-personnel land mines.
- Support to improve both the safety management and the management of CA and SALW stockpiles.
- Support to enhancing Ammunition Safety Management.

Status:
1) SALW Destruction. As of 1 Jan 2019, 130,100 SALW have been destroyed. Destruction is on hold since June 2013.
Conventional Ammunition (CA) Destruction. As of 1 Jan 2019, 27,900 tons of ammunition have been destroyed providing work for up to 80 workers, including 12 women.

2) PfM Anti-personnel Landmines Destruction. As of 1 Jan 2018, 2,300,000 PfM have been destroyed, including a pause of 2 years in 2015-2016. The activities provides work for up to 20 workers, including 6 women.

3) Ammunition Stockpile Safety Management.
11 October 2018: a 2-year Transition Action Plan (TAP) aiming at compliancy with NATO standards and best practices on Ammunition safety by 2020 was presented by NSPA to UKR authorities on the occasion of an International Conference held in Kiev, Ukraine. 37 packages of activities organized in 6 categories identified.
19 November 2018: 34 month execution contract awarded for the provision of an electronic Ammunition Stockpile Management System. 2.5 MEUR.
19-23 November 2018: Benchmarking Visit to UK.
04-05 December 2018: 1st TAP Steering Committee (SC) Meeting and Working Groups (WG) meetings held in Kiev.

Duration: Phase 2 started in March 2012 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

Donors
Lead nation: United States
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
European Union
Finland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Turkey

[SALW = small arms and light weapons]

ID: Q15415

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