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Leff, Jonah and Einas Mohammed. 2020 ‘Overview of Weapons and Ammunition Management in Somalia.’ An Innovative Approach to United Nations Arms Embargoes: Strengthening National Capacity to Manage and Verify Weapons And Ammunition in Somalia, pp. 5-6. Geneva: UNIDIR. 15 September

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In establishing controls over weapons and ammunition transfers, the FGS centralized import and distribution authorization at the level of the Ministry of Defence. In accordance with this centralized approach the SSF send requests for supplies to the Somali National Army (SNA) through their respective ministries. All imported materiel is then marked and registered at the Halane central armoury prior to distribution to units of the SSF.

In 2014, with support from the United Nations Mine Action Service and the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States, the FGS embarked on a weapons-marking programme for all of its armed forces. The programme included a training component which enabled the SSF to continue marking weapons independently. Combined with recordkeeping, such a programme provides the FGS an overview of weapons acquired for–and held by–the SSF and helps to prevent their diversion down the supply chain.

[FGS = Federal Government of Somalia
SSF = Somali Security Forces]

ID: Q15856

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