Tracing the Untraceable: Ammunition Diversion Traceability
On the occasion of the Preparatory Meeting of States of the Global Framework on the Through-life Management of Conventional Ammunition (GFA), Conflict Armament Research (CAR), in cooperation with the European Union, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, the German Federal Foreign Office, and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, is convening a panel dialogue to share technical insights to operationalise the security objectives of the GFA in preventing, mitigating, and responding to ammunition diversion.
It seeks to demonstrate ways to enhance ammunition traceability in line with the GFA’s objectives, from field documentation, identification, record-keeping, profiling, tracing, to application of technological solutions. Following the panel discussion, the side-event will remain open for delegations to learn further about new technological developments in ammunition diversion traceability, interact with physical demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies in action, and explore their potential applications in national and regional contexts.
Moderated by James Bevan, Chief Executive Officer, CAR.
Welcome remark by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Chair of the 2025 Preparatory Meeting and 2027 Meeting of States on the GFA, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York.
Panelists:
- Speaking on ammunition marking and traceability experience from Brazil, Érika Campos, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York.
- Speaking on documenting, tracing, and analysing diverted ammunition from a frontline perspective, Ashley Hamer, CAR.
- Speaking on data collection and information sharing on ammunition diversion with a regional overview, Nicolas Florquin, Small Arms Survey.
- Speaking on law enforcement cooperation to investigate ammunition diversion, Joaquim Rodrigues, INTERPOL(video-recorded intervention).
Concluding remark by Michal Karczmarz, Chair of the European Union Council’s Working Group on Conventional Arms Export.