Annexure IV

International cooperation and the implementation of the Andean Plan to prevent, combat and eradicate illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its aspects

General Assistance

The Andean Community Member Countries, after approving their Coordinated Agenda of Action and their Operational Plan to prevent, combat and eradicate illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, call upon the international community to:

Accord due respect to the sub regional and regional agendas, their priorities, processes and initiatives.
Actively support the sub regional initiatives and processes.
Ensure the existence of transparent policies and strict controls over the illicit manufacture, import, transfer, sale, brokerage, transport, possession, carrying and use of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
Help to maintain over the long term the commitment to control and reduce the worldwide proliferation of small arms and light weapons and combat terrorism, corruption and the worldwide drug program and related offenses.
Support the execution of programs led by the business sector and civil society in general to reduce the social impact of small arms and light weapons.
Contribute to and foster peace initiatives and encourage conflict prevention, management and resolution efforts, as well as promote economic and social development with the long-term objective of achieving peace, stability and sustainable development.
Encourage the effective implementation of socioeconomic programs to combat poverty and to bring about persistent improvement in the quality of life and sustainable development.
Promote democratic principles, values and practices.

Technical and Financial Assistance

The General Secretariat will coordinate the joint search for international sources of cooperation and assistance to ensure the implementation of the Coordinated Agenda of Action.
Agreements will be signed between the General Secretariat or Member Countries and the international cooperation sources for the purpose of carrying out projects and initiatives on the subject.
The international community may back the Coordinated Agenda of Action by providing the necessary technical and financial assistance for:
1. Seminars/workshops, round tables, meetings and ministerial meetings.
2. National and sub regional training programs.
3. Joint operations.
4. Setting up national databases, communications systems, including specialized equipment, and advancing their harmonization for Member Countries that deem it pertinent.
5. Promote and maintain long term research programs in the sub region.
6. Support programs for the destruction of seized or confiscated small arms and light weapons in the possession of the State as well as of surplus inventories that are considered obsolete.
7. Implement programs to increase the knowledge and foster public awareness at the local, national and sub regional spheres about the problem of small arms and light weapons; national and sub regional forums for reflection and discussion; and voluntary arms and weapons surrender programs and community-led initiatives.
8. Enhance the capacity for response of competent national authorities, the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- and the General Secretariat.
9. Conduct programs to combat terrorism, corruption and the worldwide drug problem and associated offenses, as well as to reduce the demand for and curb the violence and proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.

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