Article X Update on Activities and Programmes 25 November … · 2020. 4. 8. · Working together for a world free of chemical weapons International Cooperation and Assistance OPCW

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Article X

Update on Activities and Programmes

25 November 2016

Shawn DeCaluwe

Head

Assistance and Protection Branch


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Article X – Presentation Outline Obligations of the SPs

Paragraph 4 – declarations regarding national programmes related to

protective purposes

Paragraph 7 – offers of assistance

Obligation/Right of the SPs

Paragraph 3 – exchange of equipment and information concerning means

of protection

Rights of the SPs

Paragraph 5 – access to databank and provision of expert advice

Paragraph 6 – request and provision of assistance between SPs

Paragraph 8 – provision of assistance


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Paragraph 4 on national protection programmes

as at 25 November 2016

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Paragraph 4 information

Total Number of Declarations Countries with Declared Protection Programme


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Paragraph 7 on offers of assistance

as of 25 November 2016

Paragraph 7a – Voluntary Fund – €1,543,000

Paragraph 7b – Bilateral Agreement – 2 SPs

Paragraph 7c – Unilateral Offers – 45 SPs


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Paragraph 5 – access to databank

The data bank was accessed 231 times between

1 June 2015 and 1 June 2016. This represents a

35% increase in the number of visitors of since

the last annual report. Since its creation in

2007, the data bank has been accessed 2244

times.


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Paragraph 5 – provision of expert advice

SUMMARY 35 events were conducted to provide capacity building

support to States Parties Regional Training Cycles

International Training Cycles

Chemical Emergency Planning Pilot Projects in Africa

Basic Courses on Assistance and Protection

Advanced Courses on Assistance and Protection

Exercises and Table Top Exercises

Train the trainers courses

Implementation of Article X - AACW

Laboratory training courses

Specialised courses - (Sampling & Analysis, LAT)

A total of 604 first responders, emergency management personnel and other stakeholders benefitted


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APB Programme 2016 – International

Basic

Advanced

2017

Lab

Swiss Programme

Exercise

2016

Implementation

of Art X

AACW - Qatar

5th ToT -

The Hague

Specialized

Training

ToT -

South Africa Sampling/Analysis

Poland

Training for

Experts - Slovakia

International Cooperation and Assistance

ToT -

Czech Republic

Training cycle for

Russian speaking

first responders -

Belarus

Basic

Advanced

Exercise Lab training -

OPCW lab

International

Training cycle

Basic - Turkey

Advanced - Pakistan

Exercise - Pakistan

Focused National

Training

Sudan

Lebanon


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APB Programme 2016 – Regional

(Regional Training Cycles in Asia, Africa, GRULAC)

Advantages:

Same participants for the whole cycle

Establishment of regional network

Use of established A&P courses

Fully trained experts in a twelve-month period

Successful Participants can be considered for

specialised training (e.g. ToT, Live Agent Training)

Challenges:

Nominations of qualified trainees

Coordination of courses

Timing of courses

Availability of participants for the whole training cycle


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Paragraph 3 – exchange of equipment and

information 2016

Continue instructor exchange program as

recommended at the Second meeting of

assistance and protection training centres, held

in Bratislava, Slovakia (Sep 2014)


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International Exchange of Instructors 2016

Czech R.

Indonesia

Argentina

International Cooperation and Assistance

Pakistan

Malaysia

Belarus

Paraguay

Poland

Honduras

Peru

Mexico

Armenia

Ukraine

Vietnam

Russian

Federation

Brazil

South Korea

Turkey

South Africa

Saint Lucia

Kenya Uganda

Rwanda


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The Trust Fund as at 30 June 2016

Current balance - €92,182

Total contributions - €125,000

Iran - €15,000

OPCW - €20,000 (from the Nobel prize)

Mr Bob Mathews - €45,000 (from the OPCW-The Hague cash prize)

Mr Alastair Hay - €45,000 (from the OPCW-The Hague cash prize)

Andorra, Iraq(pledged) - €5,000 each

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Paragraph 3 – exchange of equipment and information

International Support Network for Victims (C-16/DEC.13)

Practical Guidebook for Medical Management of CW Casualties.

Launch of the Guidebook during CSP-20

Electronic version has been made available on the OPCW website

Second Printing : April 2016 available online

Future activities

Translation of Guidebook into other languages

An international seminar in 2017: “Medical treatment of CW victims: Challenges and Hopes”

Joint projects with other NGO’s or International Organizations

Continuous update of the web page of the Network


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Paragraph 8 – Request for Assistance

States Parties have the right to request and receive

assistance in case of:

Chemical weapons have been used against a State Party

Riot control agents (RCA) have been used against a State

Party as a method of warfare

A State Party is threatened by actions or activities of any

State that are prohibited for States Parties by Article I of

the CWC.

05 December 2016

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Financial Resources and Staffing –

Assistance and Protection Branch

Regular budget – €2,017,700

Voluntary contributions – ~€251,000

Staffing:

Professional grades – 5 (1x P-5, 3x P-4, 2x P-3)

General Services grades – 2 (2x GS-4)

Interns - 1


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Article X Update on Activities and Programmes 25 November … · 2020. 4. 8. · Working together for a world free of chemical weapons International Cooperation and Assistance OPCW