An Arms and Ammunition Management Validation System

As part of its efforts to promote the safe and secure management of Small Arms and Light Weapons and ammunition, since 2020, the European Union (EU), with its implementing partner the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), is exploring the development of an internationally recognised Arms and Ammunition Management Validation System (AAMVS) based on international standards and good practice. The AAMVS is a mechanism that can provide transparent and critical analysis of the concurrence of national arms and ammunition management capabilities in line with international good practices such as the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG) and Modular Small-Arms-control Implementation Compendium (MOSAIC). The AAMVS therefore aims to support the implementation of several arms control initiatives and to enhance decision-making processes, most notably in the areas of export control and capacity building.

The project’s first and second phases were successfully implemented from October 2020 until December 2022. It is currently in its third phase which started in January 2023.