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Title:

Addressing the Terrorism-Arms-Crime Nexus: Preventing and Combatting the Illicit Trafficking of SALW

Agreement Number:

7439376 P011041001

Agreement Value:

$5,524,465.37

Agreement Date:

Mar 30, 2022 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

The project aims to address the terrorism-arms-crime nexus, by enhancing criminal justice responses to prevent and combat the illicit trafficking of SALW and to disrupt the illicit supply of such arms to terrorist groups. The project aims to build the capacities of border control, customs, criminal justice officials, and legislators. The project will contribute to the enhancement of national legislative, strategic, and operational capacities of the Central Asian countries to properly prevent, detect, and counter the firearms trafficking and consequently the associated activities of terrorism and organized crime. Through its regional component, the project contributes to a higher level of cooperation and cohesion in addressing firearms trafficking and related issues.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

Enhanced normative and institutional frameworks, and regulatory measures, to prevent and counter terrorist illicit access to SALW, in particular through illicit manufacturing, trafficking, or diversion.

Location:

New York, US

Reference Number:

064-2021-2022-Q4-00125

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

The value of the agreement is changed to $5,524,465 CAD, The end date is changed to 2025-03-31.

Amendment Date

Mar 31, 2023

Recipient's Legal Name:

United NationsOffice of Counter-Terrorism

Program:

Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program

Program Purpose:

The Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program provides assistance to foreign states to enable them to prevent and respond to terrorist activity. It supports global efforts to fight terrorism and address terrorist threats to Canadians and Canadian interests throughout the world.

Amendments:

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