Version 2: 2 December 2020 Potential elements of a new UN mechanism to advance responsible state behaviour in cyberspace (drawing on lessons learnt from SALW POA). FOOD FOR THOUGHT: HOW MIGHT THE OEWG BORROW FROM/MODIFY/IMPROVE ON THE SALW POA WHEN ESTABLISHING A SALW POA NEW CYBER MECHANISM PART O NE: ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES 1. Establishment of the SALW POA Small arms control was first raised by UN Resolution A/Res/46/36 (December 1991). A UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms was set up in 1995 (A/Res/50/70). It produced reports in 1997 and 1999 to the Security Council which recommended the holding of an “international conference on the illicit arms trade in all its aspects” (A/52/298; A/54/258). The OEWG could recommend establishment a new mechanism, for example, a Cyber POA. UNGA 76 could then welcome the OEWG’s recommendations, endorse the Cyber POA, and decide hold regular Cyber POA In 2001 the UN held a Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small review conferences (to review/update Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (the Conference) (at the POA) and regular technical request of UNGA decision 55/415; from A/Res/54/54V). meetings* (to review implementation of the POA between review On 20 July 2001, the Conference adopted the draft Programme of conferences). All meetings would be Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small open to participation by all UN Member Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects contained in document States. A/CONF.192/L.5/Rev.1 (the SALW POA). At the same meeting, the Conference adopted its report to the General Assembly by *note SALW POA holds biannual consensus (the report contains the POA). meetings and sexennial review conferences (see also #2 below). In 2001, UNGA (A/Res/56/24/V) welcomed adoption of the POA as agreed by the Conference. UNGA agreed to convene a conference, no later than 2006, to review progress made in the implementation of the SALW POA. UNGA also decided to convene a meeting of States on a biennial basis, commencing in 2003, to consider the national, regional and global implementation of the SALW POA. Hence establishing the practice of periodic Review Conferences and biennial implementation meetings.