Version 2: 2 December 2020 SALW POA FOOD FOR THOUGHT: HOW MIGHT THE OEWG BORROW FROM/MODIFY/IMPROVE ON THE SALW POA WHEN ESTABLISHING A NEW CYBER MECHANISM 8. SALW Points of Contact The 2001 Conference Report, in its POA, called upon States: - “to establish or designate, as appropriate, a national point of contact to act as liaison between States on matters relating to the implementation of the Programme of Action” at the national level, - “to establish or designate, as appropriate, a point of contact within subregional and regional organizations to act as liaison on matters relating to the implementation of the Programme of Action” at the regional level. POCs are published by UNODA in a database that is searchable by country, region, and type of contact (National Coordinating Authority / SALW POA / ITI). POCs are updated as part of the voluntary national reporting every two years (and can also be updated more regularly if required). 9. Capacity building/implementation support Capacity building for implementation of the SALW POA has been contemplated and encouraged since its inception in 2001. Increasingly, requests for international assistance are articulated in States' national reports on the implementation of the SALW POA. These requests are compiled and presented by theme on the UNODA reporting database to assist donors and recipients connect. In response to States’ calls for an improved funding mechanism to better match assistance needs with available resources, the United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR) was established in 2013. UNGA resolution A/Res/73/69 welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to establish a multi-partner trust facility within the Peacebuilding Fund, dedicated to providing sustainable, cross-sectional, multi-year programming focused on eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in settings of conflict and pervasive crime, and encouraged States in a position to do so to make voluntary contributions to the facility. vii PART 3 FUNDING The OEWG could recommend the Cyber POA include a request for States to nominate points of contact on a voluntary basis for collation into a Cyber POC database. Subject to funding, the POC database could be made securely available online (on the same platform as responses to the Survey (see #7, above)). The POC database should be updated regularly (for example, in conjunction with the Survey responses (see #7, above), and/or on an ad hoc basis as required). The OEWG report could recommend that States invest in capacity building, including capacity building for implementation of the recommendations of the report. The National Survey (see point #7, above) could be updated to ask States to request assistance/offer assistance to implement recommendations. These responses could be used to target/match capacity building. A specific funding mechanism may be considered in the longer term. In the short-term focus should be on coordination of existing efforts.