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 10. SALW funding SALW Biennial meetings and Review Conferences are supported through the UN regular budget. The UNODA, through regular budget, provides secretariat services and substantive services for meetings. There will be costs associated with the new Cyber POA. The OEWG should seek advice from the UN Secretariat budget area for an estimate of cost (what the ‘programme budget implications’ (PBI) would be). Given the Cyber POA is intended to replace the dual track processes of both OEWG and GGE, arguably, as these processes will no longer be funded through the regular budget, the Cyber POA could be considered zero nominal growth to budget. i Biennial meetings of States consider the national, regional and global implementation of the POA. The First Biennial in 2003 (A/CONF.192/BMS/2003/1) considered the national regional and global implementation of the POA, as well as international cooperation and assistance mechanisms, and included a Chair’s summary (establishing resolution: A/Res/57/72). The Second Biennial in 2005 (A/CONF.192/BMS/1) considered implementation of the POA, and in particular themes based upon a list of questions provided by the Chair (establishing resolution: A/Res/59/86; UNGA resolution welcoming report: A/Res/60/81). The Third Biennial in 2008 (A/CONF.192/BMS/2008/3) included a Report Annex, summarising the discussion, and set out an agreed ‘way forward’ of measures to ensure full and effective implementation (establishing resolutions: A/Res/61/66 and A/Res/62/47). The Fourth Biennial in 2010 (A/CONF.192/BMS/2010/3) included a more detailed Report, that considered: - Subregional and regional mechanisms and the way forward; - International cooperation and assistance and the way forward; - Strengthening the follow-up mechanisms of the POA and the way forward; - Priority issues of relevance, implementation challenges and opportunities. (establishing UNGA resolutions: A/Res/63/72 and A/Res/64/50). The Fifth Biennial in 2014 (A/CONF.192/BMS/2014/2) considered the same items as per the 2010 Biennial, with the addition of: - International Tracing Instrument (ITT) international cooperation and assistance, - Follow-up to the Second Review Conference including regional meetings, engagement of civil society, and support for participation. (establishing resolutions A/Res/67/58 and A/Res/68/48). The Sixth Biennial in 2016 (A/CONF.192/BMS/2016/2) considered the same items as per the 2014 Biennial, with the addition of: - These issues in light of the 2030 SDGs, and - Ways to strengthen implementation and ensure effectiveness and sustainability of assistance. (establishing resolution A/Res/67/58). ii See end note (i) above iii The 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016 Biennial Meetings decided that the rules of procedure of the 2001 Conference (A/CONF.192/L.1) would be applied mutatis mutandis. The ROP adopted by the 2006 Review Conference (A/CONF.192/2006/RC/5), 2012 Review Conference (A/CONF.192/2012/RC/L.2) and 2018 Review Conference (A/CONF.192/2018/RC/L.3) are largely identical to those of the 2001 Conference. iv The International SALW Tracing Instrument is a politically (not legally) binding instrument developed within the policy framework established by the SALW POA. The 2001 SALW POA agreed to undertake a UN study, within existing resources, “for examining the feasibility of developing an international instrument to enable States to identify and trace in a timely and reliable manner illicit small arms and light weapons”. This resulted in one Group of Governmental Experts (established pursuant to resolution A/Res/60/81) and two subsequent Open Ended Meetings of Governmental Experts (MGE1, established pursuant to resolution A/Res/63/72; and MGE2, established pursuant to resolution A/Res/69/51), which in turn led to the 2005 International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (adopted by UNGA A/Res/63/72).