📋 Tender Overview
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) developed the Webinar called "Global Framework for the Management of Conventional Munitions throughout the Life Cycle", aimed at Latin American professionals and government officials with responsibilities in the control of firearms and ammunition; in which various representatives of the member States, their Foreign Ministries, Police, Armed Forces, as well as their Ministries of the Interior and Defense participated; highlighting the presentation of the Ministry of Defense of Peru.
In this event, more than 60 participants gathered with the aim of promoting the understanding of the commitments assumed by the States in the "Global Framework" and raising awareness about the importance of its implementation at the national and regional level; highlighting the actions that the Ministry of Defense of Peru, through the Vice Ministry of Resources for Defense, has been executing.
To date, the Ministry of Defense, headed by Major General (r) Walter Astudillo Chávez, has been optimizing processes and closing gaps in order to promote the effective and efficient management of small arms, ammunition and explosives in the powder magazines, arsenals and warehouses of the Armed Institutions, destined for National Security and Defense; which demonstrates a firm institutional commitment to the effective and safe management of this war material.
In his participation, Brigadier General Paul Vera Delzo, General Director of the General Directorate of Material Resources and representative of the Ministry of Defense in this important Seminar, presented the Peruvian Strategic Model and highlighted that "The implementation of this recent Strategic Plan for the Management of Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives of the Defense Sector, promotes important changes in the security context that the Armed Institutions of Peru have been executing. This fact undoubtedly marks a key milestone in the process of continuous improvement for the efficient and effective management of this war material, since twelve Strategic Actions have been established aimed at closing existing gaps and twenty-seven Indicators that will allow the monitoring and evaluation of this Strategic Plan."
For this reason, various participants inquired about Peru's experience in formulating this Strategic Plan since it addresses comprehensive actions for the effective management of weapons, ammunition and explosives of the Armed Forces.
It is worth highlighting that during this international event, other topics were also addressed, such as the “Global Framework for the Management of Conventional Munitions throughout the Life Cycle” (including its application in Latin America and the Caribbean); “Physical Security and Management of National Stockpiles of Conventional Munitions”; “Marking and Location of Conventional Munitions Owned and Controlled by the Nation”; as well as “Adequate, Systematic and Sustainable Surveillance of Ammunition Stockpiles”.
