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UNIDIR. 2020 ‘Record Keeping.’ Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Liberia; 5, p. 7. Geneva: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research / UNIDIR. 11 November

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As of April 2018, recordkeeping on arms and ammunition within each security forces were being undertaken by all forces that bear arms. AFL and LNP in particular demonstrated full competency in this regard.

Sharing of records and centralizing information pertaining to arms remained a challenge for the National Commission on Small Arms as of April 2018. Liberia would benefit from standardized reporting template across the security services in order to promote accurate and timely sharing of information, which is essential for developing security and crime prevention strategies.

Options for WAM enhancement

Short-term
31. Establish and implement periodic reporting to LiNCSA on the agreed scope of arms (imports, holding, internal transfers, integration, destruction, and illicit weapons) All security services; LiNCSA

32. LiNCSA to establish a standardized reporting template at the national level on the six abovementioned categories LiNCSA

33. LiNCSA to develop a standardized record-keeping procedure at the national level LiNCSA

34. Establish centralized database for every security service All security services

35. Put in place specialized personnel to maintain databases for records of arms for each security service All security services

AFL = Armed Forces of Liberia
LiNCSA = Liberia National Commission on Small Arms
LNP = Liberia National Police
WAM = Weapons and Ammunition Management

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