Notable Quotes
Standards Modules
- 01.20-bcsm.pdf
- 01.20-en.pdf
- 01.20-fr.pdf
- 03.10-en.pdf
- 03.20-en.pdf
- 03.21-en.pdf
- 03.30-en.pdf
- 03.40-en.pdf
- 04.10-en.pdf
- 04.20-en.pdf
- 04.30-en.pdf
- 05.10-bcsm.pdf
- 05.10-en.pdf
- 05.10-es.pdf
- 05.10-fr.pdf
- 05.20-bcsm.pdf
- 05.20-en.pdf
- 05.20-es.pdf
- 05.20-fr.pdf
- 05.30-bcsm.pdf
- 05.30-en.pdf
- 05.30-es.pdf
- 05.30-fr.pdf
- 05.31-bcsm.pdf
- 05.31-en.pdf
- 05.31-fr.pdf
- 05.40-bcsm.pdf
- 05.40-en.pdf
- 05.40-es.pdf
- 05.40-fr.pdf
- 05.50-bcsm.pdf
- 05.50-en(spreadsheet).xls
- 05.50-en.pdf
- 05.50-es.pdf
- 05.50-fr.pdf
- 05.60-bcsm.pdf
- 05.60-en.pdf
- 05.60-es.pdf
- 05.60-fr.pdf
- 06.10-en.pdf
ISACS support implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
ISACS are used and supported in 111 countries - the ISACS Assessment Tool has been downloaded by 166 organisations in 82 countries
ISACS News
- ISACS modules used in training for Philippine Government Officials
- UN practical guide applies ISACS to DDR operations
- Counter-terrorism technical guide points to ISACS legislative modules
- In report to Security Council, Secretary-General promotes ISACS
- UNREC trains Government officials, civil society from Lake Chad basin on ISACS
- HALO Trust position requires familiarity with ISACS
- UNREC helps Chad validate ISACS-based stockpile management procedures
- UNREC helps Burkina Faso validate ISACS-based stockpile management procedures
- Trinidad and Tobago use ISACS to strengthen national legislation
- Launched: New ISACS module on gender and small arms
- BICC, RECSA, SARCOM train Sudanese armed forces on ISACS-based stockpile management
- UNREC helps Mali validate ISACS-based stockpile management Procedures
- SEESAC implements ISACS in 7 South-East European countries
- UNDP, Japan help Côte d’Ivoire develop Handbook of SALW control based on ISACS
- Weapons Law Encyclopedia cites ISACS definitons of key terms
- UNRCPD uses ISACS Assessment Tool in training for Central Asian States
- UK supports Kenya, Uganda on ISACS-compliant stockpile management
- ISACS used in 110 countries, Assessment Tool downloaded by 159 organisations in 79 countries
- UNDP Montenegro small arms project cites compliance with ISACS
- UNREC supports Niger to validate ISACS-compliant Standard Operating Procedures
- UN Secretary-General outlines achievements of ISACS
- Germany cites support for ISACS in export report
- UNDP Madagascar analyses national legislation on firearms using ISACS
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to support laying down of arms in Colombia
- UNIDIR leads training on ISACS and its Assessment Tool at NATO School
- UNRCPD trains ASEAN States on ISACS and its Assessment Tool
- ISACS features in UNDP report on rule of law and human rights
- MSAG committed to effective application of ISACS
- UNLIREC, DCAF use ISACS to support Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru in regulation of private security
- ISACS briefs Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
- OHCHR report on arms transfers and human rights cites ISACS
- UNDP’s community security work uses ISACS
- AU & Germany cooperate to apply ISACS in Sahel
- Launched: New ISACS module on Awareness-raising
- SEESAC trains Serbian Ministry of Interior on ISACS-compliant stockpile management
- UNLIREC helps private security sector in Guatemala comply with international standards
- Launched: New ISACS module on community safety programming
- WCO promotes application of ISACS
- ISACS Assessment Tool downloaded by 134 organisations in 54 countries
- ISACS supports UNRCPD in building capacity on small arms control in Cambodia
- SEESAC trains five SEE Ministries of Defence on ISACS-based PSSM
- ISACS helps UNREC build PSSM capacity of Sahel States
- ISACS supports development of INTERPOL’s firearms tracing system - iARMS
- BICC training in Mali introduces ISACS guidance on PSSM
- SEESAC PSSM training in Albania based on ISACS
- ISACS Assists UNDP in implementation of ECOWAS-EU small arms project in West Africa
- African Union considers ISACS as basis of Continent-wide training on stockpile management
- UNDP / SEESAC builds capacity of Bosnia and Herzegovina on stockpile management
- Secretary-General’s report on SALW makes extensive reference to ISACS
- UNREC integrates ISACS into Technical Assistance, Capacity Building
- UNOPS Advisor job requres experience with ISACS
- In Nigeria, IANSA Women’s Network puts ISACS at basis of advocacy
- UNLIREC, DCAF use ISACS to build arms management capacity of private security sector in Costa Rica
- UNDP uses ISACS to help countries curb proliferation of SALW, reduce armed violence
- Training toolkits for PoA, ATT draw on ISACS guidance
- ATT implementation handbook draws extensively on ISACS
- UNDP implements ISACS in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- RECSA trains security officials from Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya on ISACS-based stockpile management
- Secretary-General’s report on Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) cites role for ISACS
- New Indian Arms Rules based on ISACS definitions
- UNLIREC helps Peru safely store small arms used by private security companies
- ISACS serves the UN System and helps clear a path to achievement of SDG16
- At BMS6, States unanimously reaffirm link between illicit small arms trade and underdevelopment
- Austria promotes knowledge transfer through ISACS in Bosnia, Moldova, Kenya & Senegal
- ISACS can assist States to achieve the SDGs - UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- EU calls for promotion and implementation of ISACS
- UN Secretary-General encourages use of ISACS to assess national SALW controls, assist peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts
- HALO Trust building, rehabilitating arms storage facilities across the world in line with ISACS
- PSAAG trains Fiji security officials on ISACS
- CARICOM points to benefits of ISACS
- UN launches new guidance on SALW National Action Plans
- ISACS 03.30 provides comprehenisve guidande on acquisition, possession and use of firearms by civilians - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- United Nations Great Lakes Strategy uses ISACS to ensure harmonized regional approach to small arms control
- Lack of compliance with ISACS in DRC contributes to proliferation of weapons to illegal armed groups - UNMAS
- UNDP / SEESAC trains Moldova Police on stockpile management in accordance with ISACS
- Combatting illicit arms trafficking “essential” to achieving Global Goals - Ban Ki-moon
- ISACS supports German PSSM training for 11 OSCE States
- UNREC uses ISACS to help build national PSSM standards in the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad)
- ISACS, IATG can help with management of Floating Armouries - Marshall Islands
- UNRCPD uses ISACS to help Thailand build capacity on small arms control
- BICC report documents use of ISACS in the Sahel
- Germany encourages worldwide use of ISACS
- UNRCPD helps build capacity on small arms control in Myanmar, with support from ISACS
- UNIDIR report on end-use controls draws extensively on ISACS guidance
- ISACS supports 2nd UNIDIR consultative process on weapons and ammunition management in Somalia
- RASR initiative cites ISACS on playing cards
- UNLIREC helps Peru and El Salvador strengthen stockpile management by private security companies, using ISACS
- AOAV assessment of SALW trafficking between DRC & Burundi draws extensively on ISACS 05.60 on border controls
- Amnesty International report on arming ISIS calls on States to bolster SALW controls with help of ISACS
- EU to develop firearms tracing handbook based on ISACS
- UNRCPD draws on ISACS to build capacity on small arms control in the Philippines
- ISACS can assist with ATT implementation - ATT Network
- UNOPS requires familiarity with ISACS for jobs in DRC
- Legal commentary on Arms Trade Treaty references ISACS
- ISACS supports UNIDIR initiative on end-user controls
- UNIDIR developing new tool to help apply ISACS, IATG in conflict-affected settings
- UNDP trains Kosovo law enforcement on stockpile management in accordance with ISACS
- UNDP uses ISACS to suport the development of an SALW National Action Plan by Sudan
- UNREC seeks expert to help set national standards based on ISACS in the Sahel
- UNODC, West African States address ISACS role in strengthening stockpile management
- ISACS Assessment Tool downloaded by 98 organizations in 54 countries
- ATT Implementation Toolkit by UNODA draws on ISACS for key definitions
- ISACS now used in 77 countries around the world
- Germany, MAG, strengthen stockpile management in Somalia with ISACS, IATG
- Pacific Small Arms Action Group & Melanesian Spearhead Group introduce ISACS to Pacific States
- New Sustainable Development Goals aim to reduce illicit arms flows by 2030
- Guide for Pacific Governments makes extensive use of ISACS
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to strengthen oversight of Private Security Sector in El Salvador
- ISACS ‘Glossary,’ ‘Collection’ and ‘Destruction’ modules translated into French
- UNDP awareness-raising campaign in Bosnia & Herzegovina guided by ISACS
- ISACS features prominently in Secretary-General’s report to General Assembly
- Human Rights Council adopts resolution on civilian firearms
- New ISACS module on regulating civilian access to small arms
- UNRCPD uses ISACS to assist Bangladesh to strengthen national small arms controls
- UNLIREC project on Private Security Companies in Peru based on ISACS, ICoC
- ISACS guidance provides sound foundation for marking polymer frames & receivers — Small Arms Survey
- UNDP uses ISACS to inform efforts against organsed cattle-raiding in Madagascar
- UNDP Rule of Law report sets out accomplishments of ISACS
- UN Security Council reiterates support for ISACS, welcomes conduct of embargo assessment missions
- Switzerland supports standardized approach to small arms life-cycle management in UN peace operations
- At Security Council debate on small arms, UN Secretary-General encourages use of UN standards
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, UNDP Administrator call for widespread use of ISACS
- UNLIREC & UNDP base training on stockpile management in Honduras on ISACS
- UN Secretary-General outlines how ISACS have helped with Somalia arms embargo
- UN Secretary-General stresses importance of ISACS to achieving success in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia
- UNIDIR initiative on harmonizing end-user controls draws on ISACS
- UNLIREC builds capacity on stockpile management in the Dominican Republic
- UNODC Global Firearms Programme contributes to and uses ISACS
- UNREC uses ISACS to assist Togo with election preparation
- UNOPS Vacancy Announcement requires knowledge of ISACS
- ISACS is “the thread that connects” successful SALW collection & destruction campaigns in Argentina and BiH
- Chatham House documents ATT’s influence on ISACS
- UNDP Nepal uses ISACS to help Government assess small arms stocks
- UNILIREC builds capacity on stockpile management in Guatemala using ISACS
- UNIDIR presents ISACS, Assessment Tool, at international meeting on mine action
- ISACS informs Small Arms Survey Briefing paper on stockpile management
- Civil society coalition promotes use of ISACS in Pacific
- ISACS featured in 'Diplomat’s Guide’
- UNLIREC seeks Advisers with ISACS experience
- Report: ISACS could help regulate 'floating armouries'
- ISACS guides EU funded suport to stockpile management in the Sahel
- Report on small arms trafficking in West Africa bases recommendations on ISACS
- UNIDIR completes 5th regional training on ISACS Assessment Tool in the Pacific
- At INTERPOL Advisory Group, ISACS recognised for contributions to iARMS
- Symposium considers how ISACS support MSAG's work on stockpile management
- UNDP draws on ISACS for small arms assessment in Jordan
- UNIDIR Presents ISACS & its Assessment Tool to SALW Commissions from South East Europe
- ISACS featured in INTERPOL Firearms Programme newsletter
- UNODA/UNREC trains Togolese Armed Forces on marking & recording small arms in line with ISACS
- UNIDIR completes 4th regional ISACS Assessment Tool training in Africa
- UNMAS & MINUSTAH use ISACS to build capacity of police in Haiti
- Awareness, registration & collection campaign in Bosnia & Herzegovina implemented in line with ISACS
- ISACS guide UNMAS programmes
- 3rd UNIDIR regional ISACS Assessment Tool training conducted in the Caribbean
- UNIDIR conducts 2nd ISACS Assessment Tool training in Latin America
- First UNIDIR regional workshop on ISACS Assessment Tool held in Southeast Europe
- Secretary-General informs General Assembly of UNREC’s use of ISACS
- BiH collection & destruction campaign implemented in line with ISACS
- MSAG training for East African States uses ISACS as basis
- Africa - China - EU Dialogue uses ISACS as yardstick in Great Lakes and Horn region
- ISACS as the work plan for civil society in support of the PoA
- BMS5 hears of wide-ranging use of ISACS, endorses use of standards
- 67 States express support for ISACS during BMS5
- UNIDIR report on Somalia draws heavily on ISACS
- Four Additional ISACS Modules Launched
- ISACS Assessment Tool goes live
- UNMAS trains Somali Armed Forces to mark imported SALW in accordance with ISACS
- Six BMS5 Working Papers encourage wider application of ISACS
- UNDP Report on Rule of Law highlights impact of ISACS
- Tighten the Nuts and Bolts
- UNRCPD supports Myanmar to enhance controls on SALW
- OSCE, UN, INTERPOL help Central Asian States trace illicit small arms using ISACS, iArms, iTrace
- Multinational Small Arms and Ammunition Group tests ISACS Assessment Tool
- Inaugural NATO School Orientation Course on SALW draws on ISACS and its Assessment Tool
- ISACS are “most important recent step forward on international efforts on small arms” — Instituto Sou da Paz
- ISACS informs Central African strategy to counter terrorism and arms trafficking
- UNLIREC and Peru intensify collaboration on arms control through stockpile management training using ISACS
- UN Partners use ISACS in Somalia needs assessment
- UNREC uses ISACS to help Côte d’Ivoire develop national standards on stockpile management
- ISACS supports UNSOM, UNMAS, UNIDIR to train Somali Security Services in arms management
- UNDP draws on ISACS to convert weapons to windmills in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- ISACS and 'Smart Weapon Technology'
- UNLIREC, UNDP draw on ISACS to advise Guatemala, Bosnia & Herzegovina on weapons amnesty legislation
- UNIDIR introduces ISACS & Assessment Tool to States in Southeast Europe
- UN Task Force on Transnational Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking guided by ISACS
- Multinational Small Arms and Ammunition Group (MSAG) committed to using ISACS in its assessment work
- ISACS Support Unit contributes to KAIPTC “SALW Foundation Course"
- UNLIREC and Trinidad & Tobago train Caribbean armourers on stockpile management, using SOPs based on ISACS
- Consulting company uses ISACS to evaluate programmes in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
- Finland expresses support for ISACS and its Software Tool
- UNLIREC trains Surinamese officials on destroying surplus and obsolete small arms in accordance with ISACS
- UNLIREC Standard Operating Procedures on small arms destruction based on ISACS
- EU Commission considers binding rules on tracing firearms, building on ISACS
- UNIDIR completes testing of ISACS software tool in 9 countries
- UNDP supports Kosovo police to destroy 1,315 weapons in accordance with ISACS
- High Representative's opening statement to General Assembly 1st Committee cites ISACS
- Security Council resolution encourages application of ISACS
- UN Development Group commits to apply ISACS
- Bosnia & Herzegovina collection programme uses ISACS
- Nepal and UNDP host first training workshop based on ISACS
- SG's report to Security Council contains recommendations on ISACS
- DPKO & UNODA partner to develop tools based on IATG, ISACS
- Germany promotes development and application of ISACS
- UNODC draws on ISACS to develop firearms training curriculum for criminal justice practitioners
- SG's report to General Assembly provides update on ISACS
- UNIDIR tests ISACS software tool in Kosovo
- SG's report outlines UNLIREC's use of ISACS
- UNDP rule of law report features development & application of ISACS
- ISACS at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre
- BICC and UNIDIR to test ISACS Software in South Sudan
- UN Strategy on the Sahel calls for sensitization on ISACS
- MSAG incorporates ISACS into training modules
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to help Argentina modernise stockpile management policies and practices
- Conference on tracing illicit SALW in OSCE Area promotes use of UN's ISACS, Interpol's iARMS
- UN CASA Principals endorse operational ISACS modules, 2013-2018 workplan
- SEESAC promotes application of ISACS in the Western Balkans
- UNIDIR tests ISACS software tool in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- First Doha Security Symposium told ISACS can help prevent arms proliferation in the Sahel
- OAS draws on ISACS to draft regional standards for marking and recordkeeping of firearms
- UNLIREC Newsletter shows how ISACS can be used to support stockpile management, destruction, legislative development
- UNIDIR tests ISACS software tool in Trinidad & Tobago
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to assist Grenada in SALW destruction, legislative development
- ISACS border control module included among "99 Superb Resources on Transportation and Border Security"
- National dialogue on weapons law in Honduras informed by ISACS
- Dominian Republic destroys 10,359 surplus small arms in accordance with ISACS
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to suport stockpile management training in Central America
- ISACS used to support weapons assessment in Bougainville
- ISACS proposed as basis of Andean Community marking standards
- ISACS supports training of Argentinian law enforcement officers
- Dominican Republic arms and ammunition destroyed in accordance with ISACS
- Bahamas arms and ammunition destroyed in accordance with ISACS
- ISACS supports regional small arms control in the Caribbean
- UNLIREC assists Belize to destroy 1,300+ weapons
- ISACS feature in Secretary-General's report on illicit trafficking
- Turkey welcomes comprehensiveness of ISACS
- EU encourages OSCE to use ISACS
- OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation briefed on ISACS
- UN launches International Small Arms Control Standards
- UNLIREC uses ISACS to assist Government of Argentina
- UN Secretary-General updates General Assembly on ISACS
- Japan sees ISACS supporting implementation of Action Plan
- ISACS can assist in preventing maritime small arms trafficking in the Caribbean
- Organization of American States looks forward to creation of ISACS
- EU urges use of ISACS in self-assessment and peer-review
- Australia believes ISACS will enhance coordination
- Germany sees ISACS as implementation benchmark
- UNIDIR report discusses application of ISACS
- Serbia reports on participation in ISACS initiative
- UNODC Model Law on firearms makes extensive reference to ISACS
- OSCE End-User Certificate template aligned with ISACS
- Arms Control Association article discusses ISACS
- 2011 Small Arms Survey yearbook discusses ISACS
- Small Arms Survey study on civilian possession informed by ISACS
- SIPRI helps to draft ISACS module on transfer controls
- NATO Review article discusses ISACS
- CASA updates UN Member States on ISACS
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs offers ISACS to support Member State efforts
- Secretary-General makes extensive reference to ISACS in report to Security Council
- Open Democracy article on relevance of gender to ISACS
- UN Secretary-General updates General Assembly on ISACS
- South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse recommends use of ISACS
- European Union encourages CASA on development of ISACS
- Switzerland points to ISACS role in tracing illicit weapons
- CASA updates Member States on development of ISACS
- Defense Small Arms Advisory Council (USA) reports on its participation in ISACS initiative
- Government of Australia supports ISACS
- ISACS can improve SALW aid effectiveness - UNIDIR
- ISACS discussed in Small Arms Survey report
- OSCE provides support for ISACS
- Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs looks forward to release of ISACS
- Parliamentary Forum on SALW encourages use of ISACS
- General Assembly First Committee briefed on ISACS
- UN Secretary-General updates General Assembly on ISACS
- Mines Advisory Group joins ISACS initiative
- Update on ISACS in UN Disarmament Yearbook
- States party to the Firearms Protocol briefed on ISACS
- UN Secretary-General reports to General Assembly on ISACS
- First ISACS consultation held
- UN Secretary-General reports to Security Council on ISACS
- CASA launches ISACS initiative
ISACS Assessment Tool
Training Resources
- Evaluation Survey.pdf
- Ex 05.10 Survey.pdf
- Ex 05.20 Stockpile.pdf
- Ex 05.30-31 MRT.pdf
- Ex 05.50 Destruction.pdf
- Ex 05.60 Borders.pdf
- Intro to ISACS-AT.ppt
- ISACS-AT Advanced.pptx
- ISACS-AT Basics.pptx
- Lesson Plan.pdf
- Mini Tests.pdf
- Software Overview.pdf
- ISACS 05.10 (SALW Surveys).pptx
- ISACS 05.20 (Stockpile management).pptx
- ISACS 05.30 (Marking & Recordkeeping).pptx
- ISACS 05.31 (Tracing).pptx
- ISACS 05.60 (Border Controls).pptx
ISACS Partners
About ISACS
Contact Form
Documents
- 2012-13 ISACS Activity Report (HD).pdf
- 2012-13 ISACS Activity Report (LD).pdf
- 2012.10.17 EU.pdf
- 2012.10.17 OSCE Briefing.pdf
- 2012.10.17 Turkey.pdf
- 2013-14 ISACS Results Report (HD).pdf
- 2013-14 ISACS Results Report (LD).pdf
- 2013-14 ISACS Results Report (SD).pdf
- 2015.06.29 HRC Res.pdf
- Bio McCarthy.pdf
- BMS5 WP Australia.pdf
- DREAM.zip
- Intro to ISACS.pdf
- Intro to ISACS.pptx
- ISACS Brochure.pdf
- ISACS ERG ToR.pdf
- Model Stockpile Facility.pdf
Notable Quotes
- António Guterres - Secretary-General
- António Guterres - Secretary-General
- António Guterres - Secretary-General
- António Guterres - Secretary-General
- António Guterres - Secretary-General
- Kim Won-soo - UNODA
- Kim Won-soo - UNODA
- Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein - HCHR
- Ban Ki-moon - Secretary-General
- Ban Ki-moon - Secretary-General
- Helen Clark - UNDP