Registration

Welcoming Remarks

H.E. Mr. Farouk Kasrawi
President of the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy

Dr. Glenn McDonald
Yearbook Coordinator and Senior Researcher
Small Arms Survey/ Switzerland

Morning Session I

1.  Introduction: The small arms issue in the Middle East and North Africa:
2. Small arms and light weapons: human security plus:
3. Small Arms as a Human Security Issue and the Link to Development. Speaker: Dr. Glenn McDonald
4. Small Arms and its Link to Other Issues and Concerns:
1. Conflict. Speaker: Mr. Osman Hassan, Director of Human Security Initiative Organization/ Sudan.
2. The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Addressing the Issue of Small Arms. Speaker: Mr. Fadi Abi Allam, President of Permanent Peace Movement, Lebanon.
5. Supply and Demand Aspects. Speaker: Mr. Jason Erb, Quaker Services Middle East Representative/ Jordan.
6. The small Arms Issue in the MENA Region
   1. The specificity of the Small Arms Issue in Countries and Communities   across the MENA Region. Speaker Mr. Eizadin Alasbahii, General Director of Human Rights and Information Training Center/ Yemen.
7. Getting a grip on small arms: national, regional and international measures.
8. National and Regional Measures: Speaker Colonel Dr. Ghazi Thuneibat/ General Director Office/ Public Security Directorate
9. International Measures (UN Programme of Action, Weapons   

     Collection/DDR, Transparency, etc.). Speaker: Dr. Glenn McDonald.

Discussion

Coffee Break

Morning session II

Addressing the political, social and cultural constraints affecting small arms research in the MENA Region:

(a) A brief presentation of the issues. Facilitator: Mr. Eizadin Alasbahi
(b) An exchange of views and experience among participants. Facilitator: Dr. Anna Khakee, Senior Researcher at the Small Arms Survey/ Switzerland

Coffee Break

Morning Session III

Tour de table: What small arms-related issues would participants like to research in their area/country/region? What do they expect from a workshop like this one?

Brief overview of the research training sessions and workshop goals (primary goal: to present participants with tools or options they can use and adapt to their own needs and circumstances)

 Preparing for field research: basic principles

Lunch

Afternoon Session I

Doing research on small arms and light weapons I:

Attitudes and culture (public perceptions of SALW, security, etc.)

Coffee Break

Afternoon Session II

Doing research on small arms and light weapons II:

Effects (crime, warfare, humanitarian consequences, etc.)

Presentation by the Small Arms Survey of their 2004 Yearbook

Morning session I:

Doing research on small arms and light weapons III:

Measures (laws, practical programmes, etc.)

Practical exercises (attitudes, effects, measures)

Coffee Break

Morning session II

Doing research on small arms and light weapons IV: Supply issues:

(a) Production (legal, licensed, and craft)

(b) Transfers (international and domestic)

Coffee Break

Morning Session III

Doing research on small arms and light weapons V: Supply issues, cont.:

(c) Stockpiles (civilian, police, military, etc.)

Lunch

Afternoon Session I

Practical exercises (production; transfers; stockpiles)

Coffee break

Afternoon Session II

Looking forward:

How could practical projects be developed in the region?

MENA/ Cross-country co-operation on research