52013SC0292

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against terrorism (Article 4.1 IfS Regulation, priority 2) 4

Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents (Article 4.2 IfS Regulation) 13

Crisis Preparedness (Article 4.3 IfS Regulation) 19

Instrument for Stability, 2012 Overview of commitments, contracts and payments  Article 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. 25

Instrument for Stability: Overview 2012 commitments and payments. 26

IfS crisis response and preparedness decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements 2007-2012. 27

IfS long-term component: 2012 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 34

IfS long-term component: 2011 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 34

IfS long-term component: 2010 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 36

IfS long-term component: 2009 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 37

IfS long-term component: 2008 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 38

IfS long-term component: 2007 commitments and payments by country, region and projects. 39

IfS crisis preparedness: status and description of individual projects. 40

Instrument for Stability

Articles 4.1 & 4.2

Building capacity to address specific global and transregional threats

  Progress reports

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against terrorism (Article 4.1 IfS Regulation, priority 2)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.1 IfS (priority 2) adopted in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

Type of measure || Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against terrorism

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || AAP 2007 on 17/12/2007; AAP 2008 on 10/11/2008; AAP 2009 on 25/09/2009; AAP 2010 on 15/12/2010, AAP 2011 on 27/09/2011, AAP 2012 on 18/09/2012 (IfS Priority 2)

Amount(s) || Committed: EUR 110,293,377; Contracted: EUR 87,592,310; Paid: EUR 38,850,286

1 Fighting organised crime on the cocaine route Illicit drug trafficking, one of the major activities of organised crime worldwide, profits from insufficient international cooperation, regulatory inconsistencies, political obstacles and lack of governance over the global financial markets. Cocaine trafficking from Latin America via the Caribbean towards West Africa and on to Europe, for example, is facilitated by the lack of regional and interregional cooperation. Illicit trafficking in drugs is closely connected with other forms of organised crime. Cocaine trafficking across these regions is complemented by high volumes of illicit financial flows which are instrumental to the concealment, laundering and investment of the proceeds of crime. A specific programme has been designed to support the fight against organised crime on the cocaine trafficking routes. The "Supporting the fight against organised crime on the cocaine route" programme addresses all regions along the routes from Latin America to Europe, with a special focus on West Africa, where the threat has appeared more recently and the gap in capacity is high. It encompasses the trans-regional dimension by creating cooperation links between West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The aim of the programme is to strengthen the capacity for international cooperation between the law enforcement, prosecution and judicial authorities of the regions concerned. The programme was launched under the 2009 Annual Action Programme and all of its components were confirmed and extended in subsequent Annual Action Plans and currently consists of eight components, with the aim to link them up progressively, thus contributing to create trans-regional synergies to tackle organised crime on the cocaine route. Activities in more than 35 countries with a total budget of about EUR 23.2 million are contributing to the following components / objectives: Strengthen the anti-drug capacities at selected airports in West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean ("Airport Communication Programme" (AIRCOP)) Implementation activities have been ongoing since early 2010 for the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP I and II, total amount of EUR 4.8 million), involving selected international airports in West Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean and including work for the Establishment of Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITF) and for their connection with international law enforcement databases and communication networks. The first three Joint Airport Interdiction Task forces were inaugurated in Cape Verde, Senegal and Togo. At the end of 2012, the first phase of AIRCOP (due to end in early 2013) was extended for an additional 18 months due to some delyas in implementation caused by insecurity and instability in some of the countries covered. Strengthen cooperation in contrasting maritime trafficking in West Africa ("Seaport Cooperation Project" (SEACOP I and II)) With a total amount of about EUR 3 million, SEACOP aims at building Joint Maritime Control Units and specialist intelligence and investigative units at selected seaports in West Africa as well as enhancing regional cooperation through the establishment of a regional maritime information system. Countries covered under the first phase of the project were Senegal, Ghana and Cape Verde. In early 2012, the geographical scope was expanded to Sierra Leone, Togo, Benin, Guinea Bissau and the Gambia. At the end of 2012, trainings took place for the Joint Maritime Control Units in Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal and Togo. Contribute to strengthen cooperation of law enforcement, judicial and prosecuting authorities of Latin America and Caribbean countries in tackling transnational organised crime (AMERIPOL I and II) Under the AMERIPOL project, with a contribution of EUR 3.5 million (decided in 2009 and 2010), activities carried out in 2012 mainly concern the progressive establishment of the National Ameripol Units (NAU) that has been approved in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The 1st Inter-Institutional Seminar for Police and Prosecutors took place in May 2012 in Lima gathered two representatives (one police and one prosecutor) from each of the following countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. Issues dealt with during the seminar included controlled deliveries, the role of undercover agents, chemical precursors, international recommendations GAFI 40, reports of suspicious operations, patterns of drug trafficking routes from origin and destination at police and prosecutor levels. Contribute to the fight against the drug manufacture and trafficking by assisting the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region against the diversion of precursors from the licit trade (PRELAC I and II). Building on the positive results of the first phase of PRELAC, the EU confirmed its commitment in the precursors’ domain financing the second phase of the project, begun in March 2012 (total amount PRELAC I and II about 5 million euro). The objective is again to strengthen the capacities of national administrative control authorities to prevent the diversion of precursors and to increase regional cooperation. To this end, the geographical scope was extended to better cover the LAC region and cooperation with the private sector was strengthened. Support the fight against money laundering and financial crime in (1) Latin America and Caribbean countries (GAFISUD I and II) and in (2) West Africa (AML/WA). During 2012, the EU continued to support the fight against money laundering in Latin America and the Caribbean by means of the GAFISUD project, with a total contribution of EUR 1,897,500. The Financial Action Task Force of South America against Money Laundering (GAFISUD) acts as implementing partner. The global objective of the project is to improve the coordinated action carried out by the GAFISUD countries to fight organized crime, i.a. covering asset laundering investigation, strengthening administrative and judicial cooperation, and law enforcement and fostering cooperation lines to fight asset laundering and formalizing agreements with countries and/or regional groups defined as the priority (GAFIC, GIABA). At the end of 2012, the European Commission awarded a contract to support the fight against money laundering in West Africa, with a particular focus on the non-banking and Designated non-financial Businesses and Professions of four countries, notably Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cape Verde. The new project AML/WA with a total amount of EUR 1.8 million, will begin early 2013. Fight organised crime and threats from terrorism through the creation of a regional police information system in West Africa (WAPIS, first phase). With a budget of EUR 2.2 million and implemented by Interpol, the scoping phase (13 months) of this new project began in September 2012. The inception workshop was held in Brussels in November 2012. The global objective of WAPIS is 1) to facilitate the collection, centralization, management, sharing and analysis of police information on a national level in the 15 ECOWAS countries (Economic Community Of West African States) & Mauritania; 2) to increase the police information exchange between countries from the region and set up the needed environment at regional level; and 3) to establish the link between countries of the region and the rest of the world through Interpol tools and services. The first five pilot countries are Benin, Ghana, Niger, Mauritania and Mali. Strengthen the transregional coordination, coherence and complementary effect among the various projects of the Cocaine Route Programme (CORMS). The first annual conference of the Cocaine Route Programme took place in Buenos Aires within CORMS’ framework. The conference gathered a number of international stakeholders from the EU institutions, implementing partners, international organization and beneficiary countries to debate on drug-trafficking related issues and the added value of the IfS Cocaine Route Programme. The first Steering Committee of the Cocaine Route Programme was held back to back with the annual conference and brought together the team leaders of all the projects of the Cocaine Route Programme. The second Steering Committee took place, six months later, in November 2012, in Brussels and participation was extended to relevant EU representatives and concerned international organisations. The status of the Cocaine Route Programme as well as future IfS activities were among the issues debated. 2 Fighting organised crime on the heroin route The "Fight against trafficking and organised crime on the heroin route" programme was set up to fight illicit trafficking to and from Afghanistan along the heroin trafficking routes. Traffickers take advantage of the lack of regional cooperation and weak law enforcement capacity. The same organised crime networks are suspected to be involved in the trafficking of human beings to the EU. Dealing with trafficking along the heroin routes therefore goes hand in hand with fighting organised crime in the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin and the Western Balkans. A first major project to support the fight against trafficking to and from Afghanistan was launched in 2009 under the Annual Action Programme 2008. It focused on law enforcement cooperation between Central Asian countries, with a strong emphasis on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, and involved the ten countries of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). A second project was launched in 2012 under the Annual Action Programme 2011 extending the cooperation to Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Furthermore, a Midterm Review of the Heroin Programme was launched in 2012 to assess the performance of the activities implemented so far, identify key lessons learnt and propose practical recommendations for follow-up actions as well as possible re-orientations of the programme. The result of this study will be available in the first half of 2013. In 2012 progress on the programme included ongoing implementation activities for the above-mentioned two projects and preparation of new acvities under the Annual Action Programmes 2011 and 2013 as well as a joint workshop with EEAS in preparation of a new programme strategy for the new financial perspective 2014-2020. The project Fight against trafficking from/to Afghanistan has a budget of EUR 9.5 million and is structured in four components involving different partner organizations. Each component has further advanced in 2012: · Component 1: Strengthening the political and technical capacities of the ECO Secretariat based in Teheran as a platform for cooperation in the fight against drugs and organised crime and strengthening the relations between ECO member states in the field; · Component 2: Further reinforcing the Interpol secure communication system for information and intelligence exchange at the regional and trans-regional levels benefiting Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan; · Component 3: Developing a network of border control cooperation units at Land/Air/Sea Ports of Entry for container control to stem the flow of drugs, precursors and other illegal trafficking benefiting Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iran,  · Component 4: Establishing a network of forensic laboratories in the ECO region, notably with regard to drugs, precursors and forged documents, but possibly also other elements of evidence. Furthermore, a new project for EUR €1,8 million was launched in 2012, implemented by UNODC with the objective to: strengthen the container control capacity of the countries and facilitate legal trade using the experience and lessons learned in the global CCP; to develop national and regional capacity to gather, collect and analyze essential data of trafficking of heroin in specialized border control units established in seaports and dry ports; and to develop a functioning cooperation network in the area of specialized container profiling units in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea region (Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and possibly Turkey and Russia). Finally, two new projects were signed under Action Programme 2011: · Information networks and platforms along the Heroin Route, EUR 2.7 million, to support the existing regional initiatives, notably CARICC (Central Asia Regional Information and Coordination Centre) with the aim to increase regional and trans-regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination in the fight against organised crime and trafficking activities on the heroin route, notably to and from Afghanistan; · Trafficking in Human Beings, €1.5 million. The specific objectives are to (a) promote and assist information sharing and regional coordination on trafficking in human beings; and (b) enhance national, regional and trans-regional law enforcement cooperation. 3 Fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons Small arms proliferation fuels and sustains conflicts, illicit trafficking, gang violence and urban criminality. The Instrument for Stability contributes to international efforts to fight the proliferation, accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons. In 2012, the European Union continued to promote the issue of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in all multilateral fora and in political dialogue with third countries. The EU has also addressed the destabilising effects of the proliferation and trafficking of SALW, firearms and explosive materials through engaging in continued support to concrete projects with a trans-regional dimension. In Central America, the EU launched a new support to the Central American Small and Light Weapons Control Programme (CASAC), implemented by the Security Commission of the Central American Integration System (SICA).  The project follows upon previous support to CASAC which was channeled to SICA through the UNDP. The new support is directly provided to SICA to enhance its efforts to fight the illicit trafficking of firearms and explosive materials in Central America and neighbouring countries. The project pursues three goals: 1) development and implementation of national SALW databases; 2) increased awareness, involvement and oversight by parliaments, civil society and other stakeholders of SALW actions; and 3) support to joint actions and exchange of information regionally. The project has a budget of EUR 2.3 million for three years, with its management sub-delegated to the EU Delegation to Nicaragua to allow for  better coherence with other EU supported actions under the regional stratgey and ensure close monitoring of this action. In Africa, the EU continued supporting the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), located in Nairobi, in the fight against illicit accumulation and trafficking of firearms and explosive materials within the framework of the Africa-EU strategic partnership. In 2012, the support to RECSA was extended by six months to run until mid-2013 when a second phase of support to the organisation will come on stream.  Phase I has a budget of EUR 3.3 million over 42 months while phase II totals EUR 2.7 million over 36 months (until end June 2016). During the year, implementation of key activites in line with RECSA's mandate of promoting implementation of regional SALW instruments continued and included:  the establishment of  National Focal Points (NFPs)/National Commissions and development of National Actions Plans (NAPs) on SALW; organisation of regional seminars for various stakeholder groups on SALW; strengthening of SALW management; and establishment of Joint Task Forces bringing together law enforcement agencies. The project aims at complementing efforts at national and sub-regional levels, whilst taking into account specificities and needs in each region. Despite the encountered delays in operationalising the project in its first year, the impact prospects of the project are positive, especially as it has been granted a longer implementation period through the six-months extension. In the extension phase (first semester of 2013), the project will fund the conduct of a baseline survey to assess the level of implementation of regional SALW instruments in a number of selected countries and the impact of programmes such as RECSA's in terms of responding to countries' capacity gaps. The baseline survery will also be useful for phase II of support which foresees a component of capacity building for RECSA in terms of strengthening their M&E system. Both programmes described above emphasize strengthening coordination at regional and sub-regional levels, in line with the activities of the regional organisations (SICA resp. RECSA). The EUR 2.3 million initiative, implemented by UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) in countries across West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (Jamaica) affected by illegal trafficking in firearms and ammunition, made a start in 2011. The initiative promotes the ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Firearm Protocol, raises awareness on SALW issues to enhance civil society participation and oversight in this area and encourages regional cooperation and knowledge generation. Despite some initial delays, the project gathered pace in 2012 with the development of assessments of participating countries' legislative and institutional SALW framework based on self-assessments.  The results were shared in regional seminars and a cross-analysis was developed by UNODC with a view to identify common approaches to legislative harmonisation and other regional actions.  Technical assistance missions have also began in 2012 to countries that have expressed specific needs to deal with the legislative gaps identified. UNODC has adopted a pro-active approach in terms of seeking complementarities and synergies with other EU funded SALW actions and it is expected that the results of the project will be reached. The development and roll-out to pilot countries of a stolen and lost firearms tracking and tracing database (iARMS) by Interpol (EUR 0.7 million) made good progress in 2012. The iARMS system operates on INTERPOL's I24/7 platform and the intention is to connect the system with member country firearms databases to allow for business connectivity.  In October, INTERPOL began the pilot phase of the system, the results of which will feed into a phase II of EU support to iARMS taking off in January 2013. The pilot phase targeted the same countries covered under the UNODC SALW support described above.  iARMS phase II (2013-2014, EUR 1.5 million) will seek to further enhance the functionality of the system and to make it available to all 190 INTERPOL member countries with related capacity building, training and criminal intelligence service. Once fully operational, it will provide countries with crucial information to trace individual firearms as well as to analyse trafficking patterns and diversion from licit flows. 4 Enhancing maritime security and safety along critical maritime routes Maritime transport faces a number of multi-dimensional security issues. Piracy and armed robbery against ships are a serious and rising threat to maritime trading routes (representing by far the largest proportion of world trade by volume), humanitarian deliveries and regional stability. The "Critical Maritime Routes" programme was designed to support the trans-regional fight against this particular form of organised crime by supporting the capacity of coastal states to ensure security and safety along critical maritime routes. It addresses the ‘hot spots’ of risks and threats crossed by major shipping lanes. The programme focused initially on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, where the safety of navigation is challenged by the archipelago structure of the Straits coupled with high-intensity naval traffic and shipments of hazardous and noxious materials, by armed robbery at sea and, to a lesser extent, by piracy incidents. Taking into account the sharp deterioration of the security situation in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, the focus of the programme has shifted to include that area. Recently, the programme extended its reach to the Gulf of Guinea with a focus on piracy and armed robbery. The IfS Critical Maritime Routes Programme complements other EU interventions and broader international efforts (foremost the International Maritime Organization (IMO)) on maritime security.  In the Horn of Africa, synergy is sought with programmes funded by the European Development Programme (EDF) and Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions whose mandates complement that of the Critical Maritime Routes programme.  The EU’s comprehensive approach in the region involves the naval protection for vulnerable shippping provided by EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, coastal police and judiciary training in Somalia and in the wider region provided by EUCAP NESTOR and trans-regional maritime training and information sharing capacity provided by the IfS.   The EU action in the region is framed by EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa. In 2012, progress on the programme included ongoing implementation activities for the projects identified in the Annual Action Programmes 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and identification studies for the Annual Action Programme 2013. In the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden the programme supports the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC), under the aegis of the International Maritime Organization, through a consortium of EU Member States' Experts. The DCoC provides a framework for cooperation among coastal and user states for the repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships. The project for enhancing maritime security and safety through information sharing and capacity building (MARSIC) started in September 2010 for an initial duration of 36 months with a budget of EUR 6 million. The project provides technical assistance for the setting up of a regional training centre in Djibouti as well as the Information Sharing Centres in Yemen, Kenya and Tanzania. Establishment of the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (DRTC) remains virtual, with trainings delivered in the framework of the Djibouti Code of Conduct in coordination with IMO. Another action of the Critical Maritime Routes programme enables the national law enforcement agencies to combat maritime piracy and robbery on the high seas through effective pro-active investigations, by specifically providing them with the necessary training and equipment to conduct investigations and to identify and dismantle piracy networks and their supporters. The project, contracted in December 2010 with a budget of EUR 1.6 million and for a duration of 36 months, continued its implementation during 2012. The implementing partner is INTERPOL and the focus has been placed initially on Seychelles, Kenya, and, as far as feasible, Somalia (Somaliland and Puntland). As part of this initiative, investigation trainings were carried out by Interpol on piracy organisers and financiers and tracking of financial flows in East Africa. In the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, the programme supports existing cooperation by contributing to better safety of navigation. The action came to an end in Decmber 2012 and was allocated an indicative budget of EUR 0.5 million mainly focussing on co-operation among stakeholders towards enhancing safety and marine environment protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and specifically supports the project "Capacity Building on Hazardous and Noxious Substances Preparedness and Response". In the course of 2012, EU Member States' Experts prepared counter piracy measures in the Gulf of Guinea. The Critical Martimie Routes in the Gulf of Guinea project (CRIMGO) will be launched in 2013. Emphasis is on support to selected countries in the Gulf of Guinea to develop the capacity for regional cooperation in coast guard and maritime law enforcement functions. In addition to the above mentioned projects, during 2012 the pilot project on piracy, maritime awareness and risks continued its implementation by the Joint Research Centr (JRC). The initial scope, focusing on selected countries in the region around the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles), has been extended to the Gulf of Guinea region (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé e Principe). The activities include identification and assessment of technical means and practices that can be used to contribute to maritime domain awareness, chiefly by supporting gathering and sharing of information. This EU funded pilot project and its activities remain complementary to those under the Critical Maritime Routes programme. 5 Capacity building in regions afflicted by terrorism The "Support for Preventing and Combating Terrorism" programme was devised under the Instrument for Stability to support capacity building in priority regions afflicted by terrorism, thereby contributing to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Strategy and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Particularly on counter-terrorism assistance, synergy with the Instrument for Stability crisis response component is also relevant for Pakistan and the Sahel. Implementation activities have been ongoing for the " Support the fight against terrorism in the African continent: Strengthening the African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) and the African Union Focal Points" project with a contribution of EUR 585,000. The activities implemented by ACSRT are following a very slow pace due to the low institutional capacity of the Centre, but finally, under the pulse of the newly appointed Director, 6 out of the 12 country audit and evaluation reports were received. Several projects aim at preventing and combating terrorism by providing assistance to specific countries and regions. In 2012, the first activities under the three year (October 2011-2014), EUR 6.9 million Contre Terrorism Sahel (CT Sahel) project were implemented in Niger and Mauritania.  Due to the coup in March, project activities in Mali were frozen before their implementation had started.  In line with the project aims of 1) improving partner country capacity to anticipate and prevent terrorist attacks and to respond to them adequately at both operational and judicial levels and 2) enhacing regional Counter Terrorism (CT) cooperation, main activites include training/capacity building (including study visits) on intelligence gathering and analysis, CT investigation and legal processes, and crisis response, as well as equipment purchase.  For the regional dimension, the project has supported the establishment of the Sahel Security College as a regional network for the identification of common needs and strategies on CT and organised crime.  The Sahel Security College was launched in September 2012 and the project will support the setting up of its structures and developing and implementing its priorities in 2013.  The CT Sahel project is implemented under the overall framework of the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel and its activities are planned in complementarity with the CSDP mission EUCAP Niger in line with the EU's comprehensive approach to crisis management. In Nigeria, the EU launched a study on Boko Haram and possible strategies for peace. The study will provide crucial information which will feed into possible future EU CT action in Nigeria. A mission to Pakistan has determined the needs and definition of actions, to be implemented from the outset of 2013, in improving the interface between the prosecution service and the police of the Punjab Province, in order to improve the Punjab criminal justice system as a whole in the management of terrorism cases and provision of a more reliable service to its citizens. In South East Asia the IfS engaged in a joint EU-UNODC initiative for supporting regional and national capacity to prevent and combat terrorism, in areas such as strengthening investigation and prosecution services, radicalization and financing of terrorism. 6 The Expert Support Facility (ESF) Due to the highly sensitive and technical nature of IfS actions in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks mitigation and trans-regional threats to security, the identification of priorities and the design and implementation of programmes are most appropriately performed by experts from specialized organizations. Moreover, EU efforts in the areas of the IfS will be complementary to the ongoing and planned activities of Member States. Therefore, close coordination and the participation of Member States' experts in implementing the programmes is important to ensure that synergies are maximised with the expertise available in national administrations. To this end, the Commission has established the Expert Support Facility under the IfS. The overall objective of the ESF is to contribute to the aims of the long-term component of the IfS by guaranteeing the best use of human resources in terms of identified priorities and anticipated responses, while ensuring enhanced coordination with other bilateral or multilateral donors, in particular (but not exclusively) EU Member States. Through the ESF Framework Contract, experts from EU Member States Agencies, Departments, Ministries and specialist public or semi-public organisations make their specific knowledge and expertise available in order to provide more effective technical assistance to beneficiaries and to support the implementation and preparation of trans-regional and multi-purpose projects and programmes. Since 2008, approximately 100 multi-disciplinary experts from 17 different EU Member States covering 60 different organisations and institutions have carried out more than 100 fact-finding visits and missions to IfS relevant regions. The Framework Contract established in 2009 with 60 organisations in EU Member States provides for a structured and efficient procedure to mobilise the experts and will be renewed in the course of 2013, following an extensive evaluation of the existing tool in 2012 7 New areas covered (cyber crime/cyber security, fight against the illicit market of falsified medicines) The Instrument for Stability AAP 2012 includes two new areas of security cooperation: Since cyber crime / cyber security is gaining importance as a cross-cutting issue within all trans-regional threats, as it abolishes distances, it ignores boundaries, and as such it facilitates and finances organized crime, the fight against cybercrime in third countries has been introduced as a new IfS priority area. For the fight against cyber crime, formulation of a EUR 3 million project with the Council of Europe to promote accession to and implementation of the so-called BUDAPEST Convention and related capacity development of law enforcement and judiciary authorities in target countries commenced in late 2012. Another new priority area for which IfS actions are foreseen is the fight against the illicit market of falsified medicines which represents a growing threat to global health security, massively affecting the poorest and most vulnerable populations. The AAP 2012 foresees a EUR 5 million intervention for the strengthening of the legal framework of partner countries (mainly through the promotion of the MEDICRIME Convention) as well as for capacity building for law enforcement and judicial authorities to fight the production and trafficking of falsified medicines.

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents (Article 4.2 IfS Regulation)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.2 IfS adopted in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

Type of measure || Risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || AAP 2007 (17/12/2007) – AAP 2008 (05/12/2008), AAP 2009 (30/11/2009) – AAP 2010 (26/11/2010) ) – AAP 2011 (04/10/2011)- AAP 2012 (31/08/2012); revised AAP 2011 (31/08/2012)

Amount(s) || Committed: EUR 223,300,000 Contracted: EUR 188,091,747 Paid: EUR 140,198,031

The long-term part of the Stability Instrument (Budget Headings 19.06.02.01 and 19.06.03) Priority 1 (Article 4.2) - 19.060201 - Risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents. The “Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation (priority 1 of the Instrument for Stability) covers risks related to accidental, natural or malevolent CBRN related risks and aims at improving the safety and security culture by spreading best practices and raising the general level of security and safety awareness and culture. On the basis of the Strategy 2007-2011 and the Strategy 2012-2013, the Indicative Programmes 2009-2011 and 2012-2013 the Sixth (2012) Annual Action Programme (EUR 46.5 million) was defined and adopted in August  2012. It provides funding for the CBRN Centres of Excellence and for thematic actions to be implemented in the framework of the "Centres of Excellence" initiative;  or the second contribution to the Seibersdorf Laboratory managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for alternative employment of former soviet weapon scientists and engineers through support to ISTC/STCU (International Science and Technology Centre in Moscow / Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine in Kiev). All activities defined in the previous five Annual Action Programmes (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) for priority 1 were entirely contracted and are under implementation. The geographical coverage has been extended to the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, South East Asia, Central Asia, South Caucasus and to Africa, bringing the total number of newly involved countries to largely above 40. 1 CBRN Centers of Excellence (CoE) The overall scope of the CBRN Centres of Excellence initiative is to strengthen the long-term national and regional capabilities of responsible authorities and administrative infrastructures, and develop a durable cooperation legacy in the fight against the CBRN threat. Effective response to CBRN risk depends on cooperation and coordination between all levels of government, response organisations and international partners. An effective strategy to deal with the CBRN risk management requires a very high level of co-operation and co-ordination among many different authorities within and among countries, therefore the CBRN CoE will rely on a integrated CBRN approach that incorporates all international, regional and national CBRN risk mitigation components into a common strategy. Different domains were covered separately till 2010 (e.g. export control of dual-use goods, illicit trafficking, redirection of former weapon scientists, bio-safety and bio-security culture). From 2010 onwards, the "Centres of Excellence" initiative should provide a single and integrated cooperation platform for actions in all these domains. The first phase of the CoE initiative, started under the 2009 AAP, is fully implemented. The objective was the conceptualization of the Centres of Excellence intended as a network of local, regional and international, including the definition of the guidelines and tools required. The setting up of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence (CoE) continued in 2011 and 2012, to enhance CBRN risk mitigation policies worldwide by developing tailored assistance packages based on the needs assessment developed in the regions concerned. As part of the of the second phase, the EU established CoE Secretariats in South-East Asia (Philippines), South East Europe/Southern Caucasus/Ukraine (Georgia), North Africa (Algeria), the "Atlantic façade" (Morocco), Eastern and Central Africa (Nairobi) and the Middle East (Jordan). The first six local CoE's Regional Secretariats became operative in 2011-2012 and furthermore, contacts have been established with Central Asia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. In parallel with the setup of the new Secretariats and the development of the key methodologies by UNICRI and JRC, 19 actions in five regions, for a total EUR 16.3 million have been contracted under UNICRI rules and procedures. The implementation is scheduled to start in February 2013. Besides the UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) managed projects, the European Commission has selected and awarded 13 contracts under the 3rd batch for proposals for an amount of EUR 8.6 million. They will also be started in early February 2013. All these projects will constitute a major tool for capacity building and developing coherent regional policies and for strengthening the cooperation of national and regional capabilities in this domain. 2 Border Monitoring - fight against illicit traficking The fight against illicit trafficking of CBRN materials and deceptive financial practices is implemented with actions in Central Asia and South East Asia and North Africa. A coordination mechanism, the Border Monitoring Working Group (BMWG), has been set up between the EU and US with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to better coordinate activities on border control and improvement of capabilities of the recipient countries for analysis of seized nuclear and radioactive materials. The dedicated BMWG has met twice per year since November 2005 to share information on donors' projects and coordinate border monitoring activities. The actions planned both under the TACIS and the previous AAPs of the IfS are still under implementation in various countries of Russia and Central Asia (e.g. actions to enhance the detection of radioactive and nuclear materials at identified borders crossing and/or nodal points in the Republic of Georgia, and at Southern borders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). From the AAP 2011, all the actions except for one are already contracted and under implementation. The protection of the Saint Petersburg – Helsinki high speed train has been abandoned following its refusal from the Russian intended Beneficiary. The first under implementation is to provide mobile detection equipment and training for CBRN threats, as well as to provide adequate CBRN protection during the UEFA European football championship in Ukraine and Poland (EURO 2012). In addition, in December 2012 two more projects have been contracted to provide equipment and training to the border guards in South East Asia (SEA) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Based on the BMWG as well as an extension fact-finding mission in SEA and DRC, two additional activities are under implementation to cover these regions. The first aims to enhance the detection at border crossings and support capacity building in the selected countries in South East Asia (Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Thailand) in regional initiatives to deploy detection and response procedures and proper use of the detection equipment supplied. Together with the international partners (in particular the IAEA and the USA Second line of Defence program), the establishment of a dedicated network for experience and information sharing will be supported via regional seminars, workshops, advanced training sessions etc. The second provides support to the fight against illicit trafficking in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the provision of detection equipment (fixed at borders and mobile for the retrieval of orphan sources), training (use of the detection equipment, methodology and national response plan) and capacity building (participation in the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Forensics to integrate the international community in the view of experience sharing and networking). In addition, a second contract has been signed with IAEA to contribute to a new Nuclear Material Laboratory to be used by IAEA Safeguards Analytical Services in Seibersdorf, Austria (EUR 10 million in total over 2011 and 2012). 3 Cooperation in Export Control of dual use goods The EU Strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) articulates a clear commitment to strengthening export control policies and practices within EU borders and beyond, in co-ordination with partners. It identifies the need to set up a programme of assistance to States in need of technical knowledge in the field of export control. Outreach to third countries in the area of export control of dual-use items is one of a number of tools and policies that the EU has developed in order to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery. The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) has been mandated by the EU Commission to implement an EU project with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness of the export control systems of third countries. While continuing to cooperate with the existing partner countries of the LTP 2008 and its predecessor programs and starting to work with new beneficiary countries, the new project has also expanded its scope. The assistance and cooperation in export control of dual-use goods activities resulted in successful programme implementations, with more than 28 States around the world, which will be extended and reinforced. Cooperation with the US EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance) Export Control system has been reinforced. The activities foreseen in 2012 aim at strengthening the export control systems of partner countries, with a strong link with the Regional Centres of Excellence activities, by aligning them to the standard of the international export control regimes and treaties and therefore meeting the requirements of the UNSCR 1540 (2004). In this frame, the activity of export control has been extended through the Centre of Excellence of the Middle East (Amman)  for an additional amount of EUR 4 million. One particularly important new focal point in the current project is to establish a transition from a country oriented approach towards a more regional approach, among others through interaction with the Centres of Excellence (CoE). 4 Multilateral Nuclear Assurances To support Multilateral Nuclear Assurances (MNA) initiatives, a contract has been signed with IAEA to contribute to the Low Enriched Uranium Bank for the Utilization of Nuclear Energy (EUR 20 million). The "LEU Bank", owned and managed by the IAEA, will supply countries introducing civil nuclear programmes with secure nuclear fuel, thus limiting the associated proliferation risks. As for the participant States this scheme will reduce the risks of fuel supply disruption due to political reasons. The concept of Multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle has been envisaged for decades. An IAEA-controlled nuclear fuel bank is essential to reducing global nuclear dangers because the same enrichment technology (e.g. centrifugation) can be used to produce both low enriched uranium for nuclear power reactors and high enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. Thus, multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle in general, and creation of nuclear fuel bank in particular, have potential to facilitate peaceful use of nuclear energy while providing the international community with additional assurance that the sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle are not unduly disseminated and consequently are less vulnerable to misuse for non-peaceful purposes. The specific objective to the IfS contribution to this project is to support, as a first step, the nuclear fuel bank option adopted by the IAEA, while ensuring compliance with basic criteria such as market compatibility, security of supply, consistency with existing international non-proliferation treaties and agreements and the absence of any negative proliferation impact. No additional support has been granted to these activities under AAP 2012. 5 Redirection of former weapon scientists Support for retraining and alternative employment of former weapon scientists and engineers with origin in countries of the Former Soviet Union has continued through the dedicated STCU and ISTC centres in Kiev and Moscow. In Iraq, actions continued by engaging former weapons scientists in comprehensive activities for the decommissioning, dismantling and decontamination of nuclear facilities. The programmes under the Science Centres in Moscow and Kiev have provided a period of reasonable stability within the former Soviet Union (FSU) countries to allow their governments to manage a significant change in the way WMD scientists and engineers adapted to post Soviet economic conditions. While in hindsight the proliferation threat from FSU WMD scientists absconding to work for States of concern or assisting terrorists to acquire proliferation sensitive expertise and materials was limited, the EU support for the Science Centres was instrumental in encouraging other donors to assist in scientist redirection work and develop good working relations between donors and partner countries. Without such support, Former Soviet Union countries’ ability to deal effectively with the challenge would have been far less certain. On the other hand the 2009 G8 summit indicated that the focus of such work is moving away from “redirection” of scientists to the “engagement” of younger scientists. Therefore, a new strategy for the redirection/engagement activities is under development. It has been agreed that the former weapon scientist redirection needs extended to the engagement of scientists that have sensitive knowledge, including younger scientists that have not necessarily been involved in WMD development. This restructuring process was also accelerated by the Decree in August 2010 announcing the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the ISTC Agreement. During the transition process the funding of the Centres has been continuously reduced. Both Centres are being drastically restructured while the Parties (US, Canada and Japan for ISTC) are developing the new mission statement and mandate of the Centres. The results of the first evaluation of the programme results were made available in July 2010. They covered three main areas: export control of dual–use goods, combating illicit trafficking of CBRN materials, and redirection of former WMD scientists' and engineers' knowledge to peaceful activities. For reasons of coherence and completeness, this evaluation covers the period 2004-2009 as the activities under the areas evaluated started before the IfS Regulation came into force. The evaluation results were taken into consideration in the definition of the new Strategy and Indicative programme 2012-2013. A further evaluation phase is foreseen for Spring 2013.

Instrument for Stability

Article 4.3

Crisis Preparedness/Peace-building Partnership

Progress report

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Crisis Preparedness (Article 4.3 IfS Regulation)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Crisis Preparedness 2007-2012

Type of measure || Pre- and post-crisis capacity building

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || AAP 2007 (21/12/2007), AAP 2008 (31/03/2008), AAP 2009 (30/06/2009), AAP 2010 (31/03/2010), AAP 2011 (30/6/2011) and AAP 2012 (20/03/2012)

Amount(s) || Committed: EUR 56,020,652; Contracted: EUR 45,520,652; Paid: EUR 25,882,634

The crisis preparedness component (Article 4.3) of the Instrument for Stability - also known as the Peace-building Partnership (PbP) – provides support for long-term measures aimed at fostering co-operation between the EU and a series of implementing partners for pre- and post-crisis capacity building. Between 2007 and 2012, the PbP has launched 39 actions resulting in 84 contracts for a total of €76 million. These actions were implemented by non-state actors (51%); international and regional organizations (29%); and Member State bodies (20%). The 2012 Annual Action Programme, included six actions which continued support to clusters of activities identified in the past and in line with the strategic priorities as identified by the EEAS in the 2013-2013 Strategy Paper. The actions were grouped thematically under the following components: Improving the capacity of non-state actors; Promoting Early Warning Capabilities; Climate Change, Natural Resources and International Security; and Re-enforced co-operation on building pre- and post-crisis capacity with EU Member States. Some of the results achieved through PbP actions during 2012  include: i) Dialogue with civil society: Eleven meetings were held under the Civil Society Dialogue Network, a forum of dialogue on peace-building issues between the EU and non-state actors (NSA) managed by the European Peace-building Liaison Office (EPLO) and launched in 2010. These meetings were on thematic topics (such as armed groups, conflict prevention and early warning, peacebuilding and development, private sector and conflict) and country or conflict specific topics (such as meetings on Syria, Northern Nigeria and Boko Haram, Northern Mali, Libya) and served to provide input to the EU’s policy-making processes. Some meetings took place in EU Member States (e.g Spain and France) and a capacity building training for specialised civil society was organised in July. Since 2010, this action has also produced 23 reports (including reports containing contributions from meetings and outcome documents), 10 background documents, 10 flash recommendations/key points documents and another 4 various documents (‘food for thought’ paper; literature review; training material). Its success has also resulted in a spin-off project financed by the EU Europe for Citizens Programme[1] for 18 months (till July 2014) while a CSDN Phase II under the 2013 AAP will ensure further valuable continuity. ii) Capacity building of in-country NSA: A new set of calls for proposals under the 2012 AAP allocated support for grass-root level organisations working on mediation; women, peace and security (WPS); children in armed conflicts, climate change and natural resources and conflict. These calls were allocated across Brazil, DRC, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan and Nicaragua. This new allocation is additional to similar support provided under previous AAPs which to date, have funded NSA projects in 14 countries (AAP 2010: Bolivia, Nicaragua (regional), Pakistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Timor-Leste; AAP 2011: Burundi, Central Africa, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Jordan, Lebanon, Solomon Islands). On the basis of the results of the calls for proposals for NSA under AAP 2010, the examples below from Yemen, Bolivia, Zimbabwe and Timor-Leste demonstrate the effective work led in country in 2012. In Bolivia, the funded projects in mediation and dialogue play a crucial role in the dialogue between indigenous groups and state authorities on conflict management and plural justice administration. The activities in Yemen contributed to security sector reform and became directly relevant to the work of the Ministry of Interior's Restructuring Committee responsible for drafting a reform plan. Twelve Zimbabwe civil society organisations (CSOs) are being trained on peace-building and conflict mediation to reconcile the various antagonistic groups in the communities in view of the upcoming constitutional referendum and elections, which, in the past, have systematically translated into intimidation, violence and fear. In Timor-Leste, the IfS is contributing to the implementation of the CAVR (Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation) and the CTF (Commission for Truth and Friendship) recommendations, to enhanced collaboration with the Ministry of Social Solidarity through a gender expert, and holds a series of trainings on 'jurisdictions'. Also thanks to the IfS, a local NSA has expanded and consolidated an Early Warning and Response System that played a crucial role in effectively responding to the parliamentary and presidential elections violence and that continues monitoring incidents in near real-time, via an online mapping system for the benefit of the local peace-building community. iii) Mediation and Dialogue: The IfS project ‘Equipping National and Local Actors in Internal Conflict Management Processes with Skills for Dialogue and Constructive Negotiation’ implemented by the UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) in cooperation with the EU Delegations was launched in a number of pilot countries. The project aims at equipping key national and local actors in the selected countries with skills for constructive negotiation and dialogue. The long term objective is to provide the basis for the establishment of sustainable national mechanisms, fora and capacities for internal mediation and conflict management (‘infrastructures for peace’ in Bolivia, Chad, the Maldives, Nepal, Ghana, Guyana and Mauritania. Stakeholders among governments, political parties and civil society were trained to engage in facilitation and mediation activities as well as to further train their national counterparts in these areas. Additional trainings and other activities are planned for 2013 in these and other countries.  Under the project ‘Strengthening United Nations Capacities to Support Mediation’, the EU also supported the establishment of three expert positions within the Standby Team of Mediation Experts, set-up under the UN Department of Political Affairs’ (DPA) Mediation Support Unit (MSU) in the respective areas of process-design, natural resources and wealth-sharing and gender. Experts are deployable anywhere in the world at 72 hours’ notice to support mediation efforts led by the UN, Member States, and other international, regional and sub-regional organisations. During 2012, the experts were deployed in a number of countries including Kenya, Algeria, Iraq, Central African Republic (CAR), Togo, Lebanon, Gabon and Fiji. During their tenure, the experts made positive and tangible contributions. For example, with respect to CAR, two of the experts were deployed to Libreville to support the peace talks between the CAR government and the Seleka rebel movement. They provided technical advice on the process and assisted in drafting a Declaration of Principles, the Ceasefire Agreement and other analytical documents. In Iraq, the natural resources expert provided technical expertise on oil and gas issues to the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). In Lebanon, the process design expert provides remote assistance and advice to the UN Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) on ways to promote local level reconciliation between ethnic communities. In addition, MSU began identifying a further 12 senior mediators from the Mediation Roster to be appointed and trained in 2013 as lead mediators for UN processes. MSU also worked on the elaboration of a new set of mediation trainings, while two specialized thematic training seminars, on horizontal and vertical power-sharing, were held in December 2012 for staff in the DPA Policy and Mediations Division. This is in addition to a course on ‘Facilitation of Dialogue Processes and Mediation Efforts’ organised by the Folke Bernadotte Academy in November 2012.   iv) Peace-building and Human Rights, focusing on Youth and Women: In Kosovo[2], the EU promoted sustainable peace by encouraging greater civil society leadership and political participation among Kosovo’s youth. EU support fostered the creation of the Kosovo Conflict Prevention Group, an indigenous local youth leadership network body that modelled and promoted action and advocacy by youth for civil society networks and conflict prevention mechanisms. In 2012, youth-led activities in the areas of conflict prevention focused on financing CSOs at community level and encouraging social action, advocacy and participation in policymaking, in particular in mixed communities areas. In total, the project carried out 21 training sessions on conflict prevention, 8 training sessions on specific issues such as advocacy skills, and developed fundraising methodology for more than 17 CSOs. The first EU-UN Women-UNDP Partnership programme ‘Enhance Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Planning’ in Liberia, Timor-Leste, and Kosovo commenced activities in February 2012. In Liberia, an Open Day was organized in September in presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, highlighting women’s access to justice. An advisory group has been established under the national 1325 steering committee, ensuring strong ownership of the project from the Ministry of Gender and Development and maximization of existing in-country resources. In December, an international expert was deployed to Monrovia to streamline all the relevant WPS indicators to provide international and national partners with a common WPS monitoring framework. Three meetings have also been already held with all project partners. UN Women, the UNDP and the EC Liaison Office (ECLO) in Kosovo developed an online campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women. EU investment also provided for the organization of an open day, supported a Kosovar women's advocacy visit to Brussels and launched a micro-grants scheme for local civil society. In Timor-Leste, an open day was organized with a focus on women’s economic empowerment and 3 meetings were also held with all project partners to achieve, inter alia, inter-organisational coordination. At the global level, UN Women and the UNDP continued to develop the international accountability framework on Women, Peace and Security. The annual Secretary-General’s Report to the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security, issued in September, included data for 70% of 1325 indicators. The three programme partners established regular spaces for coordination, one of the key programme objectives, in the form of a global programme steering committee and local advisory groups. In the framework of the DPA MSU mediation project mentioned under item iii above, the gender mediation expert provided training on gender and mediation for parliamentarians in Iraq, and facilitated a skills enhancement workshop in Gabon on mediation and dialogue processes for representatives of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and UN Regional Offices for Central Africa (UNOCA).  To enhance the participation of women in peace processes, a ‘Guidance for Mediators on Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ceasefire and Peace Agreements’ was developed and 3 gender and mediation staff trainings were organized to the benefit of a hundred staff members. The IfS also partnered with CSO to support women's rights. From March 2009 to March 2012, the NGO Medica Mondiale, together with the research institute International Security Information Service (ISIS Europe), supported three women’s organisations in three countries (Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Féminines (PAIF), in the Democractic Republic of the Congo, Medica Afghanistan–Women Support Organisation and Medica Mondiale Liberia). This was done through the IfS funded project ‘Political Participation of women from Afghanistan, Liberia and the DR Congo in Peace and Security Policy’, which addressed the under-representation of women in peace and security policy at sub-national, national and international levels. It supported women activists from peace-building networks in the three countries (Iraq, DRC and Liberia) to develop their capacity in the area of advocacy and peace-building and also supported them to plan and conduct a range of advocacy activities vis-à-vis their communities as well as decision makers both at local and international levels. Also, awareness-raising on UNSCR 1325 reached more than 1000 women through public information sessions resulting in a registered increase in women's political participation in the areas concerned and a handbook for training participants was produced during the evaluation phase of the project, published in English, French and Dari. v) Early Warning and conflict prevention: Through the project ‘Scientific and Technical Support to the African Union’s Continental Early-Warning System (CEWS)’ the IfS, in cooperation with the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC), aimed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on potential, actual and post-conflict situations. This included: i) joint development of the live monitoring system, 'LIVEMON' and its installation in the AU Situation Room, in the Office of the African Union Commission (AUC)  Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Commission for Peace and Security, and the Director for Peace and Security; ii)   development and operational access to the CEWS information portal, partly based on information management portal modules developed by the JRC; iii) development of customised 24/7 automatic information monitoring and analysis tools (Africa Media Monitor (AMM) resulting in information used to produce the Africa NewsBrief/NewsExplorer; iv) development of an operational AMM event extraction/moderation tool for in-depth analyses of events at country or region level. The Africa News Brief and Daily News Highlights products are distributed by CEWS staff to the AUC and to a wider user community. The AMM now includes hundreds of CEWS-specific news categories and monitors more than 1300 Africa-relevant news sources (covering the official AU languages and Kiswahili). Technical capacity building via short-stay technical visits and specialised and customised training of AU CEWS Staff and the early warning staff of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on information gathering and analysis tools as well as collaborative crisis management technologies was delivered during the project. These activities also included six specialised technical workshops held at Ispra, Italy and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and five short-stay technical visits. During 2012, the systems and tools that the JRC has been developing in cooperation with the AU were installed in the AU Situation Room, allowing the CEWS staff to assume the full operation of critical CEWS components for the benefit of the AU and its Member States. This initiative clearly demonstrates the viability and relevance of using EC research expertise in combination with the IfS in the framework of implementing the EU-Africa Strategy vi) Natural Resources and Conflict: Under the EU-UN Partnership on land, natural resources and conflict (launched in 2008 and aiming to minimize risks of violent conflict and maximize opportunities for peace and development associated with land and natural resources) the ‘Toolkit and Guidance for preventing and managing land, natural resources and conflict’ was published in English and French.  A new research and training manual on the ‘role of economic policy and conflict prevention in resources-rich countries’ was also finalized in 2012. The Toolkit was presented at a side-event of the High-Level segment of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, and served as inspiration for a draft General Assembly Resolution on ‘”promoting transparency throughout the value chain of natural resources to boost inclusive and sustainable growth”. In addition, the Partnership delivered specific training sessions on land and natural resources at a number of trainings and international events, including amongst others: a) the ‘United States Institute for Peace and IOM Land, Property and Conflict Course’ in May and December 2012; b) the World Economic Forum Private Roundtable on Responsible Extractives Development in New York on the margins of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly; and c) the Regional Workshop on Humanitarian Advocacy for Resident Coordinators and Humanitarian Coordinators organized in November 2012 in Nairobi. A multi-disciplinary team was also deployed in Afghanistan to help the government better address natural resources and land management in terms of programming assistance for 2013.  vii) International Dialogue on Peace Building and State Building: Thanks to the support provided under the IfS project ‘Support to International Dialogue on Peace-building’, the OECD-lead International Dialogue on Peace-building and State-building produced a historic agreement, the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, which was launched at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in November 2011. 2012 has been a breakthrough year for the International Dialogue and the New Deal. Since its launch the New Deal has been signed up to by over 40 countries and organisations, including all the countries of the g7+ group of fragile states and key bi-lateral and multi-lateral development partners. Key to this success has been the strong ownership and leadership of the g7+ and the proactive support by the Dialogue members, including the EU. The New Deal is being used to lead political negotiations between national actors and development partners and as a guide to re-shape the peace-building and state-building agenda and specific actions at country and global level. viii) Peace-building methodological aspects: The IfS supported the work of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) to implement the project ‘Aid Information Management Systems for Peacebuilding’ in Liberia, aimed at providing better aid information on funding flows towards peacebuilding priorities. Throughout 2012, three PBSO technical assistance missions were deployed to work with the Liberian government and development partners on improving aid data and local area network. IT infrastructure was provided for the Government’s Aid Management Unit and a peer-to-peer learning exercise with the participation of government officials was organised in Dakar, Senegal to exchange experiences on working with an Aid Management Platform (AMP) System. ix) Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: The IfS co-financed a project to support the UN Inter Agency Working Group on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (IAWG-DDR). The aim of the IAWG-DDR is to provide effective and integrated UN responses to support DDR processes through enhanced coordination and pooling of resources on DDR processes, within and beyond the UN system. In its second year of operation the project implemented several DDR trainings and produced a wide range of knowledge resources on DDR issues. In addition the effective functioning of the IAWG-DDR secretariat was supported. x) Police and Civilian Stabilization Missions: Under ENTRi (‘Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management’), the capabilities of staff being deployed to and working in international civilian crisis management missions was further strengthened in 2012 while simultaneously fostering the inter-operability and the harmonisation of the involved partners’ approaches to training. The ENTRi consortium is composed of 13 training providers from EU Member States and UN DPKO (Department of Peacekeeping Operations) and OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) as associated partners. In its second year of operation, ENTRI organised 19 pre-deployment and specialised courses, with the participation of 407 experts of 53 nationalities. Building on the success of the previous EU Police Forces Training Programme, the European Police Services Training Programme (EUPST) supported capacity building of police forces from EU and non-EU countries contributing to EU and African Union stabilisation missions. In its first year, a training exercise at the Guardia Civil Training Centre in Logroño, Spain, trained 301 police officers from EU and AU Member States (as well as from Canada, Croatia and Turkey).

Instrument for Stability, 2012 Overview of commitments, contracts and payments Article 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3

Instrument for Stability: Overview 2012 commitments and payments

BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.01.01 and 19.06.07 [Art. 3 and 4.3], 19.06.02.01 [Art. 4.2] and 19.06.03 [Art. 4.1]

Execution of 2012 commitments as of 31/12/2012 || Commitment Appropriations in 2012 || Committed in 2012 || In % of 2012 budget || of which contracted || in % of 2012  commitments || of which paid in 2012 || in % of contracted amount

19 06 01 01 - Crisis Response and Preparedness || 217,834,000 || 217,834,000 || 100% || 122,625,227 || 56% || 45,212,731 || 37%

19 06 02 01 - Risk mitigation || 46,300,000 || 46,300,000 || 100% || 12,500,000 || 27% || 3,100,000 || 25%

19 06 03 - Fight against organised crime, trafficking and terrorism || 22,000,000 || 22,000,000 || 100% || 1,500,000 || 7% || 0 || 0%

Total execution 1906 commitments in 2012 || 286,134,000 || 286,134,000 || 100% || 136,625,227 || 48% || 48,312,731 || 35%

IfS crisis response and preparedness decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements 2007-2012

IfS crisis response and preparedness 2012 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

(continued) IfS crisis response and preparedness 2012 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS crisis response and preparedness 2011 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

  IFS crisis response and preparedness 2010 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

  IfS crisis response and preparedness 2009 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

  IfS crisis response and preparedness 2008 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

  IfS crisis response and preparedness 2007 decisions and commitments, status of contracts and disbursements

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2012 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 ,19.06.03 and 19.06.07 ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2011 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 ,19.06.03 and 19.06.07 ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2010 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2009 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2008 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS long-term component: 2007 commitments and payments by country, region and projects

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IfS crisis preparedness: status and description of individual projects

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, Art. 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION, the Peacebuilding Partnership

[1] Europe for Citizens Programme, Action 2 - Active Civil Society in Europe; Action: Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations

[2] This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence