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Enhanced Regional Collective Defence in terms of the blue economy. The revised IMSS
Regional effort in attainment of peace and was considered and approved by the Ministerial
security Committee of the Organ (MCO) in July 2021.
The Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security
Cooperation under Article 2, provides the Police/SARPCCO
general objective of promoting peace and Combating Transnational Organized Crime
security in the region. Pursuant to this objective, To strengthen the capacity of Member States to
SADC continues to support the efforts of the prevent and combat Transnational Organized
Government of the Democratic Republic of Crime (TOC), the Police/Southern African
Congo (DRC) through the Force Intervention Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation
Brigade (FIB), deployed in eastern DRC since Organisation (SARPCCO) supported by the
2013 under the Mandate of the United Nations INTERPOL Regional Bureau, developed a Draft
Organization Stabilization Mission Regional Integrated Strategy to Prevent and
(MONUSCO) in the DRC. Combat Transnational Organized Crime that
Deployment of the FIB was authorized by the specifically addresses the existing challenges of
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 28 TOC in the region, including human resources
March 2013 through Resolution 2098 of 2013. The capacity, resource mobilization, and effective
Force Intervention Brigade is composed of troops coordination.
from three SADC Member States of Malawi, The strategy holistically addresses drug
South Africa and the United Republic of Tanzania. trafficking, illicit financial flows, wildlife crime,
The SADC region, as a guarantor to the peace human trafficking/smuggling, vehicle hijacking
and security framework for the Great Lakes and trafficking, illegal firearms trade,
Region and the DRC, in collaboration with the corruption, money laundering, financing of
48 UN consented on the reconfiguration of the FIB, terrorism, illicit exploitation of natural
particularly the deployment of enablers in order resources, and cybercrime.
to strengthen its operational capabilities to carry The Sector in collaboration with INTERPOL
out its mandate effectively. successfully harmonized the training modules
In December 2020, the UNSC adopted for the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Resolution 2556 of 2020 which extended the Investigators Course and INTERPOL Illicit
Mandate of the MONUSCO until 20 December Arms Record Management Systems (iARMS).
2021 with strategic priorities being the protection Cybercrime training modules have also been
of civilians as well as provision of support to the reviewed to bring them in sync with
stabilization and strengthening of state institutions contemporary cyber threats as the cybercrime
in the DRC and key governance and security environment is changing, thereby strengthening
reforms. The Mandate of the FIB was also the capacity of Member States to prevent and
strengthened by the introduction of the Quick combat Transnational Organized Crime.
Reaction Forces (QRFs) concept of operations. A Draft Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent
and Combat the Proliferation of Illicit Firearms,
Review of the SADC Integrated Maritime Ammunition and other Related Materials has
Security Strategy also been developed in order to strengthen the
The Defence sector successfully finalised the capacity of SADC Member States to combat and
review of the SADC Integrated Maritime eradicate illicit proliferation, circulation and
Security Strategy (IMSS) through the Standing trafficking of small arms and light weapons in
Maritime Committee. The Revised IMSS the region.
presents a more holistic and comprehensive In addition, the Regional Coordinating
coverage to cater for addressing the maritime Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons
security and safety needs of the region, covering convened in March 2021 to review progress
both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean maritime made by SADC Member States in the
spaces of SADC and the linkage with the region’s implementation of the SADC Protocol on the
landlocked states. Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other
The strategic focus targets safety and security Related Materials, noting significant progress in
as well as the SADC region’s developmental needs, the legislation review and in capacity-building