A o e P ASIA h d t n urkmenistan ns a Kazakhstan Mongolia o ati z ani Georgia UUzzbbeekkiissttaann KKyyrrggyyzzssttaann Org TurkeyAArrmmeenniiaa Turkmenistan NKoorretha al TTaajjiikkiissttaann Region CypLruesbanon SyriaIraq AzerbIraaijnan AAffgghhaanniissttaann China KSoouretha Japan Israel PTaelerrsittionriiaens JJoorrddaann KuwaitBahrain Pakistan NNeeppaall Bhutan Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE India Taiwan Hong k Oman Myanmar Kong oo Bangladesh LLaaooss b d n Yemen TThhaaiillaanndd a Vietnam H Philippines Sri Lanka Cambodia Brunei Maldives Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Timor Leste 84 Section contents a si A APec Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ASeAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASeANAPOL ASEAN National Police BimSTec Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation cicA Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia ciS Commonwealth of Independent States cSTO Collective Security Treaty Organization eAeU Eurasian Economic Union Gcc Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf LAS League of Arab States ScO Shanghai Cooperation Organization 85 A Membership three other main rev- PoA POC o e P 21 members enue streams to sup- Name: Kartika Handaruningrum d th (19 UN member states) port APEC projects and Title: Programme Director, Counter-Terrorism n initiatives. PoA-related ns a Notes activities are funded Working Group (CTWG) atio Name Twelve ‘member economies’ from the Human Secu-  +65-6891-9615  [email protected] niz Asia-Pacific Economic established APEC in 1989. Nine rity Sub-Fund, together  +65-6891-9690 A c D e f G P R S * Orga Cooperation (APEC) abdetdwiteioenn a1l9 m91e manbde r1s9 j9o8in, eindc lud- wseicthu rhiteya pltrho garnadm emneesrg y PoA-related activities Regional HSinegaadpqoruea, Srtinegraspore iTr(nHaatgioew Cnmaghne iK,nm owabn,h egHir c ioehsnc rjogeon ciKnoooemgndnig eiaz,s sea idnsne d b1p y 9a 9-1. apTnhaedre bdeumndeegsrseg tae fcnotcirvy 2i tp0ier1es6.- ActhoPeuE wnCta eakrd-etd eorrfer osthsrieess mt eil rlirinocirittii saatt riamvtetsas c,t rkwasf hfiinicc kthhi netog Uo akns isptheadarp tS eota fi tniet ss APEC as ‘Hong Kong, China’ is USD 298,000. in September 2001. In October 2002 APEC mem- Website and Taiwan as ‘Chinese Taipei’). bers, as part of their Secure Trade in the Asia-Pacific www.apec.org APEC currently has 21 member RO members and Region (STAR) initiative, undertook to develop economies, with no memberships counter-terrorism action plans, many of which Short description pending. The moratorium on new the ATT address broader arms control efforts. This initiative members was lifted in 2010, ok APEC’s primary goal is with an agreement to review States parties: 36% also led to the establishment in May 2003 of the dbo to support sustainable membership on an annual basis. (5 states) Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) to help imple- an economic growth and Signatories: 37% ment and coordinate APEC’s commitments. In H Funding (7 states) prosperity in the Asia- October 2003, following the November 2002 ter- Not yet joined: 37% Pacific region. It cham- APEC member econo- rorist attack in Mombasa, Kenya, APEC leaders (7 states) pions free and open mies contribute to the explicitly agreed to counter the potential acquisition trade and investment, organization’s opera- of MANPADS by terrorists through: 1) adopting strict Notes economic integration tional account through domestic export controls; 2) securing stockpiles; Australia, Japan, Mexico, New and cooperation, and assessed dues, one of 3) regulating production, transfer, and brokering; Zealand, and Peru are states the enhancing of human four main sources of 4) banning transfers to non-state recipients; and parties. Taiwan and Hong Kong security. funding streams for the are not UN member states and 5) exchanging information on member states’ efforts organization. Voluntary cannot join. towards these ends. In 2004 APEC established guide- contributions from its lines on MANPADS domestic control measures (for members underwrite example, regarding receipt, stockpiling, and storage) 86 and export control measures (for example, con- PoA-related programmes and initiatives a si cerning decision making, retransfers, and diver- A sion). Senior APEC officials endorsed a proposal to icon upgrade the CTTF to working group status (as the CTWG) in July 2013. According to the group’s strategic plan, the CTWG’s first mandate is sched- uled to run from 2013 to 2017. In addition to the CROEUPNOTRRTY CTWG/CTTF, the Transportation Working Group (TPTWG) and its two expert groups on aviation and maritime security are also important forums for strengthening small arms counter-proliferation efforts, as are APEC forums that address financing for terrorist activities and supply chain security. c e P A PoA-relevant cooperation with other ROs N/A Legally binding regional instruments None Other official documents of interest Statement on Counter-Terrorism (2001) Statement on Fighting Terrorism and Promoting Growth (2002) 2003 Leaders’ Declaration (2003) APEC Guidelines on Controls and Security of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (2004) current members APEC Consolidated Counter-Terrorism and Secure Trade Strategy (2011) Australia, Brunei, canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, indonesia, Japan, malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, APEC Counter-Terrorism Working Group Strategic Plan (2013–2017) Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, US, Vietnam Bold = founding member former members: None membership pending: None Profile updated March 2016 8877 A Membership arms-related initiatives PoA POC o e P 10 members and activities—mainly Name: Mala Selvaraju d th (all UN member states) seminars and workshops Title: Head, Security Cooperation Division, n (discussed below)— ns a Notes ASEAN has received Political and Security Directorate, Political- atio Name ASEAN was established in August financial assistance from Security Community Department niz Association of South- 1967 with the signing of the Australia, Canada, the  +62-21-724-3372  [email protected] ga east Asian Nations ASEAN Declaration (the Bangkok EU, Japan, and UNDP.  +62-21-739-8234 A c D e f G P R S * Or Declaration). The five founding al (ASEAN) countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, RO members and PoA-related activities n Regio HJakeaartdaq, Iundaortneerssia tTjhoheian iPelahdni lsdiup.b pFsiienvqeeus m,e Sneitmnlygb:a eBprro usrtnea,et eia sn d th Seta AteTs Tp arties: 0% AaAdSSdEErAAeNNss fiFthorserte teihgxrnpe laMitc iiontlfiy si ltaleicrcski’tn Maorwemelset idsnmgge uidng tgJhulielny ng 1 ea9etd9 t 7hto.e In (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos (0 states) and Myanmar (1997), and December 1997 ASEAN highlighted the problem Website Cambodia (1999). Signatories: 50% of arms smuggling and other transnational crime www.asean.org (5 states) issues by signing the ASEAN Declaration on Trans- Funding Not yet joined: 50% national Crime at the inaugural ASEAN Ministerial k Short description (5 states) o Each year ASEAN mem- Meeting on Trans national Crime (AMMTC—the o ndb ASEAN’s aims include ber states contribute Notes ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Body responsible for a accelerating economic equally to ASEAN Sec- combating transnational crime) in Manila. Following H Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philip- growth and social retariat’s operational this declaration, ASEAN adopted the Plan of Action pines, Singapore, and Thailand progress, and promot- budget. ASEAN also to Combat Transnational Crime in June 1999. In are signatories. ing regional peace receives financial and 2002 ASEAN adopted the Work Programme to and stability. technical assistance Implement the ASEAN Plan of Action to Combat from its dialogue part- Transnational Crime 1999, in which member states ners: Australia, Canada, identified ‘action lines’ to make concrete progress China, the EU, India, in combating arms smuggling. Since then a series Japan, New Zealand, of workshops and seminars on arms smuggling have the Russian Federation, been held, including two devoted to MANPADS South Korea, and the (2005, 2006), one specifically on illicit SALW United States. For small (2007), and one on SALW and UXO (2012). The 88 ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism (ACCT), PoA-related programmes and initiatives a si concluded in January 2007, commits ASEAN mem- A bers to enhancing cross-border cooperation and icon information sharing. ASEAN also reiterated its commitment to work towards the elimination of the smuggling of SALW in both the Kuala Lumpur Declaration in Combating Transnational Crime CROEUPNOTRRTY (October 2015) and the APSC Blueprint 2025 (sec. B.3.5), which came into effect in January 2016. current members Brunei, Cambodia, indonesia, Laos, malaysia, PoA-relevant cooperation with other ROs Myanmar, Philippines, Uthned EeUr thhaes f rfaumndeewdo srko mofe t hoef tAhSeE wANor kRsehgoiopns aaln Fdo rcuomn-, SViinegtnaapmore, Thailand, AN e ferences noted above. The ASEAN Secretariat is Bold = founding member AS invited to attend the annual ASEANAPOL Conference. former members: None membership pending: Legally binding regional instruments Timor-Leste ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism (2007) Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2007) Other official documents of interest ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Crime (1997) ASEAN Plan of Action to Combat Transnational Crime (1999) ASEAN Comprehensive Plan of Action on Counter-Terrorism (2009) Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Combating Transnational Crime (2015) Profile updated March 2016 8899 A Membership the Secretariat. In 2010, PoA POC o P with the aim of improv- e 10 members Name: Police Brig. Gen. Yohanes Agus Mulyono h ing its administrative nd t (all UN member states) system, a permanent Title: Executive Director a ns Notes Secretariat was estab-  +60-3-2266-8821  [email protected] ganizatio NA(ASaSEEmAANeN ANPaOtioLn)al Police WAbyS hE2eA0n0N 0iAt twPhOiass Ln e uhsmtaadbb elfiirs vhheae dmd dienom u1bb9el8erd1s;. lMMisaahlleaadyy ssiiinaa , K Pwuoiatlhilca te hL eu(R mRMopPyua)r ,l P o A+6-0r-e3-l2a26te6-8d8 2a5c t i v i t ies A c D e f G P R S * Or In addition, ASEANAPOL has as its permanent host. The ASEANAPOL Secretariat is tasked with prepar- onal Headquarters 9p odliiacleo fgourec epsa (rAtnuesrtsra: l7ia n, aCtihoinnaal, Itnh e2 0o1rg1a tnhiez aRtMioPn ’cso ovpeerer-d itnhge wanonruk apl lAanSsE AtoN hAePlpO iLn rtehseo liumtipolnesm, ecnotoartdioinna otef egi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, ating costs. Beginning and collate intelligence and information, support R Turkey, and the Russian Federa- tion) and 2 organizations (ASEAN in 2012, however, the joint criminal investigations, and assist the rotating Website and INTERPOL). Five organiza- members shared these host country in preparing for the annual conference www.aseanapol.org tions have observer status: the costs equally, covering and other meetings. Countering ‘arms smuggling’ ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement the costs of officers is one of 13 areas of activities that ASEANAPOL Short description NUKet wNoartiko,n Eaul rCorpioml,e tAheg eICncRyC, ,a tnhde they seconded to the addresses. (The most recent activity added to ok ASEANAPOL’s objec- the Timor-Leste police force. Secretariat. ASEANAPOL’s work plan concerns wildlife crime.) o db tives are to enhance RO members and The Secretariat works with its contacts from member an police professionalism, Funding states responsible for all areas of crime discussed H the ATT forge stronger regional From 1981 to 2009 at the annual conference, gathering information cooperation in policing, the function of the States parties: 0% and updates. These updates are tabled and dis- and promote lasting ASEANAPOL Secretar- (0 states) cussed at the ASEANAPOL Contact Persons Meet- friendships among iat was delegated to Signatories: 50% ing held every year after the annual conference to the police officers of whichever member (5 states) deliberate further on the pending issues (if any) member countries. country hosted the Not yet joined: 50% and coordinate mechanisms and tools to achieve annual conference for (5 states) the desired outcomes. a particular year. This Notes PoA-relevant cooperation with other ROs country also provided Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philip- all associated mainte- The ASEAN Secretariat was represented at pines, Singapore, and Thailand nance costs and staffed are signatories. ASEANAPOL’s annual conference as an observer 90 from 2007 to 2011, when it became a dialogue PoA-related programmes and initiatives a si partner. (ASEANAPOL also collaborates with A international organizations such as INTERPOL and icon UNODC.) (ASEANAPOL dialogue partners and observers provide assistance on capability and training initiatives to enhance police capacity in the implementation of the organization’s campaign CROEUPNOTRRTY against transnational crimes.) current members Legally binding regional instruments Brunei, Cambodia, indonesia, Laos, malaysia, Myanmar, L None Philippines, Singapore, O P Thailand, Vietnam A Other official documents of interest N Bold = founding member A None former members: None ASe membership pending: None Profile updated March 2016 9911 A Membership Funding PoA POC o P e 7 members From 1997 to 2010 Name: S.M. Nazmul Hasan h d t (all UN member states) members contributed Title: Director n a funding to BIMSTEC ns Notes activities on a volun-  +880-2-9890096-98  [email protected] atio Name Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, tary basis. India pro-  +880-2-2-9887565 A c D e f G P R S * niz Bay of Bengal Initiative and Thailand created BIST-EC in jected that it would PoA-related activities ga for Multi-Sectoral June 1997, which was amended contribute 32 per centy Or later that year to BIMSTEC when In 2005 BIMSTEC created the Sector on Counter- al Technical and Myanmar formally joined the towards the operational Terrorism and Transnational Crime. Cooperation in on Economic Cooperation regional grouping. In 2004 costs of the Secretariat this sector is divided into four sub-groups led by gi (BIMSTEC) Bhutan and Nepal became (2014). Re members. The acronym did not different members: Intelligence Sharing (Sri Lanka); Headquarters change, but members agreed on RO members and Combating Financing of Terrorism (Thailand); Legal the current name. BIMSTEC’s and Law Enforcement Issues (India); and Prevention Dhaka, Bangladesh activities and programmes had the ATT of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic been coordinated and facilitat- Website ed by the BIMSTEC Working States parties: 0% Substances and Precursors (Myanmar). In 2009, Group (BWG) based in Bangkok. (0 states) at BIMSTEC’s 12th Ministerial Meeting held in ok www.bimstec.org A Memorandum of Association Signatories: 29% Myanmar, member states signed the BIMSTEC o db (2013) laid the foundation for (2 states) Convention on Cooperation in Combating Interna- n Short description establishing a permanent secre- a Not yet joined: 71% tional Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crime, and H tariat in Dhaka. The decision to BIMSTEC promotes (5 states) Illicit Drug Trafficking. Bangladesh and India have locate the secretariat in Dhaka economic cooperation was adopted at the 3rd BIMSTEC ratified the convention, and Thailand announced in among its members Summit in March 2014, and it Notes December 2014 that it had begun the internal rati- and fosters cooperation was officially inaugurated in Bangladesh and Thailand are fication procedures. However, the convention will among South and South- September 2014. signatories. Bhutan, India, only enter into force once all seven members are Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka east Asian nations. states parties. At the 7th Meeting of the BIMSTEC have not yet joined. Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (2015) members finalized the text for the Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. This convention contains measures on mutual cooperation for enhancing 92 capability and effectiveness in the investigation and PoA-related programmes and initiatives a si prosecution of crimes, including crimes related to A terrorism, transnational organized crime, drug traf- icon ficking, money laundering, and cybercrimes. PoA-relevant cooperation with other ROs BIMSTEC considers itself a bridge between South CROEUPNOTRRTY and South-east Asia and represents a reinforce- current members ment of relations among the countries of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, india, regions. BIMSTEC has also established a platform Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, for intra-regional cooperation between SAARC and Thailand ASEAN members. Bold = founding member ec T former members: None mS Legally binding regional instruments membership pending: None Bi BIMSTEC Convention on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crime, and Illicit Drug Trafficking (2009) Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (2015) Other official documents of interest None Profile updated March 2016 9933