Confidence and
security-building measures
List of confidence-
and security-building measures
Summary table of member
states' reports on the application of confidence- and security-building
measures for the period 1997 to 2005
CP/CSH-671/05
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Regional Conference on
Confidence- and
Security-Building Measures in Santiago, 1995
Gradual
adoption of agreements regarding advance notice of military exercises;
Exchange
of information and participation of all member states in the United Nations Register of
Conventional Arms and the Standardized International Reporting of Military Expenditures;
Promotion
of the development and exchange of information concerning defense policies and doctrines;
Consideration
of a consultation process with a view to proceeding towards limitation and control of
conventional weapons;
Agreements
on invitation of observers to military exercises, visits to military installations,
arrangements for observing routine operations and exchange of civilian and military
personnel for regular and advanced training;
Meetings
and activities to prevent incidents and increase security for transport by land, sea, and
air;
Cooperation
programs in the event of natural disasters or to prevent such disasters, based on the
request and authorization of the affected states;
Development
and establishment of communications among civilian or military authorities of neighboring
countries in accordance with their border situation;
Holding
of seminars and courses, and studies on mutual confidence- and security-building measures
and policies to promote confidence involving the participation of civilians and military
personnel, and on the special security concerns of small island states;
A
High-level meetings on the special security concerns of small island states; and
Education
Programs of education for peace.
San Salvador Regional
Conference
on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
in Follow-up to the Santiago Conference, 1998
Encourage contact
and cooperation among legislators on confidence-building measures and on matters of peace
and hemispheric security, including conferences, the exchange of visits, and a meeting of
parliamentarians, in order to strengthen this process.
Extend to diplomatic
training institutes, military academies, research centers, and universities the seminars,
courses, and studies envisioned in the Declarations of Santiago and San Salvador on
confidence- and security-building measures, disarmament, and other issues related to peace
and hemispheric security, with participation in those activities by government, civilian,
and military officials and by civil society.
Identify and carry
out activities promoting cooperation among neighboring countries along their border
regions.
Promote the exchange
of information, inter alia, through the publication of books on defense or official
documents, as appropriate, permitting greater transparency with respect to the defense
policies of each country, and on the organization, structure, size, and composition of the
armed forces.
In order to promote
transparency, and with technical support from the appropriate international economic
agencies, encourage the carrying out of studies for establishing a common methodology in
order to facilitate the comparison of military expenditures in the region, taking into
account, inter alia, the United Nations Standardized International Reporting of Military
Expenditures.
Develop a
cooperation program to address the concerns raised by maritime transport of nuclear and
other waste, and to cooperate and coordinate in the relevant international fora to
strengthen standards governing such transport and its safety.
Continue supporting
the efforts of the small island states to address their special security concerns,
including those of an economic, financial, and environmental nature, taking into
consideration their vulnerability and level of development.
Improve and broaden
the information submitted by the member states to the United Nations Register of
Conventional Arms, so as to enhance the Hemisphere's contribution to pursuing the aims of
that register, in compliance with the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly.
Continue
consultations and the exchange of ideas within the Hemisphere to advance the limitation
and control of conventional weapons in the region.
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