4 kwietnia 2025 r. Polska wzięła udział w posiedzeniu Rady Bezpieczeństwa ONZ w formule Arria nt. broni strzeleckiej i lekkiej w kontekście reżimów sankcyjnych ONZ.

Tekst wystąpienia wygłoszonego przez Jakuba Jarosa, Trzeciego Sekretarza w Stałym Przedstawicielstwie RP przy NZ w Nowym Jorku, dostępny jest poniżej.

Mister Chair,

Let me start by thanking Sierra Leone for convening this meeting. We appreciate your efforts aimed at advancing this important topic that interconnects human rights, export control, and both regional and international security.

Poland believes that the proliferation and illicit transfers of SALW have a decisively negative influence on peace and security, economic growth, and social development in the regional and global context. To contend with this issue, all states should first and foremost adopt a scrupulous and responsible approach to the transfers of SALW. Strict export control, particularly when SALW flows might lead to a conflict’s escalation by violating an arms embargo, should be a cornerstone of the effective and coherent strategy concerning these weapons.

The other crucial pillar of the aforementioned strategy is stockpiles’ management. If managed and protected poorly, SALW inventories serve as sources of illegally acquired weapons used by terrorists worldwide. Therefore, in order to maximise the effectiveness of embargo regimes, all actors involved in export control should do their utmost to strengthen stockpiles’ physical security and management systems.

Mister Chair,

Strategies and approaches, even the most innovative ones, are useless without successful implementation. Thus, the onus is on us to support all promising initiatives undertaken on multilateral fora. We have no doubts that cooperation with or within regional organisations may result in enhancing the effectiveness of international sanctions on arms transfers. The African Union, OSCE, or the European Union – to name just a few – stand eager to make sure that a zero-tolerance policy is the only policy for those circumventing sanctions and embargoes.

Speaking of joint efforts, we could not fail to mention the leading role performed by the United Nations. Being the global coordinator of illegal transfers’ prevention is nothing but difficult. Still, the UN passes this exam with flying colours.

Since partnership proves to bear fruits, Outcome Document of the Fourth RevCon on the illicit trade in SALW being a case in point, like-minded states should remain ready to exchange information on how they tackle newly-emerged threats associated with SALW. These issues are mainly connected with manufacturing methods or technology applied, thereby concerning illicitly converted SALW and more sophisticated weapons manufactured through additive, 3D printing. In today’s multifaceted world, only close, bespoke collaboration can help keep track of such complex challenges.

Mister Chair,

We are under no illusion: every conflict and every aggression on a sovereign country will lead to massive use of SALW and the exacerbation of all problems related to these weapons. The task of today is – irrespective of the odds that may be against us – to make sure that the negative consequences stemming from illicit transfers of weapons and sanctions evasion are mitigated so they can be eliminated in the future.

Thank you, Mister Chair.