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Trust Fund Projects

NATO has developed a number of partnership tools and mechanisms to support cooperation with partner countries through a mix of policies, programmes, action plans and other arrangements.

Amongst the tools developed, the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Policy enables individual Allies and partners to support security and defence-related projects to build capabilities in partner countries through individual Trust Funds.

NATO Trust Fund projects originated as medium to long-term projects enabling Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations towards their compliance with international conventions. These projects help to increase stability, diminish threats to peace and build strengthened security relationships between NATO and non-member countries in the Euro-Atlantic area.

Strong of its expertise in managing these type of projects, NSPA acts as project executing agent in most Trust Funds, leveraging project management, commercial and expert technical skills available within the Agency as well as its strong links with Ministries of Defence (MoDs).

SCOPE

NSPA support partner nations in:

• The disposal of their anti-personnel land mines (APLs) stockpiles, surplus munitions, unexploded ordnance and Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)
• Strengthening ammunition management operations to improve the physical security and stockpile management, including all aspects of ammunition life cycle management such as procedures, storage, marking and labelling, safety, in service surveillance, accountability
• The development and transformation of partners' professional military education and training capabilities
• The implementation of UNSCR 1325 on women peace and security
• Valuable practical cooperation logistics operations as well as disposal of dangerous waste (radioactive, chemical), support to wounded soldiers, implementation of Explosive Remnants of War / Mine Risk Education (ERW/MRE) program.

NSPA implements Trust Fund project adhering to the highest values of environmental, health and safety standards, taking into consideration European Union and national legislation. All Trust Fund projects are transparent and verifiable, this reassures donors that the work is conducted properly and their funds are being spent expediently. NATO's Financial Controller oversees the financial aspects of each project.

It has to be emphasized that NSPA support to partner nations is not limited to the aforementioned activities, but can be custom tailored to meet the different requirement of various partner nations. This is happening on carefully aligned to NATO's Doctrine & Policy assisting the development of national approach structured on the NATO model.