February 2011 Update Since June 2010, the EthicalCargo project, which supports humanitarian organizations to make informed ethical risk assessments when delivering humanitarian aid by air, has run 50 outreach sessions for nearly 80 organizations, reaching nearly 300 senior logistics and policy personnel. A number of large international aid organizations are currently reviewing their procurement procedures to reduce the risk of contracting services from transport companies involved in arms trafficking and the trade in other destabilizing commodities. EthicalCargo provides organizations with free tools and services, including sample procurement policies, an open-source database and a hotline. If you would like to know what steps your organization can take, sign up for free membership at: http://www.ethicalcargo.org/en/about/member (Copy and paste links to your browser) French and Spanish The EthicalCargo website has been translated into French and Spanish, and some key tools are now available for download in French. Visit the Spanish website here: http://www.ethicalcargo.org/es Visit the French website here: http://www.ethicalcargo.org/fr Download KnowledgeBase EthicalCargo has made its training material available for free download. The KnowledgeBase is a 400-page training manual containing slides and speaker notes for seven training modules ranging from general awareness to detailed guidance on air cargo company documentation checks for field logisticians. The KnowledgeBase is in pdf format, organisations interested in adapting the materials for their own training purposes can contact Training Manager Jon Fowler (fowler@sipri.org) for the materials in Powerpoint/OpenOffice format. To download the KnowledgeBase, visit: http://www.ethicalcargo.org/en/training/modules Twitter Alerts and YouTube EthicalCargo's Twitter alerts keep followers up to date on safety and destabilizing commodity flows in zones of humanitarian operation. http://twitter.com/ethicalcargo Our YouTube channel has just opened with 2 introductory films to the issue. http://www.youtube.com/user/EthicalCargo ECHO Draft Guidelines The latest draft of ECHO's Humanitarian Aid Guidelines for Procurement includes specific advice on cargo service procurement under section “2.2 The Principle of Ethical Procurement”. The full September 2010 draft guidelines are available here: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/about/actors/DRAFT_Procurement_Guidelines_Sept2010_en.pdf#page=14