Arms trafficking must be internationally controlled and sanctioned and illicit trade in arms must be criminalized.

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Trade unions are up in arms, which, after all, is their duty.

Through this bill, the Government is seeking to limit domestic arms trade and prevent the transfer of arms to third States.

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

This edition also presents the 2011 Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer, an estimate of the annual authorized trade in light weapons, and a review of developments related to small arms control at the United Nations.

Of the 34 arms shipments identified by the Monitoring Group, 21 transactions were conducted through the Bakaaraha arms market, which reaffirms the central role it plays in the arms trade and in arms embargo violations in Somalia.

First, America and the West must stop supporting autocrats with aid, trade, and arms.

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

Taking advantage of the traditional coastal trade between the waters of the western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, arms embargo violators have now combined this trade with arms shipment and, in some cases, outright arms trafficking by sea.

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62 47. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

58 241. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

57 72. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

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The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons has contributed to their unlimited proliferation.

Furthermore, the problem is linked to the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons.

Mexico expressed this concern during the 2001 United Nations Conference on the illicit trade in small arms.

The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects states that Governments bear the primary responsibility to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

A bill amending the Arms Act has been tabled and is currently before the House of Representatives. Through this bill, the Government is seeking to limit domestic arms trade and prevent the transfer of arms to third States.

In our view, the United Nations Programme of Action on small arms, which was adopted in 2001, is the most comprehensive framework to deal with the illicit trade in small arms.

In the longer term, we are also working with partner Governments in support of an international arms trade treaty.

My country therefore believes that one fundamental element in controlling the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons would be to negotiate a legal instrument regulating the transfer of such arms.

UNODC has provided information on terrorist financing through the drug trade. OSCE has shared its assessment of the illicit arms trade in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caucuses.

(f) taking measures to contribute to combating illicit trade of arms in all its aspects and the use of mercenaries

The most recent estimates show that brokers play a critical role in the trade in small arms and light weapons.

Also, much of the money needed to buy arms in Afghanistan originates, in one way or another, from poppy cultivation and the burgeoning drug trade, which in itself creates a market for arms.

4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty second session an item entitled Towards an arms trade treaty establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms .

There are no simple solutions, however, and no single method for dealing with the impact of the illicit small arms trade.

Illegal arms trafficking and poor monitoring of the legal trade make it easy for children to gain access to such weapons.

The numerous challenges and threats posed by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons are serious, with devastating consequences.

The Acting President Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects .

The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects has made a significant breakthrough that has demonstrated the political determination needed to address the problem of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

The current reintegration plan, like two previous attempts at disarmament, falls short of credibly demobilizing armed groups and regulating the arms trade.

Mexico participates in all regional and international efforts to eliminate the illicit trade in and manufacture of small arms and light weapons.

Taking into account the relevant paragraphs on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in the 2005 World Summit Outcome,

Japan makes every effort to fully implement the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects in 2001

Recognizing the efforts of the region to enhance public safety by taking steps to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, by arms limitation and control, and by combating transnational organized crime and terrorism,

States have to focus on regulating the legal production of, and trade in, small arms and light weapons, starting at the national level.

Moreover, my country is considering new initiatives in which the international community could participate to combat the illicit trade in small arms more effectively.

The steady global trade in small arms and light weapons, for instance, compounds the difficulties of country based disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) strategies.