Small and light weapons

Controlling the proliferation of light weapons.

Small arms, light weapons and landmines

Illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons

Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Illicit brokering of small arms and light weapons

Controlling illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons

Combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons

In large parts of the world, small arms and light weapons are weapons of mass destruction.

Kenya national focal point on illicit small arms and light weapons

The meeting resulted in the adoption of a pilot programme on small arms and light weapons control and an international framework for the national commission on small arms and light weapons.

Prevention of human rights violations committed with small arms and light weapons

Prevention of human rights violations committed with small arms and light weapons

European Action on Small Arms, Light Weapons and Explosive Remnants of War

This is particularly important in the field of conventional weapons, small arms and light weapons and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.

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

The challenge that small arms and light weapons pose for us is complex.

Focal point responsible for combating the use of small arms and light weapons

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

Also, weapons exporting countries need to assume a greater degree of responsibility in their operations relative to small arms and light weapons.

The need to prevent small arms and light weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists is becoming increasingly clear, in particular with regard to the most dangerous types of small arms and light weapons.

(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

The word illicit should be inserted before the phrase small arms and light weapons .

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

The harmful effects of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons are increasingly obvious.

The notorious use of small arms and light weapons in armed conflicts is well documented.

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

The two organizations are cooperating in controlling the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

The priority areas identified for implementing this project are harmonizing legislation to control small arms and light weapons enhancing national capability to control firearms supporting the collection of weapons and ensuring the destruction of weapons all in order to prevent or reduce the abuse of small arms and light weapons and contribute to a culture of peace.

The number of illicit small arms and light weapons in circulation, as well as the number of the victims of those weapons, remain unacceptably high.

Furthermore, with respect to the question of small arms and light weapons, illegal and legal weapons appear to be dealt with in the same manner.

We stress the need for an international mechanism for weapons producing countries to mark and trace such weapons. My country is making great efforts nationally to curb small arms and light weapons.

The meeting resulted in the adoption of a pilot programme on small arms and light weapons control, an institutional framework for the national commission on small arms and light weapons and a number of documents related to this topic.

Work has begun on a joint study with the South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) and the University of Bradford to investigate the costs of destroying small arms and light weapons.

It is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the ECOWAS Moratorium on Light Weapons and the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

In recent years, small arms and light weapons have increasingly become the focus of international attention.