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

The European Union welcomes the efforts being made to build regional support for better control over small arms transfers.

Arms control

Within the framework of the United Nations, three interconnected and mutually reinforcing processes are under way the first is the Firearms Protocol the second is an ongoing process to develop an additional international instrument to identify and trace illicit small arms and light weapons and the third is aimed at controlling brokering in small arms and light weapons.

The United Kingdom calls on States to help those countries affected by armed violence to build their capacity to control small arms transfers.

Controlling the proliferation of light weapons.

Monitoring of the arms embargo

Small arms

Small arms control

Small arms.

Small and light weapons

Finally, weapons management, and in particular the control of civilian possession of small arms and light weapons in post conflict countries, is central to longer term human security.

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.

To enforce the arms embargo effectively, it is critical that both the border crossings and the Somali coastline be monitored effectively.

Small arms, light weapons and landmines

Combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons

5. Calls for the principle of irreversibility to apply to nuclear disarmament, nuclear and other related arms control and reduction measures

The dizzying increase in the number of illicit small arms in circulation has taken place despite the ECOWAS Moratorium on small arms and light weapons.

Geneva Forum meetings on Small Arms

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.

Such steps would include export control, arms and arms brokers licensing systems and measures to criminalize arms embargo violations.

The control of small arms and disarmament of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons is a prerequisite for peace and security.

Report of the Secretary General on small arms (S 2005 69)

Small arms transparency and control regime in Africa project

Illicit brokering of small arms and light weapons

Proliferation of small arms and light weapons and mercenary activities threats to peace and security in West Africa.

Decision 8 04 is designed to stop the circumvention of sanctions adopted by the Security Council, as well as to minimize the risk of diversion of small arms and light weapons into illegal markets and reinforce their export control.

(i) Small Arms Ammunition 14.5mm

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

The regulation outlines measures applicable in controlling access to weapons by unauthorised persons.

What national measures exist to prevent the manufacture, stockpiling, transfer and possession of the following items that are unmarked or inadequately marked small and light weapons other firearms, their parts and components and ammunition plastic explosives, other explosives and their precursors?

Welcoming further the decision taken by the Economic Community to establish a Small Arms Unit and to adopt a new Small Arms Control Programme,

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration consultant would carry out surveys on small arms and profiling, small arms management, security sector surveys and socio economic surveys.

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration consultant would carry out surveys on small arms and profiling, small arms management, security sector surveys and socio economic surveys.

Small arms are the weapons of choice in most conventional conflicts and insurgencies.

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

(a) It is proposed to establish a Joint Mission Analysis Cell staffed with one Senior Political Affairs Officer (P 5), one Analyst (P 3) and one Administrative Assistant (General Service (Other level)).

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

My Government is aware of the destructive nature of small arms and light weapons on the stability of regions and countries.

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

The nuclear weapons non proliferation regime and the nuclear weapons elimination regime were interdependent and necessary for achieving the main objective of NPT, which was the elimination of nuclear weapons within the framework of an effective international monitoring system.

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.

Given that small arms are inoperable without ammunition, the flow of ammunition for small arms and light weapons must also be brought under control.

International efforts on small arms and light weapons form a most active and productive component part of the current multilateral arms control endeavour.

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.