Preventing illicit arms trafficking
15 June 2010
This week States are meeting at the UN to discuss implementation of the 2001 UN Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in all its Aspects.
The diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of SALW contributes to widespread human suffering and insecurity around the world. The PoA recognises the need for international action to tackle this issue, including the role that border controls play in preventing diversion and addressing SALW proliferation.
As part of the Biting the Bullet Project, which puts forward innovative solutions to the multi-dimensional problem of small arms proliferation, Saferworld and the University of Bradford have produced a report recommending governmental action and inter-governmental co-operation in the development of effective integrated borderland management programmes within the context of implementing the UN PoA.
The report is being launched at the BMS4 in New York this week.
