Biting the Bullet Project
What is the Biting the Bullet Project?
Saferworld belongs to the Biting the Bullet Project which brings together government experts, academics and civil society representatives from around the world. We build consensus on controversial issues including transfer controls for small arms and light weapons.
Our work includes the UN Programme of Action, the primary international agreement on small arms controls. We carry out the only global assessment of states' progress towards meeting their Programme commitments.
Our reports in 2003, 2005 and 2006 fed into UN on the Programme.
Read our latest report analysing existing tools to prevent diversion of SALW and reviewing states' progress on implementing key PoA commitments in this area.
Download 'Small arms and light weapons transfer controls to prevent diversion'
Reports and briefings
Developing International Guidelines for National Controls on SALW Transfers, March 2006
Promoting effective global action on small arms: Priorities for the 2006 UN Review Conference, February 2006
Developing International Norms to Restrict SALW Transfers to Non-State actors, January 2006
Find out more
Read more about our work on arms at the regional level on the Africa, Asia and Europe pages.
Contact
Elizabeth Kirkham
Small Arms and Transfer Controls Adviser
News
- Small arms and human security in Kosovo
- A report on public attitudes to small arms is launched at a conference on small arms and human security in Pristina.
- Supporting security in Bangladesh
- Saferworld works with the police and local communities in Bangladesh to improve safety and security.
- Saferworld annual review
- In November Saferworld published its annual review
- Actvities October 2008
- Download Saferworld's activity report for October.
- UN First Committee vote on the Arms Trade Treaty
- The UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament and International Security votes to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty