Arms control
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Increasing a gender perspective in small arms control
- ( C. Buchanan;V. Farr;M. Flood / Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Switzerland , 2005)
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This article, 'Women, men and gun violence: options for action', forms part of a larger publication on directions for the reduction of small arms control. In this piece the authors emphas...
Building a framework for violence prevention
- ( World Health Organization , 2005)
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This programme seeks to provide a broad variety of interventions, in a number of settings, as a complement to the security sector reform approach. The programme aims to reduce armed violence a...
- Estimating the costs of crime
- ( Mainstreaming Methodology for Estimating Costs of Crime , 2009)
- This site aims to bring together techniques developed for estimating the costs of crime. In this particular section the authors detail the different number of studies that have been undertak...
How can the illicit brokering of arms be curbed?
- ( B. Wood / United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research , 2009)
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A consequence of the globalization of the arms trade is the increasing reliance on the services of brokers, who find markets, negotiate deals and make logistical arrangements to meet the requi...
- Small arms control in West Africa
- ( M. Ashkenazi;E. Isikozlu;H. Radeke / Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre , 2008)
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The proliferation of small arms is a major destabilising factor in fragile states. Ready access to small arms and light weapons (SALW), can not only greatly hinder post-conflict nation-building but...
- Reviewing the successes and failures of small arms destruction projects
- ( A. Karp / Small Arms Survey , 2008)
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The world appears to be witnessing the largest systematic destruction of excess small arms and light weapons since the end of the Second World War. Although surplus destruction is well established ...
- Terrorist labelling holds back arms control efforts
- ( N. Florquin;E. Decrey Warner / Geneva Call , 2008)
- This article discusses how the increased use of the “terrorist” label since September 11th 2001, to describe some non-state armed groups (NSAGs), has challenged efforts to tackle security ...
- The need to prohibit cluster munitions
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2008)
- This paper describes the devastating consequences of cluster munitions. It discusses some of the key challenges facing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and others fighting the presence ...
- Monitoring and enforcement of UN arms embargoes in Africa
- ( G. Lamb / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2008)
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There are no international standards and treaties governing the import, export and transfer of arms. Some states and regional bodies, such as the European Union (EU), have policies and legislation ...
- Small arms and light weapons transfer controls to prevent diversion: developing and implementing key programme of action commitments
- ( Saferworld , 2007)
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