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Parliamentarians discuss gun policies in the Americas

60 legislators, government officials and civil society leaders from Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Uruguay and US participated in an inter-parliamentary seminar on the illicit transfer of small arms.

DR Congo: regional pre-BMS meeting takes place

In Kinshasa (DR Congo) another regional pre-BMS meeting was attended by IANSA members and government officials from 10 Central African countries.

Central American governments will create firearms database

A firearms information exchange system is being created in Central America.

KANSA Update

28 member organisations gathered for the Kenya Action Network on Small Arms (KANSA) General Assembly in Nairobi on 11-12 March.

Nigeria: Ministers adopt plan to implement ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms

Ministers of Defence in ECOWAS Member States met in Abuja (Nigeria) on 16-17 March and adopted the Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms.

Latest resources

The Arms Trade Treaty: Including Small Arms and Light Weapons

This document outlines recommendations that would strengthen areas of the Arms Trade Treaty that have the potential to control and reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and related ammunition. The inclusion of these is vital if the Arms Trade Treaty is to be effective in saving lives and reducing serious injury to people around the world.

Media monitoring in East Africa

The East African Action Network on Small Arms (EAANSA) is monitoring media for the latest news and stories relating to the small arms issue in the region.

Implementation Plan for the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms Control

The Implementation Plan for the 'Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and All Parts and Components That Can Be Used for Their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly', known as the Kinshasa Convention,  was drafted by the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and adopted by state parties to the convention in November 2010. 

The Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms Control

The 'Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition, Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly', known as the Kinshasa Convention, was signed on 19 November

IANSA Africa Update: May 2011

This is the second of our quarterly Updates on IANSA in Africa to keep you informed of progress on the continent. This issue focuses on the ‘Central Africa Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and all Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly’, known as the 'Kinshasa Convention'.   

IANSA Africa Update: January 2011

This is the first of our quarterly Updates on IANSA in Africa to keep you informed of progress on the continent. This issue focuses on a project coordinated by The Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), entitled ‘The Fight Against the Illicit Accumulation and Trafficking of Firearms in Africa’. 

UN Regional Centre for Disarmament (UNREC)

UNREC is the UN regional disarmament centre in Africa. In addition to supporting initiatives to implement the UN Programme of Action on small arms, it has been coordinating the creation of the Kinshasa Convention since 2009. This Convention promotes small arms control in Central Africa. More

UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament (UNRCPD)

This UN regional centre covers Asia and the Pacific, and works to assist countries implementing the UN Programme of Action on small arms, as well as other disarmament initiatives. More

UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament (UNRCPD)

This UN regional centre covers Asia and the Pacific, and works to assist countries implementing the UN Programme of Action on small arms, as well as other disarmament initiatives. More

UN Regional Centre for Disarmament (UNLiREC)

UNLiREC is the UN regional centre for disarmament in Latin America and the Caribbean. More

West African Network websites

IANSA members in West Africa are keeping track of states’ implementation of the ECOWAS convention on their websites.

Colombia's national gun laws

A new report analyses Colombia's national laws in the light of international instruments on small arms control.