The proliferation and misuse of small arms continue to threaten the security of people and nations in West Africa. Small arms are the main weapons used in armed robberies, drug trafficking, local wars, terrorism, violation of human rights, etc. This situation leads to serious physical and psychological wounds to large sections of the population, displacement and breaking of families and communities, the collapse of economies and the destruction of the…
CSO'S STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOWAS CONVENTION ON SMALL ARMS
The West African Action Network on Small Arms held a two-day workshop in Accra, 12th and 13th December 2011, to develop a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Strategy to support the implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the 2012 UN Negotiations Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty.
STANDARDS & UNIQUE CODES TO THE MARKING AND TRACING OF SALW
A meeting of Governmental Experts from ECOWAS Member States to adopt Standards and Unique Codes to the Marking and Tracing of Small Arms and Light Weapons in ECOWAS Member States was held in Bamako-Mali from 6th – 8th December 2011. The ‘Three Day’ Meeting was Chaired by Mr. ORJI Nkemakonam Dickson, the President of WAANSA-Nigeria & Member of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). A press release was issued at the end of the meeting:
AFRICA’S DRAFT STRATEGY ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS AND COMMON POSITION ON ARMS TRADE TREATY
African States are facing terrorist attacks or armed rebellions due to the illicit traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and explosives materials. Recognising the anarchic proliferation and illegal transfer of SALW, the African Union Commission (AUC) led its Member States to elaborate a continental Strategy to control SALW. Following the same idea and prior to the UN conference on Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) which will take place in New York in July 2012, the AU Commission made the effort to elaborate a common African position on the issue in order to help achieve the adoption of a strong ATT.
Information for participation by NGOs to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty The information for participation by NGOs is available at http://www.un.org/disarmament/special/meetings/att/NGO_aidememoire_ATTConference.pdf
COMMON POSITION OF CS IN AFRICA TO THE AU WORKSHOP TO ELABORATE AN AFRICAN COMMON POSITION ON THE ATT
The West African Action Network on Small Arms held a two-day workshop in Accra, 12th and 13th December 2011, to develop a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Strategy to support the implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the 2012 UN Negotiations Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty.
A meeting of Governmental Experts from ECOWAS Member States to adopt Standards and Unique Codes to the Marking and Tracing of Small Arms and Light Weapons in ECOWAS Member States was held in Bamako-Mali from 6th – 8th December 2011. The ‘Three Day’ Meeting was Chaired by Mr. ORJI Nkemakonam Dickson, the President of WAANSA-Nigeria & Member of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). A press release was issued at the end of the meeting:
