Small arms at the UN

Official BMS page

Small arms monitor

Reaching Critical Will

Recomendaciones políticas de la IANSA

Declaración de la Red de Mujeres de IANSA

Arabic

IANSA Women's Network side event, 17 July 2008

National reports on implementing the UN Programme of Action (PoA)

National points of contact on small arms

Governments met at the United Nations in New York from 14-18 July to discuss progress on implementing the 2001 Programme of Action (PoA) on Small Arms.

The meeting focussed on several key topics within small arms control, including:

• Reducing illicit arms brokering
• Improving management of stockpiles
• Strengthening international cooperation and assistance

In addition to discussing the PoA, the meeting also discussed implementation of the 2005 International Tracing Instrument.

Final outcome document

Draft outcome document,

18 July

Earlier drafts of sections:

- Preliminaries

- International cooperation and assistance

- Illicit brokering

- Stockpile management and surplus disposal

Letters to Member States:
- 3 March 2008
- 23 May 2008

Remarks:
- New York (31 January 2008)
- New York (14 April 2008)
- Geneva (24 April 2008)