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Great Lakes: Disarming the rebels in the long term?
IANSA members in the Great Lakes region have expressed serious concerns over disarmament initiatives in Burundi and DRC this week.

OAS: Member states must tackle gun violence
The US president has announced that he will push the Senate to ratify the Inter-American convention on small arms trafficking. President Obama announced his intention after discussing the flow of US guns across its southern border with President Calderón of Mexico.

OAS: Why gun violence in the Americas matters
President Obama should use this week’s Summit of the Americas to take practical steps to reduce armed violence in the continent, IANSA members demanded this week. The meeting, to discuss political, economic and social issues, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 17-19 April, will be attended by governments from 34 member states, many of which are blighted by gun crime.

Guatemala celebrates new gun law
IANSA members in Guatemala are celebrating the passage through Congress of the new Weapons and Ammunition Control Act on 31 March.