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The latest Asia Briefing from the International Crisis Group covers the issue of Illicit Small Arms in Indonesia. Recent high profile cases have linked illicit small arms to crime and terrorism in the country but overall Indonesia does not have a pervasive gun culture nor is the nexus between terrorism and crime as strong as in other countries.. Therefore, manageable steps could be taken to tackle the pressing issue of jihadi use of armed robberies to raise funds, including 'reviewing and strengthening compliance with procedures for storage, inventory and disposal of firearms; improved vetting and monitoring of those guarding armouries; auditing of gun importers and gun shops, including those that sell weapons online; and paying more attention to the growing popularity of “airsoft” guns that look exactly like real ones but shoot plastic pellets.'
For the full briefing, click here
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The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) have published a working paper on ‘¿Como te haces entender?’ Gender and Gun Cultures in the Caribbean Context.
"Although Latin America and the Caribbean have not seen inter-state conflict for decades, the countries in the region cannot be said to be at peace given the high levels of gun violence. In spite of the magnitude of the problem, there is relatively little research available on the social constructions of gun ownership and the use and abuse of guns, particularly in the Caribbean region. This paper examines some of the gendered impacts and readings of guns in the Caribbean region, looking at the extent at which gun violence has affected Caribbean societies, at cultural and gender norms as well as socio-economic conditions which determine gun ownership and use and policy responses to the issue, including gender mainstreaming in security sector reform processes and civil society initiatives. The focus is on more urbanised societies in the Caribbean region, with a special focus on gun violence and responses in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago."
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The August 2010 issue of the Geneva Declaration newsletter is available online, with news on measurability, advocacy and programming as well as the latest publications on integrating armed violence prevention and reduction.
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Goma, 2 August 2010 - The DDRRR Section of MONUCSCO and its partners destroyed 390 small arms (Kalashnikov, machine guns, etc) collected from FDLR fighters who have joined the demobilization process. The weapons were destroyed during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Uruguayan contingent of MONUSCO in Goma on 30 July 2010.
Weapon destruction operations are part of the DDRRR process, which involves also collecting and recording all weapons and ammunition confiscated from or handed in by armed groups and thus contributing to stem the flow of weapons and restore peace in the Kivus. "The DDRRR process, with the support of the Uruguayan battalion and in synergy with the ongoing military operations, continues to contribute to restoring peace and security in the region," Hervé Hesse, head of the DDRRR Section, said. "These weapons have all been collected from the FDLR combatants who have opted for a peaceful future by joining the DDRRR process for repatriation to their country.
These weapons have been duly registered and counted by the DDRRR Section. And in order to ensure they are never used again, the remains will be buried uder a concrete screed," he said. Mr Hesse added that since January 2009, 22,000 rounds of ammunition have also been retrieved from demobilized FDLR combatants. These munitions were handed over to the United Nations agency Mines Advisory Coordination (UNMAC) for their destruction.
Source: MONUSCO
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The latest bulletin of the IANSA Women's Network is now available. This issue highlights a campaign for 'Gun Free Kitchen Tables' in Israel, pushing for the implementation of a government level recommendation that security guards cannot take their weapons home after work. It also includes network news and announcements and a special focus section on the UN BMS and the Disarm Domestic Violence campaign.
http://www.iansa-women.org/sites/default/files/newsviews/en-wn-bulletin23-web.pdf
Source: IANSA
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Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom followed the events of the PrepCom via their Arms Trade Treaty blog and have posted highlights on their website. These include the Facilitator's Summaries on scope, parameters and implementation and application.
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The Outcome Document is now available on the BMS4 website in all 6 official UN languages.
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The Police Force in Mwanza Region has destroyed 1500 illegal small arms confiscated during raids on criminals.
The destruction of the arms over the weekend was sponsored by the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RECSA) in collaboration with the Japanese government.
Speaking during the destruction, the RECSA executive secretary, Dr. Francis Sang, said the destruction demonstrates the seriousness with which Tanzania takes the implementation of the Nairobi Protocol for the prevention, control and reduction of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region.
He said problems involving small arms have existed in the Horn of Africa and bordering states for a long time and added that the enhancement of stockpile management as a way of controlling small arms and light weapons in the country was regarded as a crucial matter.
Dr. Sang said the RECSA’s regional secretariat, regarded highly efforts by Tanzania to address problems posed by small arms within its borders. He added that Tanzania was the first member state of RECSA to develop a national action plan (NAP) for arms management and control.
According to Dr. Sang, the NAP had just been reviewed, with financial support from the secretariat. He praised the harmonization of the firearms legislations by the Tanzanian government.
He disclosed that reports received from the National Focal Point on Small Arms Control and Management were encouraging and showed commitment by Tanzania to embark on a holistic approach to addressing the problems brought about by small arms.
On his part, Mwanza regional police commander Simon Sirro said that to date Tanzania had destroyed a total of 14,525 small arms since 2003.
He noted that on July 27 this year, RECSA facilitated the destruction of additional small arms and light weapons and other materials in Morogoro.
Source: The Citizen
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The UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) together with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Mine Action Team (UNMAT) organized an initial meeting on 22 July 2010 to establish a working group on small arms and other portable lethal weapons (SAplW) in Nepal. The working group will serve as a forum to coordinate actions related to SAplW, to initiate SAplW mitigation activities and to support the development of a national strategy on SAplW in Nepal. The working group on small arms and other portable lethal weapons will be open to representatives from the Government of Nepal, civil society organizations and United Nations entities.
The presentations made at this meeting may be downloaded here
Source: UNRCPD
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The Small Arms Survey's working paper "Surveying Europe’s Production and Procurement of Small Arms and Light Weapons Ammunition: The Cases of Italy, France, and the Russian Federation" compiles the best information available from each country case study on the procurement, production, and exportation of ammunition for small arms and light weapons used for state security purposes. Two of the major goals of this paper are to contribute to the knowledge on ammunition production and procurement and to examine transparency in practice for large ammunition-producing countries.
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