News

2 December, 2025

New Report on firearm-related violence and trafficking in the Caribbean

2 December, 2025

Joint Release — New Report Calls For Coordinated, Multi-sectoral Action to Tackle Firearm-related Violence and Trafficking in the Caribbean

10.12.2025 - 10.12.2025

Launch of the Report 'Weapons Compass: Proliferation and Control of Arms and Ammunition in Wartime Ukraine'

Webinar

14 October, 2025

New Situation Update on the global authorized trade in small arms

9 October, 2025

New research article on firearm-related violence in the Caribbean

7 October, 2025

New podcast on explosive precursor chemicals regulation

Projects

Enhancing Local Arms Control and Risk Reduction in Ukraine

Understanding challenges to the ATT universalization and compliance in the Indo-Pacific region

Supporting Ukraine in addressing the risks of small arms and light weapons proliferation from the Russian war of aggression

Pathway to policy: integrating security and public health responses to firearms trafficking and violence in the Caribbean

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Global Databases

Global Firearms Holdings

Global Firearms Holdings

There are more than one billion firearms in the world, the vast majority of which are in civilian hands.

Global Violent Deaths (GVD)

Global Violent Deaths (GVD)

The Small Arms Survey tracks statistics on violent deaths and compiles them in its Global Violent Deaths (GVD) database.

The Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer

The Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer

The Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer assesses the transparency of top and major exporters—states that a

Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites (UEMS)

Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites (UEMS)

The Small Arms Survey defines UEMS as the accidental explosion of abandoned, damaged, improperly stored, or properly store

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