Regional Measures

• Africa
• Americas
• Asia-Pacific
• Euro-Atlantic Region
• European Union
• Middle East and North Africa

General

Small Arms Survey Publications

McDonald, Glenn. 2005. Locking onto Target: Light Weapons Control Measures in Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War.

McDonald, Glenn. 2002. Strengthening Controls: Small Arms Measures in Small Arms Survey 2002: Counting the Human Cost.

McDonald, Glenn. 2001. Tackling the Small Arms Problem: Multilateral Measures and Initiatives in Small Arms Survey 2001: Profiling the Problem.


Other Articles, Books, and Journals

Page, M., W. Godnick, and J. Vivekananda. 2005. Implementing International Small Arms Controls: Some Lessons from Eurasia, Latin America and West Africa. London: International Alert.
 
Geneva Forum. 2004. The Role of Regional Organisations in Stemming the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Seminar Report. 29-30 January. Geneva: Geneva Forum.

 
 

Africa

Instrument / Document

Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of the Nairobi Declaration and the Nairobi Protocole on Small Arms and Light Weapons

ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and other Related Materials (14 June 2006)
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The Nairobi Protocol for the Prevention, Control and Reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (Nairobi, 21 April 2004) (35 KB)

Ministerial Declaration for Improved Capacity for Action on SALW in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (Nairobi, 20-21 April 2004) (28 KB)

Ministerial Declaration - The First Ministerial Review Conference of the Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (Nairobi, 7-8 August 2002) (95 KB)

Protocol on the Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region. (14 August 2001) (118 KB)

S/2001/700 Letter Dated 9 July 2001 from the Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [concerning the renewal of the ECOWAS Moratorium]. (9 July 2001) (89 KB)

Declaration Concerning Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community. (9 March 2001) (21 KB)

Bamako Declaration (December 2000) - Bamako Declaration on an African Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons. (34 KB)

Joint United States-SADC Declaration on United Nations Sanctions and Restraint in Sale and Transfers of Conventional Arms to Regions of Conflict in Africa. (15 December 2000) (63 KB)

SAEM/GLR.HOA/2 - Implementation Plan of the Co-ordinated Agenda for Action on the Problem of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (November 2000) (103 KB)

SAEM/GLR.HOA/1 - Co-ordinated Agenda for Action on the Problem of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (November 2000) (107 KB)

ECOWAS Adopts Curriculum to Control the Flow of Small Arms. (31 August 2000) - ECOWAS Press Release (150 KB)

International Consultation on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-23 June 2000) - Final Meeting Report (41 KB)

First Continental Meeting of African Experts on Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17-19 May 2000) - Report of the Meeting of Experts (63 KB)

International Symposium on the Roles of Subregional and Non-Governmental Organizations in Conflict Prevention and Peace Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Tokyo, Japan, 28-29 March 2000) - Chairman's Summary Report (44 KB)

Nairobi Declaration (Nairobi, Kenya, March 2000) - The Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and in the Horn of Africa. (12 KB)

Subregional Conference on the Proliferation of and Illicit Traffic in Small Arms in Central Africa. (N'djamena, Chad, 25-27 October 1999) - Report (641 KB)

International Workshop on the Modalities for the Establishment of an Arms Register and Database in Africa. (Accra, Ghana, 23-24 September 1999)
Press Releases (206 KB) Modalities of Register (2.27 MB)

SADC Council Decisions (13-14 August 1999): Prevention and Combating of Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Related Crimes. (13 KB)

AHG/Dec.137 (LXX) (July 1999) OAU Decision on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons. (14 KB)

ECOWAS Moratorium (October 1998) Declaration of a Moratorium on Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons in West Africa. (10 KB)

CM/Dec.432 (LXVIII) (June 1998) OAU Decision on the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.


Small Arms Survey Publications

Adèle Kirsten, et al. 2006. Islands of Safety in a Sea of Guns: Gun-free Zones in South Africa's Fothane, Diepkloof, and Khayelitsha. Working Paper No. 3.

McDonald, and Silvia Cattaneo. 2003. Moving from Words to Action: Small Arms Norms in Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied.


Other Articles, Books, and Journals

Huybrechts, Pierre and Ilhan Berkol. 2005. Afrique Centrale: L'harmonisation des législations nationales sur les armes légères. Brussels: GRIP.

Flew, Catherine and Angus Urquhart. 2004. Strengthening Small Arms Controls: An Audit of Small Arms Control Legislation in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. SaferAfrica and Saferworld.

UNRCPDA, in Co-operation with NUPI and NISAT. 2000. The Making of a Moratorium on Light Weapons. Lomé/Oslo: UNRCPDA/NUPI/NISAT.

Seck, Jacqueline, ed. 2000. West Africa Small Arms Moratorium: High-Level Consultations on the Modalities for the Implementation of PCASED. Geneva/Lomé: UNIDIR/UNRCPDA.


Further Resources

SaferAfrica
SmallArmsNet.org

 
 
 

Americas

Instrument / Document

Antigua Guatemala Declaration of the Regional Preparatory Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean States for the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects. (La Antigua, Guatemala, 2 to 4 May 2006) (52KB)

Organisation of American States (OAS). 2005. Denying MANPADS to Terrorists: Control and Security of Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) . Adopted by the General Assembly on 7 June 2005.

OAS Draft Model Regulations for the Control of Brokers of Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition. (Montreal, 13 November 2003) (198 KB)

Andean Plan to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. (Decision 552, 25 June 2003) (92 KB)

Lima Commitment (Lima, 17 June 2002) Andean Charter for Peace and Security and the Limitation and Control of the Expenditure on Foreign Defence (Chapter VIII on Small Arms and Light Weapons). (44 KB)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Evaluation and Follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. (Santiago, Chile, 19-21 November 2001)

Working Group I (63 KB)

Working Group II (52 KB)

Working Group III (83 KB)

Working Group IV (70 KB)

Brasilia Declaration (November 2000) Brasilia Declaration of the Regional Preparatory Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean States for the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. (20 KB)

Antigua Declaration (June 2000) Antigua Declaration on the Proliferation of Light Weapons in the Central American Region (not an official government document). (15 KB)

Workshop on "Illicit Traffic in Small Arms: Latin American and Caribbean Issues". (Lima, Peru, June 1999) UN Press Release (834 KB)

Model Regulations for the Control of the International Movement of Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition. (November 1997) (147 KB)

OAS Convention (November 1997) Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms in Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials.


Other Articles, Books, and Journals

Schroeder, Matthew. 2004. Small Arms, Terrorism and the OAS Firearms Convention. Occasional Paper No. 1. Washington, D.C.: Federation of American Scientists.


Further Resources

Viva Rio

 
 
 

Asia-Pacific

Instrument / Document

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). 2003. Bangkok Declaration on Partnership for the Future. Bangkok. 21 October.

Regional Seminar on Implementing the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Manila, Philippines, 9-10 July 2002) - Co-Chairperson's Summary Report (80 KB)

Work Programme on Terrorism to Implement the ASEAN Plan of Action to Combat Transnational Crime. (Kuala Lumpur, 17 May 2002) [Attached to the Joint Communique of the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Terrorism, 20-21 May 2002] (209 KB)

South Asia and Small Arms: Synthesis Report of National Consultations and Regional Strategy Meeting. (July 2001) (117 KB)

Regional Seminar on Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2000) - Summary Highlights (34 KB)

The Nadi Framework - Legal Framework for a Common Approach to Weapons Control. (Nadi, Fiji, 10 March 2000) (158 KB)

ACP-EU 2446/98/fin (April 1998) ACP-EU Joint Resolution on the Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, Anti-personnel Mines and the Ottawa Process. (18 KB)


Small Arms Survey Publications

Kramer, Katherine. 2001. Legal Controls on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Southeast Asia. Occasional Paper No. 3.

 
 
 

Euro-Atlantic Region

Instrument / Document

UN-OSCE Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects in South Eastern Europe. (Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, 11-12 March 2003) - Co-Chairs' Summary (120 KB)

Regional Seminar on Implementing the OSCE Small Arms Document and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. (Bucharest, Romania, 24-26 February 2003) - Co-chair's Final Report (106 KB)

Stability Pact Opens SE Europe Regional Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Belgrade, 8 May 2002) - News Release (58 KB)

FSC.JOUR/359 (20 March 2002) - Statement by the Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation on Templates for the OSCE Information Exchange on Small Arms and Light Weapons. (74 KB)

Workshop on Implementation of the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons. (Vienna, 4-5 February 2002) - Consolidated Summary: Chairperson's Report, Reports of the Working Session Rapporteurs (161 KB)

Stability Pact Regional Implementation Plan for Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in South East Europe. (Budapest, Hungary, 28 November 2001) Donor Memorandum (32 KB)

Regional Implementation Plan (106 KB)

Regional Statement of Support (27 KB)

Roundtable Meeting on Tackling Small Arms Diffusion in South Eastern Europe (Szeged, Hungary, 14-15 September 2001) - Conclusions (24 KB)

OSCE Document (November 2000) Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. (OSCE) Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (36 KB)

Roundtable Meeting on Tackling Small Arms Diffusion in South Eastern Europe. (Szeged, Hungary, 17-18 November 2000) - Conclusions (22 KB)

Stability Pact Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons Collection and Destruction. (Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-19 October 2000) - Conclusions (24 KB)

Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Held by the Forum for Security Cooperation (OSCE) (Vienna, Austria, 3-5 April 2000) - Chairman's Report (21 KB)

Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Possible Contribution to the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 27 January 2000) - Chairman's Summary (30 KB)

Regional Conference on Export Controls. (Sofia, Bulgaria, 14-15 December 1999) - Chairman's Summary (26 KB)

Joint Declaration on Responsible Small Arms Transfers and Statement on Harmonization of End-Use/End-User Certificates. (Sofia, Bulgaria, 15 December 1999) (24 KB)


Small Arms Survey Publications

Grillot, Suzette, et al. 2004. A Fragile Peace: Guns and Security in Post-conflict Macedonia. Special Report No. 4.

McDonald, Glenn. 2005. Locking onto Target: Light Weapons Control Measures in Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War.


Further Resources

SEESAC

 
 
 

European Union

Instrument / Document

Ninth Annual Report According to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (2007/C 253/01) of 26 October 2007

Third Annual Report on the Implementation of the EU Joint Action of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's Contribution to Combating the Destabilising Accumulation and Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons. (2002/589/CFSP) (213 KB)

European Union Common Position on Arms Brokering. (23 June 2003) (98.2 KB)

Second Annual Report on the Implementation of the EU Joint Action of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's Contribution to Combating the Destabilising Accumulation and Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons (2002/589/CFSP) and Repealing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP and the EU Programme on Illicit Trafficking in Conventional Arms of June 1997. (Official Journal 330/01, 31 December 2002) (247 KB)

Fourth Annual Report According to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Conventional Arms Exports. (Brussels, 11 November 2002) (339 KB)

Council Joint Action on the European Union's Contribution to Combating the Destabilizing Accumulation and Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons and Repealing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP. (12 July 2002) (106 KB)

The European Union and Arms Export Control: One Year On From the UN Conference. (Madrid, 10-11 May 2002) - Final Report (252 KB)

Third Annual Report According to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. (Official Journal C351, 11 December 2001) (71 KB)

B5-0723, 0729 and 0730/2001 (15 November 2001) European Parliament Resolution on Small Arms. (19 KB)

Annual Report on the Implementation of the EU Joint Action of December 1998 on the European Union's Contribution to Combating the Destabilizing Accumulation and Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons (1999/34/CFSP) and the EU Programme on Illicit Trafficking in Conventional Arms of June 1997. (Official Journal C216, 1 August 2001) (173 KB)

B5-0189, 0201, 0209, 0218 and 0227/2001 (15 March 2001) European Parliament Resolution on the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects to be Held in July 2001. (19 KB)

Second Annual Report According to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. (Official Journal C379, 29 December 2000) (59 KB)

A5-0211/2000 (5 October 2000) European Parliament Resolution on the Council's 1999 Annual Report on the Implementation of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. (11384/1999 - C5-0021/2000 - 2000/2012(COS)) (40 KB)

EU Programme for Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Conventional Arms - Second Annual Report. (Official Journal C15, 19 January 2000) (71 KB)

Annual Report in Conformity with Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. (Official Journal C315, 3 November 1999) (43 KB)

B5-0143, 0152, 0157, 0163 and 0175/1999 (7 October 1999) European Parliament Resolution on the First Annual Review of the EU Code of Conduct on the Export or Transfer of Arms. (17 KB)

EU Joint Action (17 December 1998) European Union Joint Action Adopted by the Council on the Basis of Article J3 of the Treaty on the European Union's Contribution to Combating the Destabilising Accumulation and Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons. (440 KB)

EU Code of Conduct (June 1998) European Union Code of Conduct for Arms Exports. (18 KB)

B4-0502, 0505, 0520, 0522, 0529 and 0546/98 (14 May 1998) European Parliament Resolution on a Code of Conduct for Arms Exports. (19 KB)

APC-EU 2446/98/fin. (21 April 1998) Resolution on the Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, Anti-personnel Mines and the Ottawa Process. (18 KB)

B4-0033, 0058, 0064, 0081, 0086 and 0104/98 (15 January 1998) European Parliament Resolution on a European Code of Conduct on the Export of Arms. (15 KB)

B4-0050, 0066, 0071, 0081, 0111 and 0115/95 (19 January 1995) European Parliament Resolution on the Need for European Controls on the Export or Transfer of Arms. (17 KB)


Other Publications

EU NGOs. 2004. Taking Control: The Case for a More Effective European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. London: Saferworld.

 
 
 

Middle East and North Africa

Instrument / Document

League of Arab States. Ministerial Council. 2006. Arab Coordination for Combating the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Resolution 6625 of 4 March.

League of Arab States. 2005. Report of The First Meeting of Arab National Focal Points on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Cairo, 26-27 December.

League of Arab States. Ministerial Council. 2004. Arab Coordination for Combating the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Resolution 6447 of 14 September.


Other Articles, Books, and Journals

Tealakh, G. O., A. Odibat, and M. Al Shaer. 2002. Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Arab Region: National and Regional Measures. Amman: Regional Human Security Center at the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy.


Further Resources

Middle East North Africa Action Network on Small Arms