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5 September, 2023

The Small Arms Survey signs project partnership with CARICOM IMPACS, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre (GA-CDRC)

4 September, 2023

New HSBA Situation Update on Sarah Cleto’s precarious tenure over Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan

28 August, 2023

The National Agency for Controlled Materials of Argentina and the Small Arms Survey sign a Memorandum of Understanding

21 August, 2023

New HSBA Situation Update on Nguen Monytuil Wejang’s control over Unity state, South Sudan

14 August, 2023

New Blog Post: The Women, Police, and Insecurity Agenda: Argentina's Response to Surging Femicide and Domestic Gun Violence by Its Security Forces

31 July, 2023

New Blog Post: Driven into their Arms: Exploring Gendered Motivations of Violent Extremism

Projects

Contributing to Preventing Arms Proliferation from, within, and to Afghanistan

Pathway to a Regional C-IED Strategy in West Africa

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

INSIGHT - To prevent violence by improving the visibility of firearms violence in the European Union

REGISYNC project - Developing Common Minimum Standards for Legal Arms Registers and Improving Information Exchange among EU Member States, South-east Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova

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)

Unplanned explosions at munitions sites (UEMS) are a global problem.

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