Check out this infographic for an overview of notable incidents of weapons and ammunition losses in peace operations during the period from 1990 to 2018.
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Check out this infographic for some quick facts about unplanned explosions at munitions sites (UEMS).
Find out more on our UEMS database here.
Check out this infographic for some quick facts about unplanned explosions at munitions sites (UEMS).
Find out more on our UEMS database here.
Check out this infographic for some quick facts about unplanned explosions at munitions sites (UEMS).
Find out more on our UEMS database here.
Available in: ENGLISH
As has frequently been observed, ammunition and weapons are inextricably linked; without the former the latter cannot function. The effective regulation and control of the production, transfer, storage and destruction of ammunition is therefore vital to broader efforts to prevent, reduce and combat uncontrolled or illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) holdings and flows.
Co-published with BICC, FAS, GRIP, and SEESAC with support from the German Federal Foreign Office
Although it receives much less attention than better known disarmament processes, the destruction of small arms is reshaping the military arsenals of the world. Out of roughly 200 million modern military small arms world-wide, about 500,000 are destroyed every year. The commitment of major governments and international organizations makes small arms destruction is a permanent addition to the global disarmament repertoire. But the prospects for greater military small arms disarmament may be declining, as war in Afghanistan and Iraq create unprecedented demand for second-hand weaponry.
The Small Arms Survey 2001: Profiling the Problem (Yearbook 2001) is an authoritative guide to all aspects of the problem of small arms and light weapons. It focuses on both small arms themselves (production, transfers, stockpiles), and on the processes and impacts of their world-wide proliferation.
The Small Arms Survey 2002: Counting the Human Cost (Yearbook 2002) includes new and updated information and analysis on global small arms production, stockpiles and legal and illicit transfers, and a review of international, regional and national measures to address the issue of small arms proliferation. The Small Arms Survey is now recognised as the principal international source of impartial and reliable information on all aspects of small arms.
The Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied (Yearbook 2003) presents the most complete assessment of the spread of small arms around the world and their effect on society. Stressing the link between small arms and global development, it includes special chapters examining the role of small arms in Africa (Congo), the Arab world (Yemen) and the former-Soviet Union (Georgia).