Curbing Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Sensitive Technologies: An Action-oriented Agenda Illicit trafficking in small arms and sensitive technologies is not a new phenomenon in itself, but has acquired new dimensions and urgency with the end of the Cold War. This book illustrates how illicit trafficking affects both the stability of states and the safety of their populations. Curbing its development and proliferation calls for a better assessment of the phenomenon and a new way of looking at problems and identifying solutions. The debate in this book centres around such prominent issues as trafficking in small arms; delivery system technologies and components; and weapons of mass destruction. The book concludes with a set of recommendations on how to develop cooperation and provides an action-oriented agenda that can be adopted by such institutions as police forces, border patrols, judiciary and parliamentary institutions, INTERPOL and intelligence services. SALES #: E.GV.98.0.8   ISBN: 9290451270   PAGES: 284pp.   PRICE: $25.00

Disarmament Study Series: Small Arms Readily available and easy to use, small arms and light weapons have been the primary or sole tools of violence in almost every recent conflict dealt with by the United Nations. This publication is the result of discussions held by three separate panels of Governmental Experts appointed by United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. Small Arms presents the findings and recommendations of these Panels at the conclusion of their discussions on: the type of small arms and light weapons being used in conflicts dealt with by the United Nations; the nature and causes of the excessive and destabilizing accumulation and transfer of small arms and light weapons, including their illicit production and trade; and the ways and means to prevent and reduce the excessive and destabilizing accumulation and transfer of small arms and light weapons, in particular as they cause or exacerbate conflict. The publication also discusses the progress made in the implementation of some of the panel recommendations. SALES #: E.99.IX.7  ISBN: 9211422337   PAGES: 132pp.   PRICE: $20.00

UNIDIR Research Papers: Small Arms and Intra-state Conflicts This paper draws a rough sketch of the characteristics of small arms and identifies major trends in their manufacture, acquisition and trade. It also provides a global profile of armed conflicts occurring within States. After looking at the instances of linkage and coincidence between small arms and intra-state conflicts, concluding observations are made with a view to assist in policy formulation. SALES #: E.GV.95.0.7   ISBN: 9290451025   PAGES: 52pp.   PRICE: $12.00

Small Arms Problem in Central Asia, The: Features and Implications This publication examines and maps the different dimensions of the small arms problem in the region. It attempts to highlight the gravity of the situation by describing the ways in which the small arms problem manifests itself within the Central Asian context. The study is organized into three substantive chapters followed by conclusion and recommendations. The first of these chapter examines the small arms problem in Afghanistan which dates to the Cold War years. The second chapter looks at the conflict in Tajikistan. The third chapter examines the case of the Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmensistan, small arms and the latent threats to stability. The publication emphasizes that practical measures aimed at the amelioration of the small arms problem have to be based on a broad conception of "small arms control", that is on measures that address both the tools and the root causes of violence that prompt the use of small arms in the first place. SALES #: E. GV.00.0.6   ISBN: 9290451343   PAGES: 124pp.   PRICE: $19.00

Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Project: Small Arms Management and Peacekeeping in Southern Africa It is obvious that the ready availability of arms encourages violent solutions to problems. Here we have a concise report on how these arms can be effectively managed, collected and if necessary destroyed, to enhance peacekeeping in the area. SALES #: E.GV.96.0.16   ISBN: 9290451122   PAGES: 150pp.   PRICE: $22.00

United Nations International Study on Firearm Regulation Incidents involving firearm abuse continue to be an issue of international concern. Inspite of this widespread concern, only limited data were available prior to 1996, on levels of firearm related crime and causes of death. This publication is a unique and systematic study of sixty-nine countries. It offers a wealth of information on firearm regulation; ownership; administration; possession and use; manufacturing and trade; smuggling and other illegal dealings; demographic and accident statistics; crime statistics; and policy and public education initiatives. SALES #: E.98.IV.2  ISBN: 9211301904   PAGES: 192pp.   PRICE: $25.00

Workshop on Weapons Collection and Integration of Former Combatants into Civil Society: The Experiences of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua - Guatemala City, 18-20 November 1998 The United Nations has been in the vanguard of efforts in developing the concept of practical disarmament measures in an effort to consolidate peace in regions and subregions emerging from conflict. This publication analyzes the experiences of five countries: Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and discusses among other issues the collection of weapons, demobilization and reintegration. SALES #: E.99.IX.6   ISBN: 9211422329   PAGES: 48pp.   PRICE: $10.00

Etude Des Nations Unies Sur La Reglementation Des Armes A Feu Les incidents engendrs par l’utilization abuse des armes feu constituent un problem majeur sur le plan international. Malgr le probleme que les armes feu representent, trs peu de donnes sur le nombre de crimes et de decs lis aux armes feu taient disponibles jusqu’en 1996. Cet ouvrage est une tude systematique de soixante et neuf pays sur le problme des armes feu. Cet ouvrage offre d’importantes informations sur les rglementations des armes feu, l’ administration; la possession et l’utilization; la fabrication et le commerce; le transport et la vente illegale. Cet ouvrage fournit galement des donnes statistiques sur les incidents lis aux armes feu et les donnes demographiques; sur les crimes; et les initiatives d’ducation publique. SALES #: F.98.IV.2   ISBN: 9212302246   PAGES: 192pp.   PRICE: $25.00

Naciones Unidas - Estudio Internacional sobre el Control de las Armas de Fuego El Noveno Congreso de las Naciones Unidas de Prevención del Delito y Tratamiento del Delincuente, celebrado en El Cairo (Egipto), examinó la iniciativa relativa al control de las armas de fuego y aprobó por unanimidad su resolución 9, titulada "El control de las armas de fuego a los fines de la prevención del delito y la seguridad pública". En esa resolución, el Congreso expresó su preocupación por la elevada incidencia de delitos, accidentes y suicidios debidos al empleo de armas de fuego, sin que existiera un control adecuado de su posesión y almacenamiento o un adiestramiento en su utilización y, en particular, por el hecho de que tuviesen fácil acceso a estas armas las personas que con mayor probabilidad podían utilizarlas en actividades delictivas. El congreso declaró la necesidad urgente de estrategias eficaces para asegurar una reglamentación adecuada de las armas de fuego tanto en el plano nacional como transnacional. SALES #: S.98.IV.2  ISBN: 9213301634   PAGES: 192pp.   PRICE: $25.00

Optional Protocol: Text and Materials Represión del Tráfico Ilícito de Armas Pequeñas y Tecnologías Sensibles: Una Agenda Orientada hacia la Acción Existen buenas razones para opinar que las cuestiones del tráfico de armas pequeñas y tecnologías sensibles pueden tratarse como un solo problema, aunque a primera vista, abarcan gran variedad de temas que tienen considerables diferencias entre sí. No obstante, ambos comercios ilegales están a menudo relacionados con el contrabando de drogas, actividades terroristas, guerra de guerrillas y crimen organizado, así como con otros tipos de conflictos de pequeña intensidad. Este libro muestra cómo el tráfico ilícito afecta tanto la estabilidad de los Estados como la seguridad de sus poblaciones. El libro finaliza con un conjunto de recomendaciones sobre cómo desarrollar la cooperación en este campo y propone una agenda orientada hacia la acción que deberían seguir diversos organismos, entre ellos las fuerzas de policía, patrullas fronterizas, instituciones judiciales y parlamentarias, INTERPOL, servicios de inteligencia y otros actores que luchan contra el tráfico ilícito. SALES #: S.GV.98.0.8  ISBN: 9290451289   PAGES: 290pp.   PRICE: $25.00

Seminario Taller sobre Recolección de Armas e Integración de Excombatientes en la Sociedad Civil: Las Experiencias de Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua El Departamento de Asuntos de Desarme se complace en publicar este informe relativo al Seminario Taller de Guatemala sobre recolección de armas e integración de excombatientes en la sociedad civil. Las experiencias que compartieron en el Seminario Taller los cinco Estados -Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua- ponen de relieve la necesidad de incorporar medidas concretas de desarme en los esfuerzos destinados a consolidar la paz en regiones y subregiones que salen de situaciones de conflicto. SALES #: S.99.IX.6   ISBN: 9213421761   PAGES: 48pp.   PRICE: $10.00