UN Register of Conventional Arms
..."A core element in preventing conflict and securing peace and ...stability.is encouraging predictable, transparent behaviour by all ...States..To that end, one of the instruments at the disposal of Member States.is the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms" ............................................ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon |
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| Transparency in Armaments Fact Sheet |
If states behave in a predictable and transparent way, this may build confidence among them and thus could help prevent conflict. To that end, one of the instruments which governments can make use of is the United Nations Register on Conventional Arms. It includes data |
provided by states on arms transfers as well as information on military holdings, procurement through national production and relevant policies. Its aim is to foster regional and international confidence-building. Transparency in armaments can help to determine whether excessive or destabilizing accumulations of arms take place, may encourage restraint in the transfer or production of arms, and can contribute to preventive diplomacy. Since its inception in 1991, the UN Register has received reports from 173 states. At its establishment states decided that they would continue to work on expanding the Register’s scope. They have done so on several occasions. Significantly, in 2003 they decided that states could include their transfers of small arms in their reports to it. |
Are you looking for a national point of contact? UNODA keeps, for government use only, a list of national points of contact for the Register. Please contact us at kryvonos@un.org for more information. |
