Enhance ATT and UNPoA Implementation by South-South Parliamentary Exchange and Cooperation

Implementing agency: PFSALW – Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Project timeframe: 01/03/2014 – 31/08/2015

Target countries: Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

Goal: Use and strengthen the specific capabilities that parliamentarians have to contribute to ensuring and improving the implementation of the ATT and the UNPoA, through the establishment of common priorities between parliamentarians and civil society on issues related to the two instruments.

Activities and Outputs: 

ATT seminar for legislators in Benin, West Africa, 4 March 2015

Conference ‘Enhance the Arms Trade Treaty and United Nations´ Programme of Actions Implementation by South-South Parliamentary Exchange and Cooperation’ in Kingston, Jamaica, 25-26 June 2015

  • Conference summary [Read here] 
  • Photos [View here]
  • Full conference report [Read here]
  • Media Coverage:
    • 26 June 2015: Tackle Illegal Arms Trade – Nation Wide Radio JM [Read here] 
    • 26 June 2015: CARICOM Urged To Unite Against Illicit Arms Trade – The Cleaner [Read here]
    • 22 June 2015: Parliament to Host Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Combating Illegal Weapons Trade – Houses of Parliament, Jamaica Information Service [Read here] 
    • 26 June 2015: Peart urges MPs to speak against small arms dangers – Jamaica Observer [Read here] 
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Conference ‘Enhance the Arms Trade Treaty and United Nations´ Programme of Actions Implementation by South-South Parliamentary Exchange and Cooperation’ in Lima, Peru, 21-22 May 2015

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Conference ‘Enhance the Arms Trade Treaty and United Nations´ Programme of Actions Implementation by South-South Parliamentary Exchange and Cooperation’ in Portugal, 15-16 of June 2015

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