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Reducing the Stock of the Illicit Trade: Promoting Best Practice in Weapons Collection Programmes.
Clegg, E. Faltas, S. McDonald, G. Waszink, C.
Clegg, E.
Faltas, S.
McDonald, G.
Waszink, C.
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2001
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UN 2001 Conference on The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, Small arms and light weapons (SALW), Illegal arms trade, Illicit trafficking, International co-operation, Small arms proliferation, Weapons collection initiatives, Conflict prevention, Peace-building, Criminal violence, UN Draft Programme of Action
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© 2001 The Authors, British American Security Information Council (BASIC), International Alert and Saferworld. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk).
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Abstract
It is now widely recognised that, to be successful, efforts towards preventing and combating
the illicit trade in SALW will require a multifaceted approach which simultaneously tackles the
demand for and the supply of these weapons. In this regard, developing and promoting
international norms, standards and mechanisms for the effective removal of illicit weapons
from circulation is a major challenge for the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms
and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.
There are two distinct scenarios within which weapons collection initiatives operate: the
peace-time scenario, where efforts are focused on reducing criminal violence; and the postconflict
scenario, where efforts are focused on the objective of conflict prevention through
peace-building.
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Clegg, E., Faltas, S., McDonald, G. and Waszink, C. (2001). Reducing the Stock of the Illicit Trade: Promoting Best Practice in Weapons Collection Programmes. London: British American Security Information Council (BASIC), International Alert and Saferworld. Biting the Bullet Briefing Papers. Briefing 12.
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