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NOW AVAILABLE –> REPORT FROM THE PFSALW’S REGIONAL SEMINAR IN EAST AFRICA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA, AND PFSALW’s INTERNATIONAL SIDE-EVENT AT THE REVCON4 IN COLLABORATION WITH GENSAC AND THE GOVERNEMENT OF CHILE

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) wishes to express its sincere gratitude to all participants who attended the regional seminar titled “Enhancing Parliamentary Capacity and Action in East Africa for Advanced Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent,...

14 oktober, 2024

WELCOME TO APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP AT PFSALW AS LATEST 29 SEPTEMBER

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) is excited to inform you that the internship application period for the Spring semester 2025 is currently open. We are looking for students enrolled at a Swedish university, studying a program focusing on political science, peace...

11 september, 2024

WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW INTERN, IGOR BARRETO

Igor, originally from Brazil, completed his Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Now in Sweden, he is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University. As part of his degree, Igor is embarking...

04 september, 2024

TAKING PLACE THIS WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST➡️ SIDE EVENT AT CSP10 ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARLIAMENTARY ACTION ON THE ARMS TRADE TREATY

This week, on 21 August 2024, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) is hosting a side event at the sidelines of the Tenth Conference of States Parties (CSP10) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is sponsored...

20 augusti, 2024

UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SIDE EVENT AT REVCON4!

This Thursday, the 20th June, the Parlimentary Form on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW), in collaboration with the Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) and the Government of Chile, will be hosting an international side event at the Fourth United Nations Conference...

17 juni, 2024

SOON –> PARLIAMENTARIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) GATHER FOR A REGIONAL SEMINAR ON PREVENTING SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS-RELATED VIOLENCE BY ENHANCED UNIVERSALISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMS TRADE TREATY

On 12-13 June in Amman, Jordan, parliamentarians from the MENA-region are gathering with other relevant stakeholders for the regional seminar entitled “Reducing threats to international security: Mobilising parliamentarians from the Middle East to strengthen global parliamentary action for enhanced universalisation and implementation of the Arms...

12 juni, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: Members of Parliaments gather for Regional Seminar on Advancing the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UN PoA) and the Women, Peace & Security Agenda (WPS)

KAMPALA, UGANDA - The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) in collaboration with the Parliament of Uganda is hosting a regional seminar entitled “Enhancing parliamentary capacity and action in East Africa for advanced implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to...

06 juni, 2024

UPCOMING REGIONAL SEMINAR IN EAST AFRICA!

On 6-7 June 2024, the @Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) in collaboration with the Parliament of Uganda, is hosting a regional seminar in East Africa, Kampala, Uganda, with focus on the topic of parliamentary action for the prevention of Small Arms...

08 maj, 2024

WARMEST WELCOME TO OUR NEW PROGRAMME OFFICER MR. ALEXANDER HÖWITZ

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) extends a welcome to Mr. Alexander Höwitz as our new Programme Officer. With an academic background in human rights, coupled with extensive experience in international development cooperation and peacebuilding in mainly Latin America, Mr. Höwitz...

25 april, 2024

WARM GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO JOINED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FORUM IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND!

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all its Members who participated in the Forum’s General Assembly on 15 December 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. At the General Assembly, the Members provided strategic advice...

28 februari, 2024