The Parliamentary Forum on SALW was founded in 1999 by parliamentary initiatives to create a platform for greater action on SALW. Officially constituted in the Spanish Parliament in 2002, today the Forum is the only existing global network of parliamentarians related to the specific matters of arms control and violence prevention.

The mission of the organization is to support parliamentarians in their small arms related work, contributing to the advancement of the small arms agenda, and providing a space for parliamentarians to meet and join forces with other stakeholders and actors, such as civil society organizations.

Founded as an initiative by parliamentarians from Central America and Europe, the Forum today unites parliamentarians from various political fractions in Latin America, Africa and Europe.

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