The overall objective of the Forum is to contribute to the achievement of more peaceful and sustainable developed societies by parliamentary action against armed violence to increase human security.

1013

MILLION FIREARMS ARE IN CIRCULATION WORLDWIDE, OF WHICH 85% ARE IN THE HANDS OF CIVILIANS (SMALL ARMS SURVEY, 2018)

223000

people killed each year by firearms (SMALL ARMS SURVEY, 2020)

2030

AGENDA, Global Goal 16.4 “By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows”

Armed violence destroys lives and societies.

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Small Arms and Light Weapons are violence multipliers
contributing to prolonged conflicts in all parts of the world.

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  • 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......

  • 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......

  • 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......

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