16 sep NOW AVAILABLE: REPORT FROM PFSALW’S SIDE EVENT AT THE EIGHTH BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES ON THE UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all joining us for the side event on June 30, 2022 titled “Connecting the Dots: Enhancing implementation of the UN PoA and the Women, Peace & Security and 2030 Agendas – through increased parliamentary engagement and action in international processes”. The side event took place in-person at the United Nations (UN) in New York at the side-lines of Eighth Biennial Meetings of States (BMS 8) on the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UN PoA). A special thank you to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden for sponsoring the side event.
In the side event, the conclusions from PFSALW’s regional seminar in Southeast Asia on June 8, 2022 in collaboration with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and the regional seminar in Africa on June 21-22, 2022 in collaboration with the National Assembly of Cameroon were presented, including the following key recommendations in relation to enhancing the implementation of the UN PoA, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and the 2030 Agenda:
- In Southeast Asia, promote a regional Model Law adjusted to the ASEAN context on the topic of increased SALW control as to encourage further legislative actions and subsequent applications.
- In Africa, ensure the establishment of Commissions on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and ensure adequate operation and function of the SALW Commissions, including access to relevant capacity building efforts.
Warmly welcome to read the full summary of the main recommendations from respective region in the summary brief here: https://bit.ly/3P1aImT
Please find our newly released report from the side event here: https://bit.ly/3DrCF4B