The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons is proud to have more than 250 parliamentarians as members from all parts of the world. We want to extend a warm welcome to our new ones; in recent months as many as 26 new members joined...
The report is now available from the regional seminar in Amman, titled: “Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Parliamentary action on the 2030 Agenda – SALW control in the MENA region with a global outlook” that was held in the end of September. Kindly find the report here. The focus of...
Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons held a successful side event at the 141 Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Belgrade this week, titled “Agenda 2030: Preventing SALW-related violence & building peaceful societies - How can parliamentarians contribute?” Approximately 25 participants, including parliamentarians...
We want to again extend our warmest gratitude to the participants of the regional seminar in Amman the 24th and 25th of September, “Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Parliamentary action on the 2030 Agenda – SALW control in the MENA region with a global outlook”, in cooperation with...
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMMITTMENT AND PARTICIPATION – REGIONAL SEMINAR IN THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT - PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons is pleased to have realised its second seminar in cooperation with the Pan-African Parliament! Parliamentarians, representatives from the UN...
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), in collaboration with the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons will host the regional seminar “Enhancing parliamentary engagement and action for more peaceful and sustainably developed societies - implementation of 2030 Agenda, the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN...
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Amman will host the regional seminar “Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Parliamentary action on the 2030 Agenda – SALW control in the MENA region with a global outlook” on 24-25 September...
Är du student på ett universitet i Sverige och har en kurs på 30 högskolepoäng för praktiktjänstgöring? Då kanske du är vår nästa praktikant! Nu utlyser vi annons för praktik på Parlamentarikerforum för lätta vapen-frågor inför vårterminen 2020. Vi söker dig som studerar statsvetenskap, juridik, internationella...
“PROMOTING UNIVERSALIZATION AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY, HOW CAN PARLIAMENTARY ACTION CONTRIBUTE? PERSPECTIVES FROM ASIA” Despite the relatively fast pace of ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty, universalization in certain regions and implementation are still pending. Specific focus for the seminar is Asia,...
THE BOARD OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SALW ADOPTS POLICY STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENTARY STRENGTHENING FOR DEMOCRATIC, PEACEFUL AND SUSTAINABLY DEVELOPED SOCIETIES Democracy overall has made significant progress over the last 40 years and is widely considered essential for guaranteeing human rights, basic freedoms and equality, ultimately...