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02 mar Regional Seminar “Connecting the Dots”: Increasing parliamentary ownership of international arms control instruments

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The Pan-African Parliament, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons will host the regional seminar “Connecting the dots: Supporting 2030 Agenda, the Arms Trade Treaty and the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms implementation through increased parliamentary engagement...

07 feb CONNECTING THE DOTS – TIME TO SILENCE THE GUNS IN AFRICA

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The Forum’s initiative "Connecting The Dots" continues 2018 with a regional seminar in South Africa in collaboration with the Pan-African Parliament. Supported by United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR), the Forum aims to reinforce parliamentary action...

10 jan ALL TIME HIGH MEDIA COVERAGE 2017

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The Forum is very pleased to observe that the media coverage on activities of the Forum and its members reached an all- time high in 2017! On nearly 40 occasions the work of the Forum and its members was acknowledged on a wide variety of...

29 okt CAMPAIGN WEEK 29 Nov- 5 Dec – “WORDS OVER BULLETS”

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The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weaponsis celebrating its 15 year Anniversary this year. We want to take this opportunity to highlight the problem with small arms and light weapons-related violence around the world. We are relaunching the campaign “Words over Bullets” this week on...

24 okt Older and wiser – the Forum turns 15

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On Oct 11 2017, to mark our 15thAnniversary, the Forum, in cooperation with members from the Swedish Parliament, organised a seminar in the Swedish Parliament. The seminar highlighted the key achievements of the Forum during our 15 years of existence, as well as lessons learned...

01 aug Condolences – Minister of Interior of Kenya Joseph Nkaissery

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The Parliamentary Forum is saddened by the news that Mr. Joseph Nkaissery, Minister of Interior of Kenya, earlier an MP, former dedicated member of the Forum, suddenly passed away on July 7. Mr. Joseph Nkaissery strongly advocated for the prevention and reduction of armed violence,...

28 jun Armed violence in Sweden – the importance of building peaceful and inclusive societies

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On May 31 2017, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, in cooperation with its members from the Swedish Parliament, organised the seminar titled ’Armed violence in Sweden - the importance of building peaceful and inclusive societies’. The seminar gathered 41 participants including...

14 jun Promoting Stakeholder and Parliamentary Dialogue vital for the universalisation and implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

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The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin and the FES Competence Centre for Peace and Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, successfully held the conference “Promoting Stakeholder and Parliamentary Dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty” on the 13thand 14thof...

05 jun CAMPAIGN WEEK JUNE 5-12 – “WORDS OVER BULLETS”

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The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weaponsis celebrating 15 year Anniversary since its creation this year. We want to take this opportunity to highlight the problem with small arms and light weapons-related violence around the world. The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light...

14 maj Conectando los Puntos: Plan de Acción Parlamentario Agenda 2030, ODS 16 y UNPOA América Latina

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El Seminario Regional “Conectando los puntos: Apoyando la implementación de la Agenda 2030, el TCA y el UNPOA, a través de un mayor compromiso y acción parlamentarios en procesos internacionales” del Foro Parlamentario sobre APAL se llevó a cabo de manera exitosa en la sede...