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14 dec PUBLICERAD IDAG: DEBATTARTIKEL UPPMÄRKSAMMAR VIKTEN AV ATT STOPPA OLAGLIG SPRIDNING AV VAPEN FÖR HÅLLBAR FRED OCH UTVECKLING

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Idag uppmärksammar riksdagsledamöterna Olle Thorell (S) och Magdalena Thuresson (M) tillsammans med Parlamentarikerforum för lätta vapen-frågors generalsekreterare Karin Olofsson vikten av att stoppa det olagliga vapenflödet i en debattartikel publicerad av Utvecklingsmagasinet Våldet till följd av olagliga vapen har världen över förödande konsekvenser – mänskligt, socialt...

01 dec GIVE A UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR PEACE 🕊 🎁

Posted at 15:13h in news

Christmas is approaching, and what is a better way to celebrate the holiday than to contribute to a more peaceful world? Give a peaceful gift to your loved ones and support the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons’ (the Forum) efforts for more...

23 nov 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINAR: PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS

Posted at 09:15h in news

On 14th of December 2022, Honourable Olle Thorell, Member of Parliament in Sweden for the Social Democratic Party and Honourable Magdalena Schröder, Member of Parliament in Sweden for the Moderate Party, will host the 20th anniversary seminar of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and...

21 nov ANNOUNCEMENT: IN MEMORIAM – PASSING OF PFSALW´S PRESIDENT HON. DAISY TOURNÉ

Posted at 15:27h in news

It is with deep sadness that we wish to officially share with you the passing of the President of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW): Hon. Daisy Tourné. After a period of illness, she passed away aged 71 on November 19,...

12 okt THE PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IS TURNING 20 YEARS!

Posted at 16:28h in news

Year 2022 is a special year as it marks the 20th Anniversary of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW). 20 years have passed since a group of parliamentarians from Latin America, Sweden and Spain convened in the Spanish Congress to form...

04 okt RECRUITMENT – Programme Officer to the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Posted at 16:22h in news, Okategoriserade

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum) is the only membership-based organisation gathering parliamentarians globally across party-political lines, specifically related to the prevention and reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) - related violence. The Theory of Change of the Forum...

29 sep THE FORUM’S NEW NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2022 IS NOW OUT

Posted at 14:50h in news

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapon’s (the Forum) Newsletter is now out! The Newsletter details the Forum’s work in the past months, as well as our ongoing projects and plans for remaining part of 2022 and 2023. Do you want to learn...

28 sep NOW AVAILABLE: REPORT AND PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN FROM REGIONAL SEMINAR IN AFRICA ON PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO PREVENT ARMED VIOLENCE

Posted at 14:13h in news, previous events

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all participants and panellists who joined the regional seminar in Africa on June 21-22 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, as well as warm gratitude to the co-host the National...

22 sep WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERNSHIP POSITION AT PFSALW FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER 2023!

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The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) is pleased to announce that an internship position for the spring semester 2023 is now open. We are looking for students enrolled at a Swedish university, studying a program focusing on political science, international relations, peace-...

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

Posted at 14:49h in news, previous events

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...