Sophie Opdam came from the Netherlands to Sweden to pursue a Master´s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at @Uppsala University. As part of her education, she has the opportunity to intern at the @Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) through the...
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 for Southeast Asia on June 8-10 in Jakarta Indonesia, as well as warm gratitude to the co-host the...
In a recently published brief, Small Arms Survey (SAS) finds that loss of life resulting from global violent deaths decreased between 2016 and 2020. In total, 531,000 people died violently in 2020, of which 40%, 211,000, were killed by a firearm, implying a minor decrease...
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all participants who joined our side event at the side lines of the Eighth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) on the United Nations Programme of Action on...
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all participants who joined us at the regional seminar for Africa on June 21-22 in Yaoundé Cameroon, co-hosted with the National Assembly of Cameroon. Warm gratitude in...
With the objective of enhancing regional and national parliamentary engagement, participation and action for the implementation of international arms control instruments to prevent the uncontrolled proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum) is...
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all participants who joined us at the regional seminar for Asia on June 8-10 in Jakarta Indonesia, co-hosted with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). Warm gratitude in...
The regional seminar for Asia hosted by the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia has now started, taking place between 8-10 June and gathering parliamentarians from the region, diplomatic community as...
The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum) is delighted to announce the recruitment of Ms Therese Börjesson as the Forum’s new Programme Officer. Ms Börjesson has a broad academic background, including a Master’s Degree in International Law and work experience for...
On 8-10 June, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum) is hosting a regional seminar for Asia in collaboration with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seminar will consist of two parts, part 1 is entitled “Connecting the dots:...