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DID YOU SEE THE PARLIAMENTARY HANDBOOK FOR DISARMAMENT “ASSURING OUR COMMON FUTURE”?

Did you miss the launch of the parliamentary handbook “Assuring our Common Future”, supporting the implementation of the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Disarmament Agenda “Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament”? The handbook provides background to disarmament issues, makes connections between disarmament and sustainable development....

04 december, 2020

COMING SOON: OUR CAMPAIGN #WORDS OVER BULLETS WILL LAUNCH ON DECEMBER 7. WELCOME TO JOIN US ONLINE!

Next week on December 7-11, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons is launching its social media campaign #WordsOverBullets. The purpose of the campaign is to raise global awareness on the importance to prevent and reduce Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) - related...

02 december, 2020

NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2020

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons’ Newsletter is now out! Do you want to learn more about the Forum’s work in the past months, what is ongoing and what is planned for the upcoming period? Read it here: http://parliamentaryforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Newsletter-November-2020.pdf Key highlights include: - The...

27 november, 2020

NOW AVAILABLE – REPORT FROM WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTING PARLIAMENTARIANS’ ROLE IN ACHIEVING GOAL 16.4 OF THE 2030 AGENDA!

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all participants who joined our webinar on October 29 titled “Realising the 2030 Agenda in a changing world affected by COVID-19: Parliamentary action on armed violence prevention to...

12 november, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: ONLINE LAUNCH OF THE PARLIAMENTARY HANDBOOK SUPPORTING THE UN SG’S DISARMAMENT AGENDA- NOVEMBER 5-6

“Parliamentary action is fundamental to prevent the uncontrolled flow of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as to promote disarmament, peace and sustainable development globally. Thus, this Handbook is highly welcomed to stimulate future disarmament efforts on behalf of parliamentarians.” says Hon. Daisy Lilián Tourné...

05 november, 2020

Welcome to participate in the Forum’s webinar on October 29: Realising the 2030 Agenda in a changing world: Parliamentary action on armed violence prevention

We kindly request the pleasure of your participation at the webinar: Thursday 29th October 2020 14:00- 15:30 CET (GMT+1), Stockholm, Sweden 9:00- 10:30 VET (GMT-4), Caracas, Venezuela 15:00- 16:30 CAT (GMT+2) Harare, Zimbabwe 20:00- 21:30 ICT (GMT+7), Bangkok, Thailand With the 2030 Agenda, the importance of reducing illicit flows of...

06 oktober, 2020

ÄR DU STUDENT OCH INTRESSERAD AV ATT ARBETA FÖR FRED OCH HÅLLBAR UTVECKLING? SÖK PRAKTIK HOS OSS!

Nu söker vi dig som studerar på ett universitet i Sverige inom statsvetenskap, juridik, internationella relationer, internationell ekonomi och/eller freds-, konflikt- eller utvecklingsfrågor och har ett intresse i internationella säkerhetsfrågor och utvecklingsarbete. Som praktikant på Forumet får du chansen att: Fördjupa dina kunskaper i freds- och...

17 september, 2020

Support our work for the achievement of more peaceful and sustainable developed societies with a donation – now with new channel for swift & secure donations

The Forum warmly welcomes you join our efforts by donating to our work on strengthening parliamentary action related to the prevention and reduction of armed violence for increased human security and sustainable development. Your support is highly appreciated in a time where many organisations are...

09 september, 2020

NEWSLETTER MAY 2020

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons’ first Newsletter for 2020 is now out! Do you want to learn more about the Forum’s work in the past months, what is ongoing and what is planned for the upcoming period? Read it here. Some key...

08 maj, 2020

SILENCING THE GUNS – PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE AND ARABIC

On October 3-4 last year, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons realised its second qualitative and successful regional seminar in cooperation with the Pan-African Parliament. Indeed, the conclusions are still relevant as the African Union’s theme of this year 2020 is “Silencing...

05 maj, 2020