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Report of the Forum on the policies and practices of small arms and light weapons disarmament in post-conflict transitions

Swords for Ploughshares

Microdisarmament in Transitions from Conflict

ISBN 82-7422-313-6
2000 32 p NOK 105,- Order no: 332 Order

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Controlling the use and proliferation of small arms and light weapons has become a focus of international efforts to prevent conflict and promote human security. In September 1999, Fafo's Peace Implementation Network convened a special Forum in Montreal on the policies and practices of small arms and light weapons disarmament as a component of peace-building and as part of peace support operations. The Forum brought together a small group of professionals with operational experience in weapons collection, including officials from bilateral and multilateral institutions, international and national non-governmental organisations. Drawing on the observations and analysis presented by these participants “Swords for Ploughshares” examines the dynamics of weapons collection programmes and offers practicable measures to improve the implementation of these programmes.

The Peace Implementation Network is supported by the Government of Norway, the Government of Canada, the MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme.

List of Forum Participants

1 Introduction

2 Addressing Demand
2.1 Transactions in Microdisarmament
2.2 Building Trust
2.3 Integrating the Security Sector
2.4 Operationalizing an Integrated Approach: The Example of Gramsh
2.5 Measures of Success

3 Microdisarmament in Peace Support Operations
3.1 Disarmament Mandates
3.2 Responsiveness
3.3 Reintegration and Reconstruction
3.4 Weapons destruction

4 Emerging Conclusions and Recommendations
4.1 Future Action