However, the exact global total is unknown as data is. Interactive maps and charts of armed violence indicators. Dec 07, 2017 global homicide rate rises for first time in more than a decade. Further research is required to verify the true extent of the manufacturing abilities of sudans military industry corporation mic, the switzerlandbased small arms survey said in a report released on 2 july.
Major clashes and areas of control, upper nile state, april 2015 major clashes januarymarch 2015 countytown under spla control, april 2015 county under splaio control, april 2015 contested county, april 2015 presence of ethnic militia within the county. The illicit arms trade in africa federation of american. The small arms survey is using the latter to further tyrannical disarmament goals worldwide, while falsely claiming impartiality, even as it plainly admits its mission is to give governments the tools they need to control the availability of firearms. Such firearms include handguns such as revolvers, pistols and derringers, and long guns such as rifles of which there are many subtypes such as antimaterial rifles, sniper rifles, designated marksman rifles, battle rifles, assault rifles and. The overarching goal was to halve income poverty worldwide by 2015. As noted in the report of the secretarygeneral to the security council on small arms and light weapons in 2015 s2015289, the causes and consequences of the use of weapons are highly gendered. Climate change vulnerability index 2015 world reliefweb skip to main content. Americans own nearly half the worlds civilianheld firearms. The small arms survey claims that the united states has by far the highest level of gun ownership, with 88. United nations office on drugs and crime vienna unodc study on firearms 2015 a study on the transnational nature of and routes and modus operandi used in trafficking.
Mauro silvis, national association of arms and ammunition manufacturers, italy. This is a list of countries by estimated number of privatelyowned guns per 100 persons. Unodc study on firearms 2015 united nations office on drugs. Arms caches and disarmament efforts in mozambique, by gary littlejohn, september 2015. Global homicide rate rises for first time in more than a. Small arms survey in widmer and pavesi, 2016 on firearmrelated deaths and on gendered aspects of violent. They are further responsible for 60 to 90% of total con. For the recent evocation of a terrifying specter of terrorist threats that arrive from afarposing as refugeeshints at the profiling of muslims suspected as terrorists, for donald trump, and deflects attention from the unprecedented scale of the circulation of small arms within our bordersas well as from outside of them. The small arms survey estimates that small arms have resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of injuries each year. Named for a white fungus that appears on the muzzle and other parts of bats, wns is associated with extensive mortality of. It provides information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence, as a resource for governments, policymakers, researchers, and activists, as well as research on small arms issues the survey monitors national and international. The nucleotide sequences of the css gene models for t. Moving targets provides original research and analysis that can improve policymaking.
Countries need to understand risk better for climate adaptation. The small arms survey 2015 examines the role of weapons and armed violence in humanitys appropria tion of the earths wildlife and mineral richesin africa. One model for enhanced cooperation with third countries is the joint eubalkans firearms trafficking action plan for the south east europe region pdf. The small arms survey is an independent research project located at the graduate institute of international and development studies in geneva, switzerland. The communist party of the philippines cpp formed in 1968, and its armed wing, the new peoples army npa, was founded in 1969. Every six months the uems database gathers information on accidental explosions of abandoned, damaged, improperly stored, or properly stored stockpiles of ammunition and explosives at munitions sites. The moro national liberation front mnlf is an islamic separatist organization based in the southern philippines. Adopted by the soviet army in 1989, it was the last rpg to be adopted by the soviet military before the fall of the soviet union in 1991. Less than 25 per cent of these are in the possession of armies, police or other government agencies. Genevaauthorized small arms imports to southeast asia were worth at least usd 443 million in 2016, a 48 per cent increase from 2015, as revealed by the small arms surveys trade update 2019. They are often a factor behind the forced displacement of civilians and massive human rights violations. Facebook90tweetlinkedinpinemail there are an estimated 875 million civilian, law enforcement, and military firearms in the world. New trend analysis of global manpads proliferation.
Introduction attempts to map our milky way date back to the 18th century. Illicit flows of small arms and light weapons undermine security and the rule of law. Like previous editions, the small arms survey 2012. Mge2 june 2015 second openended meeting of governmental experts mge2 recent developments in small arms manufacturing, technology and design. The brief information sheet identifies 30 states which comprise some of the worlds major manufacturers. The rpg29 vampir is a soviet reusable rocketpropelled grenade rpg launcher. The report examines how a comprehensive approach to violent deaths can serve to track progress towards a peace and security goalwhether as part of the post2015 development. Aug 21, 2014 the small arms survey, a genevabased research organisation, has recently released two new reports i have worked on. He is the director of armament research services ares and the technical specialist for the small arms survey. Sudanesemade ammunition, mortars, rocket launchers, and their associated ammunition are increasingly appearing in conflict zones within and beyond sudan and south sudan. Detection of the milky way spiral arms in dust from 3d mapping. He has produced extensive research and analysis on a range of small arms and small arms ammunition issues, as well as providing technical assessments of incendiary weapons, cluster munitions, and arms proliferation. The small arms survey 2015 examines the role of weapons and armed violence in humanitys appropriation of the earths wildlife and mineral riches in africa, where the poaching of elephants and rhinos is becoming increasingly militarised, and near resource extraction sites around the world. Age of the wolf a study of the rise of lone wolf and.
The small arms survey maps and documents the origins, motivations. This article was written as the first in a series of research guides. Jeffrey stirling, firearms programme, international criminal police organization interpol the present study was partially funded by the eu. The small arms survey, a genevabased research organisation, has recently released two new reports i have worked on. The survey scrutinizes the groups and weapons that are driving some species towards extinction and the responses mounted by governments, ngos, and local communities, providing important evidence for the global effort to. It provides information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence, as a resource for governments, policymakers, researchers, and activists, as well as research on small arms issues. Genevaauthorized small arms imports to southeast asia were worth at least usd 443 million in 2016, a 48 per cent increase from 2015, as revealed by the small arms survey s trade update 2019.
However, due to a general lack of data, it is difficult to map the major. I commend the small arms survey 2012 as an authoritative volume to member states and all stakeholders committed to. The small arms survey provides expertise on all aspects of small arms and. Usda national agricultural statistics service information. He has produced extensive research and analysis on a range of. All the numbers in the main column of the table below are from the annex table of small arms survey 2017. At the end of a meeting held in paris on 1014 september 2015, the srf proposed a road map on the way forward to solve the problems of sudan, in which it declared its readiness to sign a sixmonth, united nationsmonitored cessation of hostilities agreement for humanitarian purposes in the two areas and darfur, in order to create a. The small arms survey says 393 million of the civilianheld firearms, 46 percent, are in the united states more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined. It can also contribute to the development of measurable goals for small arms control. Dec 17, 2016 the small arms survey, a genevabased research group, found that in december 20 u. The 2015 edition of the global burden of armed violence provides a wealth of data relevant to security and the post2015 sustainable development framework. Every body counts was released on 8 may 2015 with an official launch event in geneva on 11 may. Click the like button to receive regular facebook updates on the small arms survey the principal source of public information on all aspects.
Its stated purpose was to create an independent islamic state or autonomous region for the filipino muslim minority, known as the moro people, who live primarily in the philippines mindanao region. Numbers provided here include all firearms in civilian hands, both licit and illicit. It estimates that 508,000 people died violentlyin both conflict and nonconflict settingsevery year in 200712, down from 526,000 in 200409. Due to the unique nature of this market, players rarely, if ever, make licensing arrangements. The small arms survey tracks statistics on violent deaths and compiles them in its global violent deaths gvd database. It serves as the principal source of public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence and as a resource centre for governments, policymakers, researchers, and activists. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the publications manager, small arms survey, at the address below. Both individual contractors and governments sponsor the development of small arms ammunition. The existing global small arms stockpile is huge at least 875 million guns, according to the small arms survey in geneva. The moro national liberation front in the philippines. The small arms survey is an independent research program located within the institute.
Named for a white fungus that appears on the muzzle and other parts of bats, wns is associated with extensive mortality of these animals in eastern and midwestern north america. Small arms survey small arms survey 2012 pierre moving targets gobinet and jovana carapic, small arms survey small arms survey work in support of rasr 7th rasr workshop so. The small arms survey 2014 considers the multiple roles of women in the context of armed violence, security, and the small arms agenda. Weapons and the world examines the role of weapons and armed violence in humanitys appropriation of the earths wildlife and mineral richesin africa, where the poaching of elephants and rhinos is becoming increasingly militarized, and near resource extraction sites around the world. Conflict dynamics in south kordofan, small arms survey, graduate. One of the most important works was by william herschel, who constructed a map of the milky way by counting stars in more than 600 di erent lines. A group of new pdf recruits was assembled in jebel awlia, in the outskirts of khartoum, in the last week of october 2015, following the defeat of gos troops in blue nile, but their destination remained unknown. Fund projects on the fight against trafficking in firearms, to. Armed groups and human security efforts in the philippines. Usda national agricultural statistics service organic.
New york, 15 june 2015 small arms survey 2012 small arms. At the end of a meeting held in paris on 1014 september 2015, the srf proposed a road map on the way forward to solve the problems of sudan, in which it declared its readiness to sign a sixmonth, united nationsmonitored cessation of hostilities agreement for humanitarian purposes in the two areas and. Indeed, few americans seem to be conscious of the expanding traffic and sales of firearms worldwide, from the trusted. Weapons and the world examines the role of weapons and armed violence in humanitys appropriation of the earths wildlife and. Small arms survey 2012 small arms, new technologies, and mge2moving targets glenn mcdonald second openended meeting of governmental experts under the unpoa. List of countries by estimated number of guns per 100 persons.
Providing financial support to law enforcement and research. National registry of arms and explosives, republic of argentina. The illicit arms trade in africa a global enterprise ma schroeder guy lamb in africa and elsewhere, the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is opaque, amorphous and dynamic. Weapons and the world is a critical investigation into the threat that people pose to wildlife.
Four years of unrelenting attacks against civilians in sudans south kordofan state index. As of 2018 the small arms survey reported that there were over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million about 85 percent were in civilian hands. Secretarygeneral to the security council on small arms and light weapons in 2015 s. Small arms survey small arms survey 2012 moving targets pssm and demilitarization.
Survey outputs and research in 2012 and 20 pierre gobinet small arms survey 4 april 20. The communist party of the philippinesnew peoples army cppnpa seeks to overthrow the philippine government in favor of a new state led by the working class and to expel u. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns. Nass publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers. Over the past 16 years the small arms survey has studied the diversion of. The rpg29 has been implicated in an attack on the british challenger 2. Whitenose syndrome wns is a disease affecting hibernating bats.
Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country. Both israel and switzerland probably have much higher gun ownership rates, but including them the way the small arms survey does biases the results to the us gun ownership is so high compared to other countries that. In south africa, for instance, during the 201516 fiscal year, on average 20 fire. Small arms survey 6th rasr workshop todays presentation ammunition lifecycle management. It is also linked to the graduate institutes programme for strategic and international security studies. It is also a global enterprise with illicit weapons across africa coming from virtually every major arms producing country in the world. The term small arms generally refers to any kineticprojectile firearm small and light enough to be carried and operated by a single infantryman. Recruitment and use of child soldiers in south sudan hrw. Small arms survey 2015 weapons and the world the small arms survey 2015 examines the role of weapons and armed violence in humanitys appropriation of the earths wildlife and mineral richesin africa, where the poaching of elephants and rhinos is becoming increasingly militarized, and near resource extraction sites around the world. The volumes thematic section comprises one chapter on violence against women and girls with a focus on postconflict liberia and nepal and another on the recent convergence of the small arms agenda with that of women, peace and security.
Sep 15, 2011 in october 2015, at least 200 nuba youths from buram were seen training in shendi camp, northeast of the capital, khartoum. The new edition of the global burden of armed violence 2015. The rpg29 has since been supplemented by other rocketpropelled systems, such as the rpg30 and rpg32. The agency has the distinction of being known as the fact finders of u. Oct 29, 2014 english map on world about climate change and environment. Genderresponsive small arms control 25 oct 2019 world eca. Small arms survey 2012 small arms, new technologies, and mge2moving targets glenn mcdonald second openended meeting of. Small arms ammunition international orientation description.
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