Firearms Protocol

The Firearms Protocol is the only legally binding U.N. instrument to combat the illicit manufacturing and trafficking of firearms, their parts, and ammunition on a global scale. It requires nations to criminalize such acts and to establish regulatory frameworks for licit transfers to prevent their diversion into illegal markets.

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MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo, collects and destroys small arms taken from armed groups in 2015

Security & Geopolitics

U.N. targets nexus of terror and small arms

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The U.N.'s counterterrorism chief launched a new project taking on the threat posed by terror groups, organized crime and trafficking in illicit small arms.