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Introduction |
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Trafficking in Firearms has
extremely high human and economic costs in the Americas and is linked to
multiple forms of crime and violence. With a total of 42% of homicides by firearms,
Latin America is in fact the region with the highest level of armed violence in
the world. Against
this background, the DPS has focused on the fight against the
trafficking in firearms as a means to strengthen public security and
promote peace in the region.
The Section against the Illicit Trafficking in
Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives seeks to strengthen the
implementation of the objectives and mandates established by the
Consultative Committee of the Inter-American Convention against the
Illicit Manufacturing of and
Trafficking in Firearms,
Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA),
through the promotion of multilateral cooperation.
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Highlights
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XII CIFTA Meeting will be held at OAS headquarters on April 15, 2011
During the meeting, the States Parties
to the CIFTA will converse on the activities carried out to
implement the Convention, with particular attention to the handling
and destruction of weapons as well as firearms marking. The agenda
also includes a live demonstration of the firearms marking equipment
the OAS is donating to several of its Member States.
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Workshop: Stockpile Management and Destruction in Central America
The Organization of American States (OAS) held a demonstration in
Guatemala City, Guatemala, of a new tool for the destruction of
obsolete weapons and ammunition in the region, one that will travel
through Central America to Costa Rica to be used in the elimination
of 700,000 rounds of ammunition at the end of 2011.
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Representatives and authorities from 24 countries
in Latin America and the Caribbean responsible for preventing the
illegal traffic of firearms will meet on December 1st and 2nd in San
José, Costa Rica, in the context of the seminar, “Promoting Firearms
Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The meeting is
part of a broader regional project that seeks to strengthen national
capabilities in this field, and to control the illicit traffic of
imported and confiscated firearms. >>
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