Small arms and light weapons

The Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), adopted by Member States at the 2001 United Nation Conference, was the first step by the international community collectively to combat the problem and move towards establishing universal norms to eradicate the global scourge of the uncontrolled proliferation and misuse of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Related Subject(s): Disarmament