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More than two decades ago, the United Nations created a program to curb the trafficking of small arms. It’s done nothing but fire blanks. So now, the U.N. wants to control bullets. In 2001, the United Nations started the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. Its next meeting will be held in New York from June 27 to July 1.

U.N. gun control plan for numbering bullets would be an invasion of privacy and would set the stage for governments to surveil gun owners.

On May 11, 2022, Global Affairs Canada announced $46.5 million in funding for 15 projects in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. These projects, funded through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program and the Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program, are aligned with the civilian lines of effort of the Global Coalition against Daesh.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Mrs Afi Zarate Yakubu, as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Mrs Yakubu, whose appointment took effect on April 28, replaced Mr Jones Borteye Applerh, immediate past Executive Secretary of the Commission. Announcing the appointment,…

President Akufo-Addo Appoints Mrs Yakubu As Small Arms Executive Secretary

ATMIS hands over seized weapons to Somalia amid onslaught against al-Shabab-

The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Desert Sanity have killed several Boko Haram members including their spiritual leader...

The army said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated over 62 terrorists, arrested 79 others and rescued 179 kidnapped victims

The Business Research Company’s Autonomous Military Weapons Global Market Report 2022 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2022-2026

The Business Research Company’s Small Arms and Light Weapons Global Market Report 2022 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2022-2026