Ratifying the UN Firearms Protocol
At a Glance
25-06-2013
According to the United Nations, the black market in arms trafficking generates on average US$240 million per year. This amounts to 10-20% of the legal arms market. Aimed at countering this phenomenon, the Firearms Protocol (UNFP) to the UN Convention on Organised Crime, in force since 2005, has now to be concluded by the European Union (EU).
At a Glance
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- arms trade
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- EU programme
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- EUROPEAN UNION
- fight against crime
- illicit trade
- international affairs
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- organised crime
- personal weapon
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