Publication

This report focuses on issues and priorities for strengthening border controls, within the wider framework of promoting controls on small arms and light weapons (SALW) flows and preventing diversion. The report aims to encourage governmental action and inter-governmental cooperation in the development of effective border controls within the context of implementing the 2001 UN SALW Programme of Action and other relevant regional and international agreements. It is intended as a specific contribution to discussions on the issue of border controls that will take place during and after the June 2010 Biennial Meeting of States (BMS4) in New York to consider implementation of the UN PoA.