Publication

This report analyzes the 27 arms embargoes that have been imposed between 1990 and 2006 by the UN. It offers a reassessment of UN arms embargoes, their objectives and their effects. In particular it considers the impact of the Interlaken (1999–2001), Bonn–Berlin (2000–2001) and Stockholm (2001–2003) processes, which offered a range of proposals for developing the focus and implementation of arms embargoes. The report supports the judicious use of UN arms embargoes as a means for helping to achieve positive behavioral changes by increasing the cost of acquiring arms.