A Moratorium on Light Weapons in West Africa

Edited by  Sverre Lodgaard &   Carsten F.Rønnfeldt

Preface  Mr Jan Egeland, Mr Ivor R. Fung & Mr Sverre Lodgaard

The Oslo Platform for a Moratorium on Light Weapons in West Africa  Conference conclusions as summarised by the convenors--NISAT and UNDP

La Proposition de Moratoire sur la Circulation des Armes Légères en Afrique de l`Ouest S.E.M. Alpha Oumar Konaré--President de la Republique du Mali

International Support to Efforts to Control Small Arms  H.E. Kjell Magne Bondevik--Prime Minister Norway

Le Contrôle du Flux des Petites Armes Illicites  M. Yahaya Younkara--Ministre de la defence nationale, Niger

The Challenge of Controlling International Small Arms Transfer Mr Jayantha Dhanapala--UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs

The Programme for Co-ordination and Assistance for Security and Development in West Africa (PCASED)  Mr Tore Rose--UNDP Resident Representative and United Nations Resident Co-ordinator in Mali, on behalf of the UNDP, New York

The Wassenaar Arrangement and the Proposed Moratorium for West Africa Mr Staffan Sohlman--Chairman in Office, the Wassenaar Arrangement

Support of the International Community for the Implementation of a Moratorium in West Africa on Import, Export and Manufacture of Light Weapons Ms Helga Hernes--Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PART THREE: Regional Arrangement

A Moratorium on Light Weapons in West Africa Mr Sverre Lodgaard & Mr Ivor R. Fung

Moratoriums on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Conceptualization and Application to Central America  Prof. Edward J. Laurance

Regional Arrangements to Constrain the Flow of Arms Into Central Africa Mr Olu Adeniji

Acronyms