Edited by Sverre Lodgaard & Carsten F. Rønnfeldt
Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfer/Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
© NISAT/NUPI May 1998
Table of Contents
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
PART ONE: Keynote Addresses
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
PART TWO: Political Statements
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 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
ANNEX
The Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development in West Africa
Programme de Coordination et d`Assistance pour la Sécuritè et le Développement