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SALW/ATT - Weekly Updates - January 2022

The Weekly SALW/ATT Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program and provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles. For more information on PGA's Campaign Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and Supporting Universality and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, please visit Campaign to Address the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and to Promote Universality and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

  Algérie Des Gangs faisant passer des armes en Algérie depuis la Libye
  Allemagne L’Allemagne envisage d’exporter des armes vers l’Ukraine, au risque de créer des divisions internes
  Burkina Faso l’ONU appelle les putschistes à déposer les armes
  Germany German arms exports hit record after big sales to Egypt
  Germany Germany blocks Estonian arms exports to Ukraine: report
  Germany/Ukraine German caution on arms to Ukraine rooted in history, energy
  Germany/Ukraine Germany to provide medical help to Ukraine – but no weapons
  Inde Ventes d’armes: l’Inde veut jouer dans la cour des grands
  Iran Iranian weapons shipments prolonging the war in Yemen, US envoy says
  Israel IDF, Israel Police foil NIS 3 million weapons smuggling
  Italy/Senegal Italian munitions (Fiocchi) seized in Senegal: “UAMA, Customs Agency and La Spezia Port Authorities must clarify immediately”
  Jamaica Minimum 30 Years For Guns
  Jamaica Guns galore
  Madagascar arrivage d’armements pour les forces de l’ordre
  Mexico/US Opinion: Op-Ed: For Mexico, taking a stand against gun trafficking is a moral imperative
  Middle East Middle East countries rank among 'riskiest' nations receiving US arms sales
  Nigeria A deep look at Nigeria’s security challenges
  Nigeria Arms proliferation worsens insecurity as firearms bills suffer delay
  Poland/Germany/Estonia/Ukraine PM unhappy with Germany stopping Estonia from giving arms to Ukraine
  Poland/Latvia/Germany Poland and Latvia declare Germany's ban on supplying arms to Ukraine 'a big mistake' as Kiev arrests Russian team planning series of attacks aimed at destabilising border regions
  République démocratique du Congo Révérend Gérard Lilenge s’exprime sur la circulation des armes légères dans le Grand Equateur
  République démocratique du Congo ils ont déposé les armes, et maintenant?
  Russia Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia is smuggling weapons into eastern Ukraine and recruiting mercenaries
  Sénégal Interrogations sur la destination finale des munitions de guerre saisies au Port de Dakar : Pourquoi Haïti devrait intéresser les enquêteurs…
  Sierra Leone Include Women and Youth at All Levels of Arms Control, says the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Trinidad and Tobago Issuance of Firearm User’s Licenses in Trinidad is a “Thriving Criminal Enterprise”
  Trinidad and Tobago Former T&T police commissioner makes no apology for providing guns to citizens
  Turkey Turkey bans arms sales to the Myanmar military
  United Kingdom Why Sending Ukraine Shoulder-Fired Missiles May End Badly
  United Kingdom The UK should deploy diplomacy rather than weapons in Ukraine
  United Kingdom This latest slaughter highlights Britain’s shameful role in the Yemen war
  United Kingdom Why is the UK government still getting away with complicity in the Yemen war?
  Ukraine NATO members scramble to support Ukraine amid Russian threat
  Ukraine Factbox: Ukraine gets weapons from the West but says it needs more
  Ukraine Ukraine: des armes pour une armée fragile
  Ukraine Kiev dit avoir démantelé un groupe préparant des attaques pour le compte de Moscou
  Ukraine Une deuxième cargaison d’armes américaines arrive en Ukraine
  Ukraine Analysis
  United States Biden faces criticism over failed promise to end Yemen war after Saudi-led airstrikes kills dozens, including children
  United States US Navy detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters

  Iran Iran ‘likely’ smuggling weapons to Yemen: UN report
  Israel Israel’s Elbit sells UK arms factory targeted by activists
  Jamaica Jamaican Government to Table New Firearms Legislation This Month
  KSA Saudi Arabia turns to Gulf states to replenish depleted air defences
  Mexico Mexico charges 7 in ‘Fast and Furious’ weapons trafficking
  Myanmar EU backs international arms embargo after Myanmar massacre
  Myanmar Myanmar massacre fuels calls for vote on UN arms embargo
  Nigeria Insecurity: Over 88 thousand AK-47 rifles unaccounted for
  Nigeria 'A Country That Arms Killers'
  Turkey Turkey laments arms embargo by NATO allies
  Turkey/Africa Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales

  African Union AU launches centre to silence the guns
  Germany/KSA Germany extends ban on Saudi arms export by one year
  Jamaica Jamaica Government promises tougher legislation for use of illegal weapons Note: PGA IPSP will shortly commence implementation of an UNSCAR funded project promoting Implementation of the UN Program of Action on SALW in Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda, working closely with PGA Membership 
  Kosovo Ammunition Management & Physical Stockpile Security Management Course
  Nigeria Nigerians live in fear over arms proliferation
  Global Serbia praises another arms shipment from Russia
  Tchad le ministère de la Sécurité met en garde les trafiquants d’armes
  United Nations New global approach to countering illegal firearms crucial for peace, development