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2 results foundAuthor: Holtom, Paul Title: Trade Update 2017: Out of the Shadows Summary: The Small Arms Survey's Trade Update 2017: Out of the Shadows provides an overview of the international trade in small arms and light weapons in 2014, identifies the world's top and major exporters of small arms and light weapons, and assesses changes in trade patterns from 2013 to 2014. The Update also presents the 2017 edition of the Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer, which scores key exporters from the most to the least transparent. The main findings include the following: In 2014, the top exporters of small arms (those with annual exports of at least USD 100 million), in descending order, were: the United States, Italy, Brazil, Germany, South Korea, Austria, Turkey, the Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, and Japan. Brazil exported more than USD 500 million worth of small arms for the first time during 2001-14. In 2014, the top importers of small arms (those with annual imports of at least USD 100 million), in descending order, were: the United States, Canada, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Australia, Iraq, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The United States remains the world's largest importer, but the value of its imports declined for the first time since 2001, from USD 2.5 billion in 2013 to USD 2.2 billion in 2014. The international small arms trade was worth at least USD 6 billion in 2014. Ammunition accounted for 38 per cent of global transfers. The value of 'military firearm' shipments increased by 49 per cent between 2013 and 2014, from USD 475 million to USD 708 million. In contrast, the value of the trade in pistols and revolvers declined by 16 per cent, from USD 1 billion to USD 845 million. The 2017 edition of the Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer identifies Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Serbia as the most transparent top and major small arms exporters. Iran, Israel, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the least transparent major exporters. The average score in the 2017 Barometer is 11.33 out of 25 points. The areas that have seen the most improvement over the past year are: comprehensiveness (+17 per cent), access and consistency (+12 per cent), licences denied (+11 per cent), and clarity (+4 per cent). In their first ATT annual reports, Austria, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Liberia-none of which had reported small arms transfers to the UN Register-provided information on small arms transfers, thus increasing overall transparency on international small arms transfers. Although Iran, North Korea, and the UAE rarely, if ever, recorded small arms exports worth USD 10 million or more in Comtrade, Survey research indicates that they are major small arms exporters. It is more difficult to determine the status of Saudi Arabia, which appears to be a significant re-exporter of small arms. Details: Geneva, SWIT: Small Arms Survey, 2017. 90p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 7, 2017 at: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/S-Trade-Update/SAS-Trade-Update-2017.pdf Year: 2017 Country: International URL: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/S-Trade-Update/SAS-Trade-Update-2017.pdf Shelf Number: 148762 Keywords: Illegal TradeIllicit TradeTrade in Arms |
Author: Holtom, Paul Title: Implementing the Programme of Action and International Tracing Instrument: An Assessment of National Reports, 2012–17 Summary: In preparation for the Third Review Conference (RevCon3) to review progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI), this study presents a comprehensive analysis of national reports on PoA and ITI implementation submitted during 2012-17. It identifies the current state of play, progress in implementation, and assistance opportunities. The level of reporting on implementation of the PoA and ITI declined between 2008 and 2014. Although the trend was reversed in 2016, fewer than half of UN member states reported. This report reviews implementation of the PoA and ITI during 2012– 17 for 110 states that provided reports that can be assessed using the Small Arms Survey's methodology. To determine the current state of PoA and ITI implementation, the Survey research team analysed responses to the 63 closed questions, 21 multiple-choice questions, and 41 open questions contained in the 2014 PoA reporting template for 108 states that utilized the template in their latest report and 2 additional states that answered most of these 125 questions. Progress was assessed by comparing information provided by 77 states that submitted at least two reports during 2012-17 and addressed most of the 125 questions used for analysis. However, the analysis presented in the report on the state of implementation and progress is subject to several caveats. First, information contained in the national reports is not verified. Second, different responses between two reports could be due to a new NPC lacking the necessary knowledge to complete the report, or interpreting a question differently to their predecessor. Third, closed questions do not enable respondents to adequately reflect whether a national measure is partial or applies only in certain circumstances. Fourth, it was not possible to measure progress in implementation during 2012-17 if a state only submitted one report during this period. Fifth, it was difficult to track progress for issues that were removed from the PoA reporting template during 2012-17. Finally, the fact that states do not respond to questions in the reporting template in one year, but do in another year, hampers analysis. States have repeatedly made the point that national reports should be used to communicate assistance needs and opportunities. Unfortunately, many of the states that could benefit most from indicating implementation challenges and explicitly requesting assistance either did not report during 2012-17 or did not share such information in their national reports. Each section in the PoA reporting template provides an opportunity for states to request assistance but does not encourage states to indicate whether assistance has been received, or could be provided, in these areas. Therefore, if there is a desire for national reports to be used to request assistance, and also to highlight assistance received from or potentially on offer for other states, then the PoA reporting template should be revised to serve such purposes. Details: Geneva, SWIT: Small Arms Survey, 2018. 92p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 20, 2018 at: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-Report-PoA-ITI-2012-17.pdf Year: 2018 Country: International URL: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-Report-PoA-ITI-2012-17.pdf Shelf Number: 150604 Keywords: Illegal Trade Illicit Trade Trade in Arms |