MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union
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ANNEX 3 THE UN FIREARMS PROTOCOL<br />
The UN Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms,<br />
Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, also known as the<br />
‘Vienna Protocol’ or the ‘Firearms Protocol’, was adopted by the General<br />
Assembly on 31 May 2001. On 25 April 2005 the UN Office on Drugs and<br />
Crime announced that the necessary 40 ratifications had been recorded<br />
for it to enter into force.<br />
The Firearms Protocol’s entry into force is an important step forward<br />
for greater regulation and accountability of the small arms trade, yet more<br />
is required to fully tackle both the legal and practical challenges associated<br />
with the arms trade.<br />
States that have not signed or ratified the Protocol should do so, to<br />
demonstrate widespread support for its principles and enhance the harmonisation<br />
of rules at the global level. A list of ratifications is available and<br />
regularly updated at www.iansa.org/un/firearms-protocol.htm.<br />
States which have<br />
ratified the Firearms<br />
Protocol<br />
Algeria, Azerbaijan,<br />
Belarus, Belgium, Benin,<br />
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,<br />
Cape Verde, Cambodia,<br />
Congo (Democratic<br />
Republic of the), Costa<br />
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, El<br />
Salvador, Estonia,<br />
Grenada, Guatemala,<br />
Jamaica, Kenya, Lao<br />
People’s Democratic<br />
Republic, Latvia, Lesotho,<br />
Liberia, Libyan Arab<br />
Jamahiriya, Lithuania,<br />
Madagascar, Malawi,<br />
Mali, Mauritania,<br />
Mauritius, Mexico,<br />
Moldova, Montenegro<br />
States which have<br />
signed but not ratified<br />
the Firearms Protocol<br />
Argentina, Australia,<br />
Austria, Barbados, Brazil,<br />
Canada, China, Denmark,<br />
Dominican Republic,<br />
Ecuador, European<br />
Community, Finland,<br />
Germany, Greece,<br />
Iceland, India, Italy,<br />
Japan, Korea (Republic<br />
of), Lebanon, Luxemburg,<br />
Monaco, Nauru, Portugal,<br />
Senegal, Seychelles,<br />
Sierra Leone, Sweden,<br />
Tunisia, United Kingdom<br />
of Great Britain & NI<br />
States which have<br />
neither signed nor<br />
ratified the Protocol<br />
Afghanistan, Albania,<br />
Andorra, Angola,<br />
Antigua & Barbuda,<br />
Armenia, Bahamas,<br />
Bahrain, Bangladesh,<br />
Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia,<br />
Bosnia & Herzegovina,<br />
Botswana, Brunei<br />
Darussalam, Burundi,<br />
Cameroon, Central<br />
African Republic, Chad,<br />
Chile, Colombia,<br />
Comoros, Congo, Côte<br />
d’Ivoire, Cuba, Czech<br />
Republic, Djibouti,<br />
Dominica, Egypt,<br />
Equatorial Guinea,<br />
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji,<br />
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