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Preventing armed conflict and armed violence

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Conventional Weapons

Integrating the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Illicit Weapons Proliferation in West Africa: A Way Forward

9 February 2026
Conventional Weapons

Leveraging Data to Reduce Civilian Harm during Military Operations in Populated Areas: Practical, Data-Driven Steps to Implement the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

17 November 2025
Conventional Weapons

Pathways to Action: Harnessing Arms Flow Data for Conflict Early Warning

3 April 2025
Conventional Weapons

No Man’s Land? Focusing on Men to Reduce Global Armed Violence

28 January 2025
Conventional Weapons

Exploring the Acquisition and Management of Arms among Volunteer Security Outfits in Nigeria’s Borno State

23 October 2024
Conventional Weapons

Understanding Civilian Harm from the Indirect or Reverberating Effects of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Strengthening Data Collection to Implement the Political Declaration

15 October 2024
Conventional Weapons

The Use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems by Non-State Armed Groups: Exploring Trends in Africa

30 January 2024
Conventional Weapons

Peacekeeping in Hostile Environments: The Impact of Illicit Arms on MINUSMA

21 August 2023
Conventional Weapons

Addressing the Linkages Between Illicit Arms, Organized Crime and Armed Conflict

14 September 2022
Conventional Weapons

Initial Impact of Profiling Small Arms Ammunition in Armed Violence Settings: Bedfordshire, UK, Case Study

15 August 2022
Conventional Weapons

Weapons and Ammunition Management in Africa Insight: 2022 Update

23 June 2022
Conventional Weapons

FAQ on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

7 April 2022
Conventional Weapons

Technical Guidelines to Facilitate the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2370 (2017) and Related International Standards and Good Practices on Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons

18 March 2022
Conventional Weapons

Second Menu of Indicators to Measure the Reverberating Effects on Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

23 February 2022
Conventional Weapons

Enhancing the Protection of Civilians through Conventional Arms Control: Challenges and Opportunities for United Nations Peace Operations

19 January 2022
Conventional Weapons

The Arms-Related Risk Analysis Toolkit: Practical Guidance for Integrating Conventional Arms-Related Risks into Conflict Analysis and Prevention

20 December 2021
Conventional Weapons

Menu of Indicators to Measure the Reverberating Effects on Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

23 February 2021
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict

Climate-Driven Recruitment into Armed Groups in Nigeria (Findings Report 1)

1 February 2021
Conventional Weapons

Handbook to Profile Small Arms Ammunition in Armed Violence Settings

7 December 2020
Cross-Institute

Disarmament Forum: Peacekeeping: Evolution or Extinction?

7 January 2000