UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, UNDP Administrator call for widespread use of ISACS
7th May 2015
The illicit trade, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons continue to fuel armed violence in conflict-affected, post-conflict and other fragile settings around the world. About half of all homicides worldwide are committed with a small arm, which translates into almost 230,000 deaths per year. In many low- and middle-income countries suffering from chronically high homicide rates, firearms are used in up to three-quarters of homicides. Many of these weapons find their way into the hands of perpetrators through illicit channels, helped by inadequate (or inadequately enforced) laws and weak control mechanisms at national and local levels.
[source: Small Arms Standards]