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| Avances en la lucha contra le
tráfico ilícito de armas de fuego en el Perú |
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Representantes de las Fuerzas Armadas, la Policía Nacional, el
Poder Judicial y la Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas, entre otros,
participaran en el Curso Interinstitucional de Fortalecimiento de las Fuerzas
del Orden con el objetivo de controlar el comercio legal y prevenir el tráfico
ilícito de armas de fuego, municiones y explosivos (Training the Trainers -
TtT), que tendrá lugar en Lima del 16 al 25 de Noviembre.

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| Crece
el acuerdo internacional para la firma de un Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas |
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Una amplia mayoría de países han acordado, tras años de debates, un
calendario para elaborar un Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas “firme y sólido”
con las “normas comunes más elevadas” para controlar las transferencias
internacionales de armas convencionales.

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| Mensaje del Secretario General
en el Día Internacional de la Paz |
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El Día Internacional de la Paz es un llamamiento mundial a la
cesación del fuego y a la no violencia. Es un momento en el que reflexionar
sobre el horror y el costo de la guerra y sobre nuestro deber de resolver de
forma pacífica las controversias.

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| Press Conference on Mexico
City DPI/NGO Conference |
The stage is set for upwards of
1,700 non-governmental organization representatives and experts from some 70
countries around the world to take a fresh look at how they can contribute to
arms reduction while advancing the cause of peace in the world, reporters were
told today at a Headquarters press conference.
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| Seminario Internacional sobre
Iniciativas Interinstitucionales de Control de Armas de Fuego y su vinculación
con la Seguridad Pública
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En un esfuerzo nacional para
fortalecer las capacidades nacionales y fomentar un intercambio de
experiencias, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Perú celebró en sus
instalaciones, el 19 de agosto, el Seminario Internacional “Iniciativas
Interinstitucionales de Control de Armas de Fuego y su vinculación con la
Seguridad Pública”, en cooperación con el Centro Regional de las Naciones
Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
(UN-LiREC).
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| UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon launches the "WMD-We must disarm!" campaign to promote nuclear
disarmament
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
launched the campaign "WMD-We must disarm!" to mark the 100 day countdown to
the International Day for Peace, observed on 21 September. This year, the
United Nations and their partners have chosen nuclear disarmament and
non-proliferation as the focus for the global campaign that will involve
activities all around the world. Each day until 21 September, the campaign
“WMD-We must disarm!” will issue 100 reasons to disarm, via Twitter, MySpace,
Facebook, email, text message and radio broadcast to raise awareness about this
important matter.
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| Governments views on armed
violence and development submitted to the UN Secretary-General |
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In response to the UN General Assembly
Resolution A/RES/63/23 UN member states have sent their views and other
relevant information to the UN Secretary-General on the interrelation between
armed violence and development. Although the deadline for submissions was May
31, states are still being encouraged to send in their views. The UN is
drafting a Secretary General’s report to be released later this year.
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Global Week of Action: Unified action to end violence caused by small arms and
light weapons
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"Most conflicts today are fought with small arms
and light weapons. They are the weapons of choice in civil wars and for
terrorism, organized crime, and gang warfare. They also facilitate human rights
violations, including killing and maiming, rape, enforced disappearance,
torture, and forced recruitment of children by armed groups." With these words,
the High Representative of the United Nations for Disarmament, Sergio Duarte,
congratulated the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) for
undertaking the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence. IANSA and its
members from civil society have organized events and activities drawing
attention to the dangers of small arms and light weapons in more than 80
countries.
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