(Photos) Arms Tracing Workshops
(Photos) WEAPONS TRACING WORKSHOP
(Photos) WORKSHOP ON TREATY PROHIBITING NUCLEAR WEAPONS (TPNW)
WORKSHOP ON TRACING OF WEAPONS
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has held a meeting with security agencies to introduce the itrace”, an international tracing database system as a tool for tracing illicit weapons globally and discuss the possibility for CAR to document the seizure of illicit materiel (weapons, ammunition […]
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP ON GHANA’S RATIFICATION ON TPNW
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) with the support of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) organized a multi-stakeholder workshop with relevant institutions on Ghana’s ratification on the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The workshop was held on Tuesday, […]
(Photos) The Ghana Arms Incidence Database System (The GAD) Validation Workshop
THE GHANA ARMS INCIDENCE DATABASE SYSTEM (GAD) VALIDATION WORKSHOP TAKES PLACE IN ACCRA
The Ghana Arms Incidence Database System (The GAD) validation workshop for security agencies took place from 22nd-23rd June, 2021 at the Commission’s Head-Office in Accra. The event was attended by participants representing different security and public institutions. The purpose of the workshop was to seek inputs and to validate the new software (The GAD) that […]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PARTCIPATES IN THE SECOND MEETING FOR THE GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PARTCIPATES IN THE SECOND MEETING FOR THE GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON “PROBLEM ARISING FROM THE ACCUMULATION OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION STOCKPILES IN SURPLUS” The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons participated in the second meeting for the Group of Governmental Experts on “Problem arising from the Accumulation […]
Biden call for ban on assault weapons
Date: March 25, 2021 President Joe Biden has vowed to take “common-sense steps” to crack down on firearms following two mass shootings in the US in less than a week. He renewed his call to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and urged Congress to pass bills that would end loopholes in background checks. Mr […]
Robbers Attack Filling Station At Oyibi
March 22,2021 Gunmen allegedly shot and wounded a private security man who was guarding a filling station at Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region. According to police reports, the armed men who were about 6 in number, fired indiscriminately, and in the process the security man on duty was hit in his right arm and […]