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, […]
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 […]
Small Arms Commission at the Office of The Chief Imam
Small Arms Commission Pays Courtesy Call on Asantehene
SMALL ARMS COMMISSION PAYS COURTESY CALL ON ASANTEHENE AT THE MANHYIA PALACE
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Mr. Jones Applerh has a led a five-member delegation to pay a courtesy call on His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. The visit was to brief the Asantehene on the prevailing issues concerning the proliferation of arms and […]
SMALL ARMS COMMISSION ORGANIZES CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons organized a three-day capacity-building workshop in Ho for Civil Society Organizations. The objective of the workshop was to introduce and discuss issues on the emerging trends in Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Jones Applerh in his address […]
ARMS OWNED BY CIVILIANS TO BE MARKED – DEPUTY REGIONAL MINISTER
The Deputy Western Regional Minister, Hon. Gifty Eugenia Kusi, has revealed that Small Arms owned by civilians would be marked in due course with a unique ECOWAS standard coding system. Hon. Gifty Kusi who delivered the Keynote address at the seventh (7th) Weapons Destruction Programme organised by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light […]
“BALLOTS WITHOUT BULLETS” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has launched its public education and sensitization program dubbed “Ballots without Bullets” at the Alisa Hotel. The Ballots without Bullets Campaign is an election related advocacy project on the dangers of small arms abuse. Over the years, the Small Arms Commission has committed itself to embarking […]