CIVILIAN SMALL ARMS AMNESTY FOR 2016
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR & SMALL ARMS COMMISSION Pursuant to Weapons Amnesty announced by the Government on 16th August 2016, it is hereby announced to the Public that all persons in possession of unregistered weapons as well as those with expired licenses has been given opportunity from the 22nd August 2016 to 23rd September, 2016 […]
SECOND CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ARMS TRADE TREATY (CSP2), GENEVA 22-26 AUGUST 2016
GENERAL DEBATE SEGMENT STATEMENT OF THE DELEGATION OF GHANA DELIVERED BY MR. JOSEPH OWUSU-ANSAH, FIRST SECRETARY ON TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST, 2016. Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen Ghana aligns itself with the statements delivered yesterday by the African Union and ECOWAS. Ghana congratulates you, Ambassador Emmanuel Imohe, on your presidency of the Second Conference of […]
THE SECOND TECHNICAL LEVEL WORKSHOP ON THE ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT) 20-21 JULY 2016, VOLTA SERENE HOT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) organized the Second Technical Level Workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Implementation in Ghana at Volta Serene Hotel in Ho on 20-21 July 2016. The […]
A COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED BY THE PARTICIPATING POLITICAL PARTIES AT THE END OF A TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON ATT
We, the participating political parties, consisting of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the People’s National Convention (PNC), and The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), having met at a workshop on armed violence in elections organized by the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons with the support of […]
NEWZEALAND DELEGATION VISITS SMALL ARMS COMMISSION
A two-member delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of NewZealand paid a working visit to the Small Arms Commission. The delegation includes Mr. Finnian Cheshire, Policy Officer of the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division and Mr. David Lilly, Second Secretary on Mulilateral issues at the NewZealand High Commission in Ghana. The visit […]
NACSA TO DRAFT NEW LEGISLATION ON SMALL ARMS CONTROL
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has initiated the process of passing a new law that addresses the current challenges that confront small arms control in Ghana and to ensure that Ghana’s small arms control laws conform to international standards and best practices. The Commission is undertaking this project with the support […]
PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE AND INTERIOR VISITS SMALL ARMS COMMISSION
A three-member delegation of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior has paid a working visit to the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. The delegation was led by the Committee’s Chairman Hon. George Kofi Arthur, MP for Amenfi Central. The other members of the delegation were Hon. Ernest Kofi Yaka, Vice-Chairman […]
ECOWAS COMMISSION ON A MONITORING VISIT TO GHANA
A two-member delegation from the ECOWAS Commission has embarked on a monitoring mission to the National Commission on Small Arms and light weapons to acertain the extent of the implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and light weapons, their ammunition and other related materials. Article 25 of the ECOWAS Convention, mandates the ECOWAS […]
CAN THE WORLD AGREE ON AN ARMS TRADE TREATY?
Introduction Unregulated trade in conventional arms especially small arms and light weapons (SALWs) remain a major cause of devastating armed conflict, violence, terrorism, crime and its resultant displacement of persons. While conventional arms have, in many instances, been associated with violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, they are also used to undermine peace, […]
SMALL ARMS COMMISSION ROUNDS-UP COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light weapons (NACSA), has rounded-up its campaign on public awareness and education against the proliferation and misuse of small arms and armed violence in all ten regions in Ghana. This sensitization exercise was carried out in Odododiodio in Accra, Bekwai and Asawase in Ashanti Region, Yendi and Chereponi […]