Small Arms and Light Weapons
Overview Factsheets
Small Arms - UN Conference on Small Arms Brochure 
Overview of the small arms issues, and intro to the conference.
U.N. Conference on Small Arms
Small arms are weapons of mass destruction
Excellent Overview / factsheet on Small Arms, from IANSA, the leading action network on small arms. Part of their Activist Toolkit.
IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms)
Key Websites & Resources
A Scourge of Small Arms
By Jeffrey Boutwell and Michael T. Klare. Article in Scientific American
Scientific American
Global Policy Forum: Small Arms and Light Weapons
Excellent collection of articles and documents related to small arms. First section focuses on UN conference and efforts. Second section has general articles from different sources and media.
Global Policy Forum
International Action Network on Small Arms
Global network of civil society organisations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). Founded in 1998, IANSA has grown rapidly to more than 500 participant groups in nearly 100 countries
Small Arms and Human Rights: The Need for Global Action
A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper for the U.N. Biennial Meeting on Small Arms
Human Rights Watch
Small Arms and Human Rights: The Need for Global Action (PDF)
A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper for the Meeting on Small Arms, 2003.
Human Rights Watch
Small Arms Survey
The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project that serves as the principal international source of public information on all aspects of small arms, and as a resource centre for governments, policy makers, researchers, and activists.
Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied
The 2003 edition of the Small Arms Survey presents the most complete assessment of the spread of small arms around the world and their effect on society, stressing the link between small arms and global development.
Small Arms Survey
Taking aim at small arms: Defending children's rights
Excellent UNICEF website on small arms and children.
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Targeting Small Arms
One million people have been killed by small arms since the last UN conference on the issue in 2001. While the death toll rises, governments have failed to take concerted action to combat the problem.
Oxfam
United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
Official site of the U.N. Conference on Small Arms, held in New York, July 2001.
United Nations
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