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SALW destroyed by the OSCE participating States Destroying a gun does not take a lot more eort than opening this brochure. One can cut, burn, crush or shred weapons at a cost as low as 3 euros a piece. However, lucrative prots and the power that small arms and light weapons (SALW) bring have made them attractive to illegally produce, sell and smuggle. According to the Small Arms Survey, a Geneva based research institute, over 785 million small arms are in circulation worldwide. The number is likely to grow.
1.800.000 1.600.000 1.400.000 1.200.000 1.000.000 800.000 600.000 400.000 200.000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The global trade in these weapons has been estimated to be 4 billion U.S. dollars.
1,000 people die every day as a result of small arms. Almost 90 per cent of illicit weapons are legally produced but later diverted into the illegal market.
Financial Needs
So far, 11 countries have requested OSCE assistance on SALW and ammunition. Further funds are urgently sought for implementing the following projects: 2.3 million euros to eliminate an initial 3,000 tonnes of Ukrainian mlange in 2008 and over 10 million euros to rid Ukraine of all mlange stocks totalling 16,000 tonnes by 2011. 1.25 million euros to improve SALW stockpile security in Belarus (joint OSCE-UNDP Project). 3 million euros to destroy 9,900 tonnes of conventional ammunition in Montenegro (joint OSCE-UNDP project).
Since 2004, the OSCE has accumulated extensive experience in managing assistance projects on surplus SALW and ammunition destruction, improving stockpile security and management, and eliminating mlange. Here are some examples:
factors suggest that ammunition is a strong pressure point in efforts to reduce small arms misuse. Small Arms Survey, 2005
At the cost of 1.3 million euros, the OSCE helped Armenia destroy dangerous toxic chemicals that were left on its territory by the Soviet Army.
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