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2021-11-22
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  1. “Based on the above, we are of the view that the Security Council should have this issue on its agenda from time to time, as well as examining how it can contribute to further advancing the pertinent conclusions and recommendations contained in the latest report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons that was issued at the end of September (S/2021/839).”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source

  2. “Given our vicinity to the region, Hungary has joined the initiative of France and Germany to create an action group on illicit firearms trafficking in the Western Balkans. We have also been active in our national capacity in enhancing stockpile security in the region. Within the framework of the OSCE, we have provided financial support of €250,000 to two projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to help their efforts in mitigating the challenges of stockpiling those weapons and ammunitions.”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source

  3. “That is why United Nations embargoes on SALW usually entail prohibitions on ammunition as well. The Programme of Action is not the only tool in the area of SALW. Synergies with other international instruments, such as the Arms Trade Treaty; the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; and regional organizations like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are vital as well. Hungary also attaches great importance to ensuring effective export control procedures that meet all existing international requirements.”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source

  4. “This year, when we mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, is a moment for a recommitment to ensuring its relevance and effectiveness in the years to come in order to strengthen its far-reaching positive impact on global, regional and human security. We believe that the Programme of Action is one of the most important and universal tools in our global efforts to combat the threats mentioned earlier. In that respect, I would like to emphasize that we consider bringing ammunition into the scope of the Programme of Action as highly relevant, because just as a pen cannot write without ink, weapons cannot kill without ammunition.”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source

  5. “SALW is a global challenge, highly relevant to each and every State across all continents, and thereby requires our concerted efforts. Let me also draw attention to the clear nexus between the spread of SALW and the heinous terrorist attacks committed all around the world, including in Europe. Hungary is convinced that one of our top priorities should be preventing the acquisition of SALW by terrorists. Needless to say, the illegal possession and smuggling of these weapons is also facilitated by illegal migration. The international community has a significant role to play in finding a viable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and smuggling of such weapons and their ammunition, as well as to stockpile management.”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source

  6. “Mrs. Balázs (Hungary): Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Mexico, as President of the Security Council for November, for convening this open debate on the impact of the diversion and trafficking of arms on peace and security. I would also like to thank Mr. Geiss and Ms. Devoto for their useful briefings. This issue is extremely important and, unfortunately, remains relevant for the foreseeable future. Illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their diversion represents a very serious threat to international peace and security, as well as to sustainable development. Today’s modern wars are fought to a large extent by small arms and light weapons that kill or injure more people than any other kind of weapons and play a central role in initiating, aggravating and sustaining armed conflicts.”

    2021-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8909 (2021) · source