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Reporting to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
The key international mechanism for states to report on international arms transfers is the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA). UNROCA was established to build confidence and cooperation between states. The information provided by states to UNROCA is used in analyses of states’ intentions and capabilities and in bilateral or regional consultations to help avoid misinterpretations, miscalculations and the exaggeration of threats that can influence arms races and armed conflicts. In recent years there has been a dramatic decline in levels of reporting to UNROCA. This Fact Sheet provides information on the levels of reporting to UNROCA for the years 1992-2009, including regional trends, reasons for low levels of reporting and efforts to improve reporting.
Contents
Rates of reporting to UNROCA
Regional trends
Reporting of international transfers of small arms and light weapons
Conclusions
About the authors
Henning Weber (Germany) is a Research Assistant
Lucie Béraud-Sudreau (France) was an intern with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITORS
Paul Holtom Paul Holtom is the Head of the Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programme at UNIDIR. He was previously the Director of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau was Director of the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.