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This week Control Arms and @ArmsTreaty are pleased to participate in and the Fifth Conference of States Parties to #CIFTA_V to speak about the consequences of illicit trafficking & diversion of arms.
Read through the highlights of our presentation below 🧵 👇
Read through the highlights of our presentation below 🧵 👇
Presenting on behalf of the coalition, @csolmirano contextualizes the situation in the region where violence is fuelled by the illicit proliferation of arms and contributes significantly to negative indicators of social well-being, and lower degrees of institutional capacity.
⚤ On #GBV: While firearms are used in one-third of all femicides globally, in some Latin American and Caribbean countries, including El Salvador, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras, firearms are used in more than 60% of all femicides.
