90% of Crime Scene Arms Locally Manufactured
The Minister for Interior Ambrose Dery has charged board members of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, ...
Tag: Arms control
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Approved At UN
More than 70 years after the world witnessed the devastating power of nuclear weapons, a global treaty has been approved ...
UN Set To Adopt Treaty Outlawing Nuclear Weapons
A global treaty banning nuclear weapons is set to be adopted at the United Nations on Friday despite opposition from ...
Gov’t To Create National Database To Control Arms Proliferation
Government is creating a national database of small arms and light weapons in an effort to curb their proliferation in ...
Swift Action Will Be Taken Against Mob Justice – Quartey
Government will ensure that mob justice is thoroughly and impartially investigated, the perpetrators arrested and put before the courts in ...
US Pushes UN To Again Consider Arms Embargo On South Sudan
The United States on Tuesday urged the divided UN Security Council to back an arms embargo and sanctions against South ...
Small Arms Commission Urges Collaboration Between Police, Citizens
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, has recommended a stronger collaboration between citizens and security agencies to ...
Israel Defence Exports Surge To $6.5 Bln
Israeli military exports surged last year to $6.5 billion, a rise of 14 percent buoyed by increased defence budgets, the ...
UN To Kick Off Talks On Global Nuclear Weapons Ban
More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban on Monday ...
Global Arms Trade Highest Since Cold War
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by ...
Small Arms Commission Sensitizes Bolga Residents
The Ghana National Commission on Small Arms in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education(NCCE) has organized a one-day ...
Ghana Makes Case At UN Against Abuse Of Small Arms
Ghana has told the United Nations that the proliferation and abuse of conventional weapons, particularly Small Arms and Light Weapons ...
Ghana Wants UN To Prohibit Use of Nuclear Weapons
Ghana today (October 4, 2016) expressed support for a United Nations General Assembly conference to discuss a universal and legally ...
Government Retrieves Over 800 Illicit Guns Out of 1.1m Weapons
Government has retrieved over 850 guns from the illicit weapon market, Small Arms Commission has revealed. Executive Secretary of the ...
1.3 Million Illicit Weapons Circulating in Ghana
Over 1.3 million weapons believed to have been smuggled into Ghana are not registered, according to preliminary investigations conducted by ...
Ghana Urged to Sign Treaty on Small Arms Trade
Mr Barfuor Amoa, President of the West Africa Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), has appealed to government to ratify the ...