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In 2003, at the request of the European Parliament, the European Commission tasked UNIDIR to undertake the project 'European Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Explosive Remnants of War' with the purpose of offering suggestions as to how the European Union might deploy the full range of its capabilities in ways that enhance overall effectiveness in actions relating to small arms and explosive remnants of war.

The following is a selection of Background Papers commissioned by UNIDIR to help inform the project.

The views expressed in these papers are the sole responsibility of the individual authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the United Nations, UNIDIR, its staff members or sponsors.

	Action to prevent illicit arms brokering: Suggestions for action by the European Union and its partners
	Addressing the problem of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Existing initiatives and options for the EU
	Children and armed conflict: The response of the EU
	The efficacy of EU export control measures concerning small arms and light weapons
	Enhancing EU action to prevent illicit small arms trafficking
	The European Commission and Liberia—Supporting DDRR
	The European Union and conflict prevention
	European Union assistance on curbing small arms and light weapons in the Kingdom of Cambodia: A case study on European action on SALW under the CFSP
	European Union SALW and ERW programmes in the Western Balkans
	The flow of small arms and explosives to terrorist groups: EU challenges and remedies
	Formal and informal responses to ordnance contamination
	Killing many birds with few stones: Integrating ERW and SALW actions with peace-building efforts
	Mainstreaming SALW, landmine, and ERW issues in development and humanitarian processes and institutions
	Marking, registering and tracing small arms and light weapons: Policy options for the European Union
	Providing appropriate assistance to the victims of explosive remnants of war
	SALW and development programmes: Issues and priorities
	SALW proliferation pressures, the Horn of Africa and EU responses
	In search of coherence: A framework for the EU’s humanitarian and SALW/ERW policies
	Small arms and light weapons as part of an integrated European Union conflict prevention strategy
	Verifying European Union arms embargoes