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Working to reduce the deadly impact of armed violence in the Pacific
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Small arms have already fuelled armed conflict in places such as Bougainville, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
The impact of small arms is especially damaging in the Pacific region because of a lack of state capacity, corruption and the illegal sale and diversion of ammunition to armed groups and individuals.
PSAAG was founded in July 2009 and includes organisations from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand. The group works to:
- make sure Pacific groups are represented and heard at international negotiations on arms control
- provide information, expertise and research on the impact of small arms in the Pacific
- lobby governments directly for more controls on small arms
- support local initiatives against armed violence
Peace-building and conflict prevention in the Pacific
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