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New publication \ Assessment of the HALO Trust marking and registration of small arms and light weapons project in Bosnia-Herzegovina
In the Western Balkans, the diversion of state-owned small arms and light weapons (SALW), and limited control over privately held SALW, are a main source of illicit arms trafficking. In his assessment of the HALO Trust project for marking and registration of these weapons in Bosnia-Herzegovina, BICC researcher Andreas Heinemann-Grüder concludes that the project has been successful in finding valid lessons learnt for similar SALW control projects in the region.
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The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, report by Andreas Heinemann-Grüder also gives feedback on HALO’s donors and implementing partners; thereby contributing to a broader, overarching understanding of the strategic, policy and operational requirements needed when tackling the illicit spread of SALW in the Western Balkans.