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After the war in Darfur, military weapons have proliferated and are used in various forms of violence. The government of Sudan is asking traditional leaders to get their followers to submit the weapons they hold for marking and registration. The report looks at this project in West Darfur and comes to the conclusion that the approach is promising, but not yet successful. It has the potential to contribute to the building of confidence and peace, through weapons control. It could be similarly employed in other post-conflict areas. But to be successful it requires a strong, broad, visible and more consistent effort on the part of the government.

Concluding chapter of a book of articles on good governance in Turkey's security sector

This Knowledge Note is an outcome of a practitioners' workshop held at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on 26/27 February 2018. Among its 29 participants were 19 practitioners from West and southern Africa, United Nations organizations, European Union institutions and EU member states as well as 10 leading researchers and consultants. The present publication aims to identify practical lessons learned in civilian disarmament and cooperation across borders to stop trafficking in firearms. It draws on the knowledge and experience of practitioners at the Berlin workshop in order to help other practitioners. Its intended audience consists of people who plan, design and manage projects to control small arms, as well as officials involved in making policy.
Bearing this audience in mind, this Knowledge Note begins with the lessons learned in civilian disarmament and the trafficking in small arms and light weapons (sections 2 and 3). It then focusses on points raised during the workshop that illustrate the lessons or adds to them (section 4). Section 5 reflects on the difference between gun control and arms control.
In its conclusions (section 6), the Knowledge Note shows that lessons learned will only make a real difference if they are widely shared, taught and applied.