Overview
- Through the UK‑supported AmTag pilot, Somalia became the first country to deploy chemical taggants to make national ammunition stocks traceable.
- UN and INTERPOL officials urged the Council to integrate small‑arms controls into peace operations and sanctions monitoring and to formalize INTERPOL’s role.
- INTERPOL reported more than two million iARMS records supporting multinational seizures that dismantled networks tied to terrorism, trafficking and illegal mining.
- Officials cited over one billion firearms in global circulation and at least 48,000 conflict‑related civilian deaths in 2024, with small arms responsible for up to 30% in some contexts.
- Briefers flagged rising 3D‑printed ‘ghost guns’ in Western Europe and Latin America, severe impacts in Haiti and African regions, and UN estimates that 70–90% of conflict‑related sexual violence involves weapons.