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Half of all violent deaths involve small arms and light weapons

Half of all violent deaths involve small arms and light weapons

New York/IBNS: Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 each year, involved small arms and light weapons, the Security Council was told on Tuesday, during a briefing by UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu.

Hundreds of thousands of lives still lost each year to small arms, UN conference hears

Hundreds of thousands of lives still lost each year to small arms, UN conference hears

New York, June 20 (IBNS): Government representatives are meeting at United Nations Headquarters to review global action to address the illegal flow of revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, machine guns and other similar weapons.

Hundreds of thousands of lives still lost each year to small arms, UN conference hears

Hundreds of thousands of lives still lost each year to small arms, UN conference hears

New  York, June 19 (IBNS): Government representatives are meeting at United Nations Headquarters to review global action to address the illegal flow of revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, machine guns and other similar weapons.