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Subido el 25 de julio de 2007 por EducaMadrid

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Five years after the adoption of the UN Programme of Action to address the illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, representatives from governments, international and regional organizations, and civil society will meet at UN Headquarters in New York from 26 June to 7 July 2006 to review the efforts and progress made at all levels; to address future international cooperation and assistance issues; and to assess challenges on the road ahead. Illicit guns kill about half a million people worldwide every year. Africa suffers most, and it's here where hundreds of thousands of illegal small arms and light weapons are in circulation. In 2001, Tanzania also embarked on a five year National Plan of Action and set up an Arms Management and Disarmament committee. The Tanzanian Government are working with SaferAfrica, disarmament specialists funded by the European Union. The Arms management and Disarmament plan in Tanzania has had significant success across the country. It's the first comprehensive national approach anywhere in the world and is being offered as an example for the region. The government has recognised the need to work from the top down - from updating legislation, training police officers, to working with the public in tackling the problem. This video features key interviews with Jakkie Potgeiter, SaferAfrica, Dominic Hayuma, Commissioner of Police in Tanzania and Engelbert Kiondo, the Assistant Superintendent of Police. The European Union is working to reduce the devastating impact of illicit small arms in developing countries. On a continent where poverty reduction is a matter of life and death - progress must not be undermined by illicit guns.

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A police officer and a bank official were shot dead by armed bank robbers in a shootout 00:00:00
with police in Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania. 00:00:07
It could be any city in the world, but it's still two more deaths because of illicit guns. 00:00:13
Illicit guns kill about half a million people worldwide every year. 00:00:21
Tanzania suffers most, and it's here where hundreds of thousands of illegal small arms 00:00:26
and light weapons are in circulation. 00:00:30
These weapons are cheap, portable and readily available. 00:00:34
In a continent struggling with famine, corruption, disease and conflict, the abundant supply 00:00:37
of illicit weapons is holding up development. 00:00:41
This one is a military weapon, highly dangerous to the public. 00:00:45
It can carry 30 rounds of ammunition. 00:00:50
It fires more or less the same like AK-47, so it's got the same capabilities. 00:00:54
It's a Makarov pistol, it's a Chinese made. 00:01:00
There are plenty, plenty in our country, plenty in our country. 00:01:04
Tanzania has had a relatively peaceful history through colonial times and into the era of 00:01:10
independence. 00:01:15
Today, the rate of violent crime and exposure to armed conflict is low by comparison with 00:01:16
other East African countries. 00:01:21
Yet recent official surveys suggested there were about 700,000 guns held by the civilian 00:01:23
population. 00:01:28
In some regions, it was reckoned that 24% of households held at least one firearm, particularly 00:01:29
in border regions. 00:01:35
Tanzania neighbours countries like Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo 00:01:37
and other countries with a troubled history. 00:01:41
Tanzania is not lucky enough to be an island. 00:01:44
She's got nine neighbours. 00:01:45
Of the nine neighbours, eight of them are or were in conflict at one point in time. 00:01:47
Some of them still are today. 00:01:53
Tanzania is a peaceful country. 00:01:57
We had to agree receiving refugees and these refugees came with firearms and some did not 00:01:59
declare them. 00:02:06
Tanzanians also have a cultural attachment to guns. 00:02:09
Hand-crafted, muzzle-loading guns have been used for ceremonial occasions since the 19th 00:02:12
century here. 00:02:17
Now criminals are turning to local artisan gunsmiths for cheap and deadly weapons. 00:02:18
This is a modified shotgun, locally modified, and it has the capability of firing ammunition 00:02:24
of a modern shotgun. 00:02:38
For the last 50 years, the Great Lakes region of Africa has been at the centre of the proliferation 00:02:41
of illegal guns. 00:02:46
Illegal guns have fuelled criminality and political instability and have crippled economic 00:02:48
development here for decades. 00:02:52
Peace and security is a precondition of development and growth. 00:02:55
Once there is insecurity, there is a lack of production, there is a lack of movement 00:02:59
of people, there is a lack of movement of goods and there is a general sort of deterioration 00:03:04
of the economic well-being of that community. 00:03:09
In the year 2000, the countries of the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes regions signed a 00:03:13
declaration in Nairobi to tackle the problem of small arms. 00:03:20
In 2001, Tanzania embarked on a five-year national plan of action and set up an arms 00:03:26
management and disarmament committee. 00:03:31
The Tanzanian government are working with Safer Africa, disarmament specialists funded 00:03:33
by the European Union. 00:03:38
The action plan quickly identified the need for detailed record-keeping and traceability 00:03:41
of licensed firearms. 00:03:46
While the previous paper records were diligently maintained, sheer volume meant it could take 00:03:49
six months to trace the owner of a weapon found at a crime scene. 00:03:53
A new computer-based system was put in place and about 10,000 records a month are currently 00:03:58
being entered. 00:04:03
All guns must now be registered. 00:04:08
Owners have to bring their gun in person to the police station to have the make and model 00:04:11
verified by a trained officer. 00:04:14
Illicit firearms recovered are carefully managed in stockpiles, ready for destruction. 00:04:18
While the ambition is to eliminate and destroy illegal weapons, the proper registration and 00:04:24
licensing system will allow for legal gun ownership. 00:04:28
A feeling of insecurity is common in many rural areas and farmers want a gun to protect 00:04:32
themselves and their property. 00:04:37
I want my gun to take care of my herd of cattle and to protect them from thieves. 00:04:47
I need it to take care of my other property on the farm. 00:04:52
We live here with many problems. 00:04:58
There are monkeys, wild pigs, lions that might attack my cattle in the corral and hyenas. 00:05:00
It is a common misconception internationally that you measure success by the number of 00:05:09
firearms you have destroyed. 00:05:14
So really destroying or counting just numbers is not a game. 00:05:16
What is important here is what have you done to stop the dysfunction and prevent the dysfunction 00:05:23
from happening again. 00:05:28
And that is how you should measure success in a disarmament programme. 00:05:30
The Arms Management and Disarmament Plan in Tanzania has had significant success across 00:05:36
the country. 00:05:40
It's the first comprehensive national approach anywhere in the world and is being offered 00:05:41
as an example for the region. 00:05:45
The government has recognised the need to work from the top down, from updating legislation, 00:05:47
training police officers, to working with the public in tackling the problem. 00:05:52
The civil society and law enforcement agencies are working together. 00:05:56
Before it was not like that. 00:06:00
The law enforcement agencies by themselves, they were not cooperating. 00:06:02
Customs and police were different things. 00:06:07
The police and the army were quarrelling. 00:06:10
Now it is together, they are working together. 00:06:13
So this took us years, but we have managed. 00:06:16
We have established that sort of cooperation. 00:06:20
To ensure public confidence remains high and that practical management and disarmament 00:06:25
continues, public displays of gun destruction are held around the country using a mobile 00:06:29
gun cruncher. 00:06:34
If people have committed to giving up their gun for a safer society, they want an assurance 00:06:38
that it will be destroyed. 00:06:42
Before the disarmament programme, Tanzanian authorities were recovering about 400 illegal 00:06:46
guns a year, but annual seizures have now risen to over 1,600 weapons. 00:06:50
The long-term success of this programme will also depend on public awareness and support 00:06:58
to rid society of the threat of small arms. 00:07:02
In the region, the countries of the Great Lakes will have to address the proliferation 00:07:05
and trafficking in small arms within their borders. 00:07:09
And here's where the international community shares responsibility for making that happen. 00:07:12
The European Union has seen the devastating impact of illicit small arms in developing 00:07:18
countries. 00:07:22
Its support for the disarmament work in Tanzania should help other countries recognise what's 00:07:23
possible. 00:07:28
Tanzania is an example, not only in the African continent, but on the African continent by 00:07:29
far, in terms of what government and civil society can do together once they cooperate 00:07:34
on a common problem. 00:07:40
On a continent where poverty reduction is a matter of life and death, progress must 00:07:42
not be undermined by illicit guns. 00:07:46
The international community can help with technical and financial aid, but also by a 00:07:49
political commitment to make the link between security and development on the world stage. 00:07:53
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