Transparency in Armaments

Transparency in Armaments (TIA) is an arms control reporting program established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1991 under UN resolution 46/36L. It calls for annual reporting by UN member states on imports, exports, and holdings of weapons in seven categories: battle tanks; armored combat vehicles; large caliber artillery systems; attack helicopters; combat aircraft; warships; and missiles and missile launchers. Reporting is not required but is strongly encouraged. Reports are sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations and are maintained in the United Nations Conventional Arms Register (UNCAR). Reporting has not been consistent. At least …

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UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 9 October 2014 English

Suffi ce it to say, a major factor that contributed to the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is the inability of economies to develop the appropriate value chain, and create the jobs …

Offi ce for Disarmament Aff airs (2011) Transparency in armaments. http://www.un.org/disarmament/convar


CLD: Centre for Law and Democracy · 5 July 2011 English

Endorse and invest in the emerging best practice standard for the transparency of aid and ensure that the needs of recipient country systems and processes are captured during the refinement …

in 1991, following the Gulf War. The “Transparency in Armaments” initiative invites states to provide


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