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Contributor [1]
Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Development [2]
Issue Number: 
118 [3]
Article-Summary: 

At least half a million people are killed every year by small arms. What is the link between the rapid increase in these illicit weapons and prospects of meeting development targets? Does the development community understand the complex interrelationships between armed conflict and social violence and between small arms and development?

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/development/16165 [5]

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