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Table 1 Reccommendations for SALW Violence Reduction in Libya

From: Small and light arms violence reduction as a public health measure: the case of Libya

Reccommendation

1. Establish a public health reporting system for SALW associated injuries

2. Denormalise the arms industry and emphasise the norms upheld by the ATT

3. Support regional cooperation to effect reductions in military spending

4. Encourage ECOWAS to uphold an enforced moratorium on import, export and manufacture of small arms in the region

5. Develop local and community interventions engaged with mitigating individual motivations for SALW possession

6. Reinsert armed brigade revolutionaries into GNC forces

7. Enlist existing community leaders such as brigade commanders in SALW reduction programmes

8. Initiate demand-side DDR initiative such as community-based financing, loan exchanges and weapons lotteries

9. Establish legislation targeting SALW reduction through channels such as firearm registration, age limits, waiting periods and background checks

10. Limit the scope illicit trafficking from neighbouring countries by enacting customs controls and vigilant policing