Between the 14th and 18th of July, Pablo Dreyfus participated as a member of the International Action Network of Small Arms (Iansa) in New York in the Third Biennial Meeting to review the execution of the Program of Action. His role in such meeting was to advice Iansa members on issues related to management and elimination of small arms and light weapons surpluses. 

In Chile, a training program conducts workshops for neighborhood leaders and helps them meet the challenges that urban life imposes on their organizations and communities. "We go from protesting to applying, looking to exercise active citizenship," said the coordinator of the course.

Venezuela's youth brigade teaches boys, girls and teens in violence prevention, security and citizenship. In five years it has graduated 700 youths, and registered a drop in 99% of disturbances.

But What Really Happened, and Where Was the Pacific? Asks Marcus Wilson, NGO delegate to the Third UN Biennial Meeting of States on small arms, held July in New York. Everyone talks of the arms control agenda "being back on track", Mr Wilson, looks at the reasons why.

A report issued by Brazil's Institute for Public Security, ISP, finds strong connection between alcohol consumption and levels of violence.

New tools for teachers take Human Rights and Peace education to classroom via the web. "We are not looking to create mind sets, what we do is offer educators and students tools so that they can gather and use information themselves", said author Peter Lucas.

After seven years of success in Brazil, the youth violence prevention initiative "Fight for Peace" is being replicated in the United Kingdom. “We will work with youth one to one, we want success inside and outside the ring." says founder and director Luke Dowdney.