Belize Receives Integrated Digital Firearms Registration Management System

Belize’s Ministry of Home Affairs is taking significant steps to manage small arms and light weapons, addressing both national security and regional stability. This initiative is crucial as the country faces challenges related to the proliferation of illicit firearms, which fuel violence and crime. Collaborating with CARICOM IMPACS and the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Belize is working to enhance its capabilities in controlling and securing these weapons. CARICOM IMPACS supports regional efforts to combat the illicit trade of small arms, while MAG provides technical assistance and training to improve stockpile management. Together, these partnerships aim to reduce armed violence and promote safety across Belize and the Caribbean.

 

Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs

“The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Firearms and Ammunition Control Board recognizes that the management of small arms and light weapons is not solely a matter of national security. It is a cornerstone of regional stability, rule of law, and international cooperation. As such, we have taken deliberate and strategic action to ensure that our national frameworks align with key instruments such as the CARICOM Declaration on Small Arms and Light weapons, the Arms Trade Treaty, and the United Nations Program of Actions on Small Arms and Light Weapons. This newly integrated digital system, supported by CARICOM Impacts and the Mines Advisory Group is more than a technological innovation, it is a policy instrument that enables us to strengthen compliance with the modular small arms control implementation compendium and international ammunitions technical guidelines standards.”